From a taxation standpoint, Butler County property owners can feel good about the county commissioners’ announcement that there will be no tax hike in 2011, despite a sp...
This time of the year is associated by many with giving — giving presents to friends and family, but also giving to those less fortunate.
Last week, the Butler Eagle pub...
State taxpayers have a friend in state Auditor General Jack Wagner — and incoming governor Tom Corbett has a good partner in Wagner when it comes to tackling state spend...
The Port Authority of Allegheny County has big financial problems and faces widespread service cuts and layoffs if it doesn't get its money situation under control. But ...
When there is a change regarding an important official of a municipality, residents have a right to know as soon as possible, not weeks or months later.
Unfortunately, i...
While debate continues over an extension of Bush-era tax cuts, other ideas in a proposed White House compromise deal are designed to help stimulate economic growth. More...
Saxonburg Borough Council made a difficult decision last Thursday in opting to eliminate one of the borough’s two full-time police positions, effective Dec. 31, in order...
The new community service group Concerned Citizens of Butler could have chosen to stay focused only on issues related to the city’s landlords and rental properties, sinc...
Praise is in order for everyone who helped Longmore Academy achieve its book-collection goal of 6,000 volumes — amazingly, in just two weeks.
The academy, which has a bu...
An automatic pay raise for Pennsylvania lawmakers and other state officials is attracting attention and raising questions — all of which is good.
The 1.7 percent pay inc...
