It seems almost ludicrous to blame local employer USIS for having a role in the Edward Snowden security-leaks scandal. But recent news reports have federal investigators...
Stunned and still divided by the failed vote last month on a five year, $939 billion farm bill, the Republican majority returned it to the U.S. House floor late Wednesda...
There is a lot of confusion about the status of jury commissioner positions in Butler County and across the state.
Statewide, confusion is the result of a law passed by ...
Slippery Rock borough council gets a conditional cheer this week for reconsidering its decision to move up the borough’s spring bulk-trash pickup from early May to mid-M...
The symbolism of President Barack Obama’s recent trip to Africa was clear — the first African American president visiting the continent. And with Nelson Mandela, the for...
Campaigning for governor, Tom Corbett pledged to have state budgets passed on time, something his predecessor, Ed Rendell, did not do. And over the past weekend, state l...
Not surprisingly, Congress failed to take action by today’s deadline to prevent the scheduled doubling of interest rates on certain types of student loans.
Most observer...
A heartfelt cheer goes to 15-year-old Stella Rotundo for a very courageous stand she took this week in the name of justice.
Stella, who just completed her freshman year ...
As we get ready to celebrate America’s 237th Independence Day, we watch with interest as Egypt, the world’s oldest continuously existing nation, struggles to sustain its...
State lawmakers face a weekend deadline for a state budget, privatization of the state store system, transportation funding and pension reform. Such a heavy workload wou...
