Back in December, the nation’s attention was focused on the serious economic damage that could come if the nation went over the “fiscal cliff.” That congressionally manu...
The Butler School Board and the district administration continue to talk doom and gloom regarding the 2013-14 fiscal year, which begins July 1.
That’s despite a projecte...
The city of Butler has endured a long wait for a major development regarding the proposed Centre City project.
Now that a significant achievement has been realized, the ...
Last fall, when the Moniteau School District was embroiled in the fallout from a hazing incident involving football players, residents turned out to oppose the punishmen...
Recurring federal budget deficits and the $16 trillion accumulated national debt have been dominating political debate. Politicians in Washington continue to argue over ...
For most of the world’s more than 1 billion Roman Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation announcement was unthinkable.
Not since the year 1415 had a pope decided to ...
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...
