The congressional “supercommittee” faces a late-November deadline to trim $1.2 trillion from the federal deficit. And there are no encouraging reports of progress — Demo...
At a time when most people are tired of partisan bickering by politicians and their inaction in the face of serious challenges, it’s time for Pennsylvania’s elected offi...
It’s a national embarrassment that Pennsylvania’s capital city is facing a state takeover of its debt-ridden finances, or bankruptcy under Chapter 9 of the federal bankr...
Cranberry Township’s growth is destined to continue for a number of years, according to the township’s chief strategic planning officer, and that’s good news for the tow...
When new regulations are endorsed by those whom the regulations are meant to cover, there are grounds for concern about whether the regulations are strong enough.
That i...
More transparency by the Butler School Board is a campaign issue in these weeks leading up to the Nov. 8 election.
Anyone who has attended a meeting of the board is awar...
The program being developed in Butler County to help people with gambling addictions has the opportunity to help county residents in another way.
That is to avoid addict...
When the protests known at Occupy Wall Street began last month, those involved were portrayed as disaffected young people with no organization, no leadership and no dema...
Butler County officials are expressing solid confidence in Beth Herold’s ability to excel in the growing challenges facing the county’s Area Agency on Aging.
That confid...
Budget preparation this year wasn’t an easy task for the Seneca Valley School Board. In the end, the board adopted a $94 million 2011-12 spending plan financed in part b...
