It’s a decade overdue, but starting this month, Ama- zon.com will collect sales tax on purchases made by Pennsylvanians through the online retail giant’s website.
After ...
Based on a 1996 Butler County Salary Board action, a state-appointed arbitrator made the right decision on Aug. 19 in siding with county government regarding the full-ti...
The high school football season usually begins on a positive note, even in those school districts that don’t have high expectations for a winning season.
Part of the app...
This summer’s experiment creating an entertainment plaza on a section of New Castle Street, just off Main Street, has been generally well-received. There are concerns ov...
While campaigning for governor, Tom Corbett promised great strides in job creation, thus lowering the state’s unemployment rate.
Corbett has kept jobs a focal point of h...
The 2007 state law Act 44, created as an alternative to leasing the Pennnsylvania Turnpike to a private investor, requires that the Turnpike Commission provide funding o...
It’s hard to imagine the birth of a job-creating industry rivaling the role played by the steel industry in Western Pennsylvania decades ago, but that’s part of the mess...
Despite some confusion and a legal challenge to a court ruling that refused to stop implementation of the voter ID law in Pennsylvania, official and unofficial efforts t...
Campaign spin and negative ads will no doubt be part of this year’s presidential election. But there also can be education, at least on the issue of Medicare, now that U...
There were Butler School Board members and district residents on both sides of the issue of whether the Japanese language program should be ended.
On Monday, the board r...
