For Butler County Sheriff-elect Mike Slupe, as well as other successful public office newcomers, Tuesday's election marked a beginning of the important preparations lead...
There were always going to be questions about the effectiveness of the $787 billion federal stimulus bill. When it was passed, early this year, there were complaints tha...
If all registered voters in Butler County used the Rotary Club of Butler's annual pancake festival at the Vagabond Center in Lyndora as a rallying centerpiece for going ...
A thank-you note to former state Sen. Vincent Fumo, now serving time in a federal prison, might be in order if a state, or federal, investigation leads to a cleanup and ...
This is an "off" weekend for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they get to enjoy the team's annual bye week. However, it shouldn't be an "off" week for kicker Jeff Reed, who sh...
Probably the most important aim of an independent audit of Butler County Children and Youth Services that is set to begin on Tuesday is preventing a future incident like...
All things considered, the Merchant Marines made the right choice in accepting a separate memorial in Diamond Park, rather than continuing to pursue more prominent recog...
A story in the news last week dealing with something called the "doc fix" offers a lesson about how Congress works and about forces behind the health care reform debate....
Butler should consider itself fortunate to have experienced the construction of three new, major bridges in a span of about five years.
With the opening of the new $9.5 ...
While Washington's focus has been on the health care reform, too little attention has been given to investigations into the financial crisis that led to the current rece...
