The United States, which is so generous with its foreign aid and which seems to have plenty of money to pursue its Iraq and Afghanistan objectives, is claiming that it d...
It's rare to find the words "common sense" and "alcohol sales in Pennsylvania" in the same sentence. But that unusual combination of words will be justified if the state...
To many people who live in and around Butler, the decision of the Butler Health System to buy the Morgan II building in Summit Township is a welcome development.
It is a...
There's something wrong when a public agency spends taxpayer dollars to hire lobbyists to influence elected officials. But that's exactly what happens in Harrisburg.
Two...
The state Department of Transportation deserves a cheer for providing a third kind of testimony option at Thursday's public hearing dealing with the proposed Route 228 I...
The Borough of Harmony will be injecting an unusual twist to New Year's Eve celebrations in the county on Dec. 31.
It will be a positive opportunity that can be supporte...
The Rendell administration's claims about a strong state economy might be overly optimistic and should be re-evaluated.
While Pennsylvania's unemployment rate dropped to...
State lawmakers in Harrisburg are this week debating how much access citizens of Pennsylvania should have to government records.
Some lawmakers seem to believe that the ...
Images from a store surveillance camera showing an attempted robbery at the Sunoco A-Plus store on West Jefferson Street in Butler on April 16 make clear the need for be...
Pennsylvania should be able to avoid a tax increase for the 2007-08 fiscal year, based on newly announced revenue data.
Unless Gov. Ed Rendell can provide conclusive evi...
