An Associated Press article of March 3 began, "U.S. teachers are more interested in school reform and student achievement than their paychecks, according to a massive ne...
Anyone who's paid even a little bit of attention to Pennsylvania state government in the past five years or so knows that Harrisburg is dysfunctional and that many state...
When the new Butler County Prison opened last year, the county got rid of a longtime problem — the shortage of space to house its growing prisoner population.
With the o...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates deserves credit for a speech he made earlier this month suggesting that the United States needs to spend less money when it comes to the P...
The new Merchant Marines Memorial in Butler's Diamond Park, which is scheduled to be dedicated at 11:30 a.m. May 28, was put in place during the past week and is an exce...
Butler School District taxpayers have a couple of reasonable questions to ask school board members and the administration. If the district can't now balance its budget f...
Tuesday's primary election set the stage for what could be one of the most interesting general election campaigns in recent years, not only in Butler County, but statewi...
To many people, American International Group (AIG) is the poster child for federal bailout recipients. But the $182 billion in taxpayer money pumped into AIG will probab...
One of the biggest impediments that the Butler County Historical Society's Heritage Center has faced throughout its existence has been that it is virtually invisible.
Th...
This county's voters ought to be excited about the opportunity to cast ballots in tomorrow's primary election. Indeed, all registered voters here should strive to get to...
