As the financial and housing markets continue to make news, the word "bailout" has been heard repeatedly.
In the case of the Bear Stearns collapse and sale, bailout is a...
Butler County Commissioner Dale Pinkerton's views about long-range highway plans represent a good starting point.
The county and its municipalities need to make decision...
A statue of Gen. Richard Butler, for whom this city is named, would make the entrance to the downtown business district more impressive.
But the challenge facing support...
Police in Butler Township and the city normally would merit an enthusiastic cheer for the investigatory work that led to arrests in a series of burglaries that occurred ...
I am responding to Donna Patterson's March 19 take on the cell tower proposed for land near Knoch Middle School in the South Butler School District. If we already have 1...
Now that U.S. Sen. Robert Casey has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president, he might be expecting some nasty words from the Clinton campaign. Casey had been wooed by b...
When the history of Butler County for the first decade of the 21st century is written, that history must include a chapter on county government's construction frustratio...
It's not a new slogan, but few can argue with the literacy organization's name and tagline that "reading is fundamental." Without good reading skills, very little learni...
In this tax season, as millions of Americans fill out their returns, consider this: One out of every six dollars that is supposed to be paid in taxes goes uncollected. A...
Legislation that would prevent Pennsylvania governors from issuing no-bid contracts greater than $100,000 without close scrutiny is long overdue.
The importance of such ...
