In his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, President George W. Bush stated the obvious: America is addicted to oil. In response, Bush, a man with deep roots in the ...
Beyond the improbable existence of a secret eavesdropping or recording device, there is no way to verify all of the facts surrounding a Jan. 20 telephone call from Butle...
Anger over Pennsylvania lawmakers' controversial July 7 pay-raise vote grew throughout the summer and fall, culminating in the November rejection of one of two Supreme C...
It's unfortunate that the City of Butler will be receiving about $60,000 less in federal community development block grant money this year than what was received in 2005...
There's nothing wrong for Pennsylvania to begin issuing "patriot" license plates. In fact, it's a commendable idea.
But issuance of the plates shouldn't carry with it em...
Zelienople officials deserve positive notice for the way they have pushed ahead in regard to establishing an emergency communications system for the community. Borough r...
It's eye-opening that all top Butler County officials cannot agree on what the final cost of the new-prison project is likely to be. Apparently, it will be between "$34 ...
Gov. Ed Rendell's proposal to beef up the state's investment in highway-system repairs by $130 million during the 2006-07 fiscal year makes sense from the perspective of...
Residents of Buffalo Township have a right to know who has applied to fill board of supervisor vacancies. And, the news media, whose task it is to inform the public, hav...
It comes as no surprise that, 16 weeks after Gov. Ed Rendell called a special legislative session to address property taxes, that the two houses of the General Assembly ...
