Many people feel comfortable with the belief that, for repeat criminal offenders, authorities should impose serious jail time.
But while some offenders might defy any at...
Most other states already have strengthened their graduated license requirements to give young drivers more experience and limit distractions to keep them and highways s...
It’s to be expected that from now on Chicora Borough Council will have safeguards in place to prevent — or at least discourage — thefts of borough equipment and other ta...
Even after their lives end, some people continue to make a positive impact on others. To her credit, Evelyn Rodgers, the last heir to the Rodgers Realty Co. of Slippery ...
As usual, the state’s elected leaders appear to be waiting until the last minute to resolve a crisis. In this case, it’s the end of adultBasic, a subsidized health insur...
The demonstrations in Wisconsin over Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to roll back the power of public employee unions is being portrayed by many as union busting. Bu...
Butler County residents and officials had cause for anger in December when this county lost $20 million in highway funding for improvements to Route 228. Justifying that...
President Obama’s new budget contains no serious proposal for solving two of the biggest fiscal problems facing the federal government: Medicare and Social Security. And...
Gov. Tom Corbett, while serving as Pennsylvania’s attorney general, compiled a commendable record attacking corruption and illegal campaign practices in Harrisburg.
Comm...
The approximately 200 people who showed up at the Butler Township Building Feb. 12 for Congressman Mike Kelly's first town hall meeting merit praise for the interest the...