Thanksgiving was proclaimed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1864 with these words:
"It has pleased Almighty God to prolong our national life another year . . . to favor ...
Has anyone noticed the flurry of activity surrounding Pullman Park? It is a wonderful accomplishment, but at what cost to the taxpayers?
The original concept of this fie...
The state Senate Banking and Insurance Committee apparently was listening when it held public hearings on the proposed merger of health insurance giants Highmark and Ind...
Pennsylvania is not immune from the financial slowdown impacting the rest of the United States and much of the world. Revenue flowing to state government is slowing dram...
As it turns out, retired Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce will be remembered as a disgrace to the Pennsylvania court system.
Joyce, who opted not to run for a second t...
Taxpayers should look kindly on the 2009 health care plan approved by the county commissioners Wednesday for 155 full-time nonunion employees. The plan acknowledges the ...
As elected officials, the Pine Township, Mercer County, supervisors have the right to determine residents' opinion about an issue before establishing their official posi...
To anyone passing through downtown Butler, the city's challenges are clearly evident. But the city's strengths, if not as immediately visible, also are significant.
A No...
Butler area baseball fans got an early Christmas present Monday with the announcement that this city has landed a franchise — the Butler BlueSox — in a newly formed 11-t...
The teachers strike in the South Butler School District appears to have accomplished very little. It has not settled the stalemate between the district and the teachers ...
