Butler’s struggles to revitalize its downtown are much the same as the challenges facing the other 52 third-class cities in Pennsylvania. Even larger cities like Pittsbu...
Attention in the Penn State sex abuse scandal shifted during the past week to lawyers’ legal moves to prevent the youth charity at the center of the case from shutting d...
The failure of the congressional supercommittee to trim $1.2 trillion from the federal deficit was not a surprise to Americans who have watched a dysfunctional Washingto...
Thanksgiving was proclaimed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1864 with these words:
“It has pleased Almighty God to prolong our national life another year . . . to favor ...
The Karns City School Board’s decision on the fate of its elementary schools is a commendable compromise that will minimize future dissatisfaction.
While the decision wo...
The Community Development Corporation of Butler County has been successful over the years by adjusting to changing conditions and by being aggressive in working to achie...
Every new poll finds Congress setting a record for low approval — the latest figure is 9 percent. Clearly, Washington D.C., is dysfunctional. The good news is that congr...
When two new supervisors are sworn in on Jan. 2, Connoquenessing Township’s era of embarrassing government hopefully will end, replaced by a new majority committed to ad...
Some people might be critical of the federal government allocating $2.5 million for a special two-week crackdown on speeding in Pennsylvania — especially those drivers f...
As Pennsylvania lawmakers move forward with an impact fee for Marcellus Shale gas wells, it’s important to reveal how those plans stack up against other states. Any fee ...
