Gov. Ed Rendell's proposed 2006-07 budget contains good news for libraries, but it would not be out of line for the legislature to find a way to increase library allocat...
It was good to see the pothole-patching work under way in the Butler area during the past week. Municipalities should take advantage of the better-than-normal winter wea...
South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds should have exercised better judgment in considering whether to sign a bill exempting horses and bikes from drunken-driving laws in that st...
Butler resident Lynn Deal can give firsthand testimony to the importance of knowing how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation. She is alive today at least in part bec...
It took only about three months for the Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board to dismiss a complaint against state Chief Justice Ralph Cappy. The complaint, filed in Augus...
At a time when even former Texas oilman President George Bush points out that oil companies don't need additional financial incentives to drill for oil, the federal gove...
Hurricane Katrina proved that the nation's disaster-response system was in need of a major overhaul, and that seems to be in the offing. Homeland Security Secretary Mich...
The Butler County Commissioners, like county officials across the country, are being pushed into making a potentially costly mistake by purchasing touch screen voting ma...
The collapse of the Lakeview Drive Bridge in Washington County on Dec. 27 has proven to be a blessing for Butler County. The Washington County collapse was the basis for...
Ben Cypher is part of a special cadre of Butler County volunteer firefighters who everyone can look up to.
Cypher has dedicated 50 years of his life to service with the ...
