In those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
And all...
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Although hunger is a year-round issue for many Americans, the holiday season is when the issue becomes more visible.
Food cupboards do important work and recent...
Energy is on the minds of just about everyone these days. Gasoline prices are the most visible of our energy costs, and oil at $100-a-barrel is a shock.
In winter, the f...
What a difference a year makes, or doesn't.
Following months of bickering, Congress this week took what should have been 11 separate bills and produced a mammoth 2,500 p...
Pennsylvania's General Assembly is known to be the largest and one of the most-expensive legislatures in the nation. It's also known that our state lawmakers employ more...
Too many state and national politicians have been revealed to excel at spending money carelessly and doing little to help other people. But the exact opposite qualities ...
Following a string of scandals at the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, the president and CEO of the state-funded student loan agency decided to accelerat...
Without question, a troubling breakdown occurred in regard to the bidding for a new nurse call system that is part of the $4.8 million Sunnyview Home renovation project....
The day the new Butler County Prison is ready for occupancy isn't the day that the county's financial obligations to out-of-county prisons will end. Neither will it be t...
As the number of shopping days remaining before Christmas ticks down, shoppers are being reminded to check the fine print when it comes to gift cards. It's good advice, ...
