"A crisis is a terrible thing to waste"is a quote attributed to economist Paul Romer, and repeated by others in business and politics. And the budget crisis facing Gov. ...
The public has not paid enough attention to the recent report by the state Department of Education revealing that about one-third of high school graduates require remedi...
Based on an article in Friday's Butler Eagle sports section, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals were keenly aware of the hazards of Super Bowl Week nightlife ...
The Pittsburgh Steelers picked a great time to be in Tampa, Fla., considering the winter weather that has Pittsburgh and the rest of Western Pennsylvania locked in its g...
Hundreds, if not thousands, of people across Butler County will miss Mary Hulton Phillips, who died early last week at age 88.
Mary was well known for her generosity in ...
A report by Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner raises troubling questions about the state's management of its vehicle fleet.
But not only does the commonwealth nee...
During last year's campaign, Barack Obama promised that his administration would comb the federal budget line by line. He vowed to eliminate programs that do not work an...
When approving a new early bird labor contract with teachers Tuesday, the Butler School Board didn't promise that the new agreement wouldn't result in higher taxes.
But ...
Pennsylvania American Water Co.'s replacement of waterlines on West Diamond Street next to the courthouse and county Government Center last summer in response to line br...
It's official. The Butler School District, or at least the board of directors and administrators, appear to be living in a different world.
At the same time that many co...
