The newly appointed congressional special committee, dubbed a supercommittee, has brought some calm to the nation’s deficit debate after the chaos of the debt-ceiling st...
Clinton Township officials are right in considering security measures for Spring Valley Park in the wake of the latest round of vandalism at the recreational facility.
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It’s the opinion of many Pennsylvania residents that a smaller General Assembly would enable it to be more efficient and possibly discourage some of the intense partisan...
The wild stock market gyrations of recent days reflect legitimate economic concerns, including the long-term debt and political dysfunction in the United States as well ...
Bill Criley’s entry into the race for a Butler City Council seat in the Nov. 8 general election portends to remove the ho-hum from the fall contest.
Instead of two unopp...
It isn’t unexpected news that the public’s opinion of Congress is at an all-time low. The recent debt-ceiling battle revealed more partisanship than statesmanship and mo...
As discussion continues in Evans City over whether the local police department should give way to a police contract with another municipality, it’s become clear that the...
Butler’s first Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival, which will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Jeep, will provide an excellent opportunity for the city and its environ...
After watching weeks of brinkmanship in Washington and a chaotic weekend of negotiations to avoid a U.S. default, most Americans felt relief when Congress finally passed...
Butler Downtown is justifiably proud for having been accredited for the second consecutive year under the National Main Street Program.
The accreditation acknowledges th...