Shawn and Jennifer Ireland and family, of the Slippery Rock area, provided a special holiday touch to the county courthouse property by way of their donation of a large ...
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) faces a challenge in balancing the potential $1 billion in economic benefits from the natural gas trapped in the M...
The Butler County World War II Memorial in Diamond Park ought to be a unanimous source of pride. It should not be a source of festering controversy like it has become ov...
An early red flag related to potential abuse of politician-linked nonprofit organizations came in 2005 when the headline "Six lawmakers funnel $29 million to pet nonprof...
In two articles published last July, the Associated Press reported on shortcomings in the training of constables, as well as in the oversight of those individuals whose ...
Some people have no shame over things for which shame should be abundant. Former state House Democratic whip Mike Veon of Beaver County apparently is one of those people...
Butler County must not be left out of a new state grant program for water and sewer projects. But municipalities here will determine how successful the county will be in...
As the world greets the new year, the customary sense of hope for the future is at an elevated level. Because 2008 was such a tumultuous year in so many ways, most peopl...
History might indeed judge George W. Bush as one of the nation's worst presidents, as some people now are quick to predict. However, people shouldn't wager too much on t...
With broad support for a federal stimulus package partially aimed at the nation's transportation infrastructure, it's appropriate to raise the federal gasoline tax that ...
