There were many contributors to the 2008-09 financial crisis, which led to the Great Recession and the still-slow economic recovery. Among the co-conspirators in the fin...
For many, Tuesday's Butler Eagle article about the rescue of three neglected quarter horses was heartbreaking. The owner should not have rested until he found someone to...
Though she was not a Butler County native, Sue R. Bennitt’s involvement in the community and accomplishments would have led most people to believe she was born and raise...
Tired of waiting for Congress to act, the U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it plans to end most Saturday mail delivery beginning in August.
The financial crisis facing...
Monday evening’s public hearing about the possible closing of the Slippery Rock School District’s Har-Mer Elementary School proved that the idea is no less controversial...
The 115,000 students enrolled in Pennsylvania’s state-owned university system now have grounds for optimism that their education won’t be disrupted by a faculty strike.
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The issue of Pennsylvania’s out-of-step system of selling beer, wine and liquor is again being debated in Harrisburg.
The issue should be about practical, common-sense r...
Leadership Butler County’s Class of 2013 scored a winning touchdown, hit a grand-slam home run, and executed a slam-dunk — all over the period of several hours on the ev...
The Butler School District isn’t an athletic recruiting agency and, thus, should have rejected participation in a student’s appeal of a Western Pennsylvania Interscholas...
Given the rapid expansion of cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania, it’s appropriate to bring more attention to the schools, including their academic and financial resul...