Seven Fields Councilman Kevin Caridad has the right attitude about avoiding unnecessary spending of taxpayers' money. However, one aspect of Caridad's laudable intent is...
Concerns about voter apathy in Butler County are as much a part of the election process as the balloting itself.
And, for good reason: Candidates for most major offices ...
With Election Day just a few weeks away, television is filled with attack-style political ads.
Unfortunately, this is not new. Voters say they dislike negative ads — but...
With winter approaching, it makes sense that the replacement of damaged veterans bricks in Diamond Park won't take place until warm weather arrives next year — although ...
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is raising an important issue that should lead to changes in the federal food stamp program.
Bloomberg is proposing a two-year tria...
Evans City's Living Dead Fest is deceased for this year, but it should be hoped that, like the unburied dead who returned to life in the classic horror film "Night of th...
Education is in the midst of what might be its most intense era of scrutiny, and that tougher scrutiny seems destined to continue.
Kimberly Morris, a language arts instr...
Pittsburgh is faced with major financial problems; among them is an underfunded pension plan for municipal workers. Many other cities face similar financial troubles wit...
Officials in Charlotte, N.C., can be excused for any envy they might harbor over having been passed over by Westinghouse Electric for the company's new headquarters.
The...
Even if it seems like ancient history, and a story most Americans would like to forget, it's worth keeping an eye on how the financial bailout funded by U.S. taxpayers i...
