Many state residents might remain skeptical, but perhaps the Pennsylvania General Assembly has mustered some degree of conscience on behalf of the taxpayers.
The possibi...
The Butler Transit Authority has exercised good judgment in its decision to expand service along its Boyers route. When the authority identifies a genuine need, it shoul...
The most special of special, big-money interests has provided a civics lesson on the worst aspects of American democracy — and how politicians cave in to cash.
It was ea...
It all started many years ago. Big business said, "Let's create a monopoly. We'll put the mom-and-pop stores out of business; then we can charge what we want."
I bet eve...
Nicolas Cage starred in a preposterous thriller a few years back that included a secret clue to riches — the "National Treasure" of the title — embedded on U.S. money. T...
"Immature" and "cowardly" are two words that accurately describe the person or persons who desecrated seven graves over the weekend at North Side Cemetery.
According to ...
A handful of recent high-profile and spectacular collapses, one corporate and a few political, suggests some high achievers succumb to arrogance, hubris — and the inabil...
It may not be as sexy as $300 in your pocket, but the Federal Reserve Board's decision to pump $200 billion worth of Grade A liquidity into financial markets will do mor...
Actor Richard Gere and other friends of Tibet have begun to call for Nations to boycott the Olympic Summer Games scheduled to begin shortly in China.
China is in the pro...
The Butler School District isn't entering uncharted territory by its decision to permit corporate sponsorships for its athletic fields.
In 2006, the Seneca Valley School...