Natural gas has been in the news almost weekly for the past year. The fuel is alternately portrayed as a clean-burning fuel — or as a threat to the environment, due to c...
Science or politics? That is the question that needs to be answered regarding the proposed shutdown of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada, which is ba...
All of Butler County should feel a sense of pride regarding the accomplishment of the Moniteau High School Academic Decathlon team.
Last month, the team captured its fir...
Pennsylvania residents need to give serious thought to state Auditor General Jack Wagner’s suggestions regarding the state’s prison system. What he is saying makes sense...
District Attorney Richard Goldinger acted quickly, decisively — and correctly — in firing an employee of his office for working on a political campaign during office hou...
An incident following the opening day baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants should make all fans reflect on the fanaticism surrounding s...
The need for infrastructure improvements in the United States is obvious. A drive across town, across the state or across the country reveals aging roads, bridges, dams ...
Slippery Rock School District officials' decision to freeze their pay for the 2011-12 fiscal year won't solve the district's estimated $2.6 million budget shortfall. But...
Zelienople business operators took the right approach Monday in voicing their concerns to the borough council about the community’s new sign regulations.
Rather than gru...
The proposed purchase of T-Mobile USA by AT&T might benefit company shareholders, but it would most likely harm mobile phone customers by reducing competition and leadin...
