Butler County's initial 2009 general fund budget calculations are enough to make taxpayers cringe. Despite consistent end-of-year millions-of-dollars fund balances for m...
The just-passed holiday weekend offered a contrast of sorts between appreciation for family, friends and health over a turkey dinner, and the recent "Black Friday"phenom...
Butler's Spirit of Christmas Parade, which was held Friday morning on Main Street, was aimed — as its name implies — at getting people into the spirit of the holiday sea...
As reported in a Butler Eagle article Nov. 20, Butler County Children and Youth Services has been dealing with a growing caseload without a growing staff to deal with th...
Thanksgiving is a time for families and friends to gather together and express gratitude for all that we have been given, the freedoms we enjoy, and the loved ones who e...
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...
