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.
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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 ...
There has been so much bad news about the Butler County Prison project over the past couple of years that taxpayers could be excused for wondering whether there ever wou...
With the presidential campaign over, the news media are focusing on President-elect Barack Obama's transition to the White House. But while Team Obama is working on its ...
Soon after the election, I moderated a panel of journalists from Asia, the Middle East and Latin America who discussed "How the World Sees the U.S. Presidential Election...
Those who choose to do so might be justified in criticizing the Butler Area Sewer Authority for hiring a company to find new sources of funding without first seeking pro...
This historic election is now concluded and the American people have spoken. They have decided to try a different approach to governing and politics, and have selected t...