The death of 19-year-old Christina Marie Williams last Nov. 11 was a senseless tragedy resulting from the actions of two immature, irresponsible teenagers, one whose cas...
Now that President Obama has wrapped up his inaugural trip abroad, some are saying he was too wimpy. Traveling from London to mainland Europe to Turkey (with a stop in I...
The decision by the Butler County Salary Board on Wednesday to cut seven sheriff's deputies due to the planned opening of the new county prison on July 1 is a good first...
During his nine Major League seasons, Butler's Matt Clement gave area baseball fans a special reason to want to peruse the sports pages.
Many area fans followed his care...
Education Secretary Arne Duncan's speech at a public school in Denver this week was greeted by bored stares from the middle and high school students in attendance, as re...
The Butler County commissioners, acting in their additional capacity as the governing board for Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, were right in deciding that ...
When state lawmakers direct the distribution of community grants, otherwise known as Walking Around Money or WAMs, oversight on how that money is spent is too often lax....
Pennsylvania's Open Records Office didn't enhance the public's right to know indeed, it might have inflicted significant damage to it in ruling against media, therefor...
Not unlike the federal bailout money for Detroit's automakers, the economic stimulus money targeted for education comes with strings attached. And the leverage that thos...
The citizen involvement that went into preparation of the new Cranberry Township comprehensive plan should not go unnoticed by other municipal officials across this coun...
