News from Philadelphia is not always of interest to people in Western Pennsylvania. But the latest political scandal involves the alleged misspending of millions of fede...
The pieces are in place for an interesting fall election in Butler County. Rather than breathing a sigh of relief that candidate signs will disappear from roadsides and ...
The front-page headlines of Tuesday’s Butler Eagle were reminiscent of a battlefield in which three county school districts suffered heavy losses.
But there’s also more ...
Butler County political observers don’t expect a huge voter turnout in today’s “off-year” primary election.
But this is one off-year primary that Republican and Democrat...
The Butler Redevelopment Authority, which has launched a search for a new executive director, has established May 22 as the deadline for receiving resumes.
What’s the hu...
The South Butler School District shold be more proactive in resolving the dangerous bus stop at the corner of Freeport Street and Plantation Drive.
That is the site wher...
Teachers in the Seneca Valley and Slippery Rock school districts have exercised their right to reject a pay freeze for the 2011-12 school year, deciding not to help thei...
When a first-time criminal defendant stands before a judge and expresses embarrassment and remorse, stating that he or she never again will be in that situation, it’s ri...
The announcement last week that Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu has appointed a top-flight panel to study hydraulic fracturing is a positive sign — for the environment, ...
The killing of Osama bin Laden dominated the news of the past week, but good things were happening outside the realm of that long-overdue mission.
On Tuesday, the Americ...
