By virtue of his service on the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on International Relations, former Congressman Joe Hoeffel no doubt acquired knowledge and conta...
"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for m...
When they passed their big middle-of-the-night pay raise a year ago, state lawmakers never fathomed the ramifications of that vote.
Unlike short-lived voter unhappiness ...
Thanks to the controversial pay-raise vote of a year ago and state lawmakers' initial arrogant defense of their actions, there is a window of opportunity to reform Harri...
The investigation of the Ginger Hill Tavern in Slippery Rock has delivered a clear message to all businesses that sell alcoholic beverages. That message is that when an ...
Anyone who thinks sobriety checkpoints aren't worth the time and effort expended have evidence from here in Butler County to reconsider that opinion.
A sobriety checkpoi...
It's easy to sympathize with the plight of Petrolia residents who have been victimized by waterline leaks stemming from the new Petroleum Valley Regional Water Authority...
The Pennsylvania General Assembly's inability to approve a lobbyist-disclosure law is a further blotch on a legislature already much too tainted by its "What's in it for...
Gov. Ed Rendell says the state's 2006-07 budget, which was approved by the General Assembly Saturday and signed by the governor early Sunday morning, is "a terrific budg...
As the nation looks forward to the celebration of Independence Day tomorrow, people of this land should take time to reflect on one central issue.
That is, first and for...
