If the new accounting system that will be bought by Butler City Council for $23,000 plus $6,900 for annual support service helps the city financial operations run cost e...
Lost among competing news stories and chatter about mid-term elections, the Gulf oil spill and ongoing debates over energy, immigration and deficit spending is President...
More change could be coming to Harrisburg, even if voters are unable or unwilling to send incumbents packing, despite so many state lawmakers having become part of, or t...
Advice to Butler residents to pay attention to the city's financial plight might seem painfully obvious. That's because the city has been wrestling with money issues thr...
While it might be premature for Evans City to formally advertise for a borough manager, the borough council shouldn't be as pessimistic as council President Bill Painter...
While the idea didn't originate with him, Bryan Thomas, a Mars High School junior, nevertheless deserves heartfelt recognition for his determination to honor the 2,977 v...
For the Karns City School District it's good news that the school board and teachers union are getting closer to agreement on a new contract. The district's 123 teachers...
Reform of a dysfunctional state capital is at the core of the campaign for governor — in New York. Based on the recent record in Harrisburg — including Bonusgate; disgra...
The 25-year-old county resolution setting minimum pay raises each year for elected officials was a bad idea when it was adopted, because it failed to account for changin...
Two high-profile ethics hearings will take place in Washington, D.C., probably next month.
A full airing of charges against U.S. Reps. Charles Rangel of New York and Max...
