As a freshman member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mike Kelly of Butler won’t be in a position to have an overwhelming impact on the direction and accomplishment...
Some Butler Eagle readers might justifiably be wondering where this new year is headed, considering the Jan. 4 headlines.
The headline over the lead front-page story tha...
Facing a projected $4 billion budget deficit, Gov.-elect Tom Corbett has both challenges and opportunities. He arrives in Harrisburg riding a nationwide wave of taxpayer...
While Pennsylvania taxpayers won’t be footing the bill for events surrounding the inauguration of Tom Corbett as the next governor, they have grounds for questioning the...
The effort to remove blighted structures begun last year by the city of Butler makes sense both from the standpoint of safety and neighborhood appearance. And, it has ha...
Just like all other public entities, the Saxonburg Area Authority ought to be trying to save every dollar that it can, especially since the authority has had to impose a...
Politicians, from President Barack Obama on down, talk about creating jobs. But politicians cannot create jobs, at least not jobs outside of government. And beyond the l...
Before the Evans City Borough Council makes a final decision about the future of the local water plant, a meeting between borough and state Department of Environmental P...
Amid the question of whether Pennsylvania lawmakers are permitted by the state constitution to collect a pension has come news about a couple of pensions that defy commo...
In the days leading up to Christmas and New Year’s Eve, Pennsylvanians have been reminded of the state-run system for selling wine and spirits.
Holiday preparations in t...
