A lawsuit filed last week in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court should shine a harsh light on a business that preys on the poor — and makes lots of money doing it. So-calle...
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...
NOTE: This is the edited version used in the paper on Dec. 24, 2004. It has been updated for 2005, changing the 107 years to 108 years, in the intro.
Some stories are ti...
A perfect storm is brewing in Washington, D.C., with one story of lobbyist abuses developing at the same time as new revelations of a Texas congressman's wretched excess...
In his speech Sunday, President George W. Bush spoke about the gravity of the war in Iraq. Bush spoke of mistakes and the toll the war has taken. He also spoke of progre...
Those involved in the proposal to move North Catholic High School to southwestern Butler County are using a logical process in evaluating the idea.
The decision to get p...
It's not often that Common Cause, the good-government group based in Harrisburg, has something positive to say about state lawmakers' actions. But last week, Common Caus...
The Salvation Army's fund-raising kettles are a traditional sight this time of the year, but they are so much more than something that just shows up amid the holiday hus...
Most Buffalo Township residents probably were happy to hear that in 2006 the township would be "fervently" pursing people who haven't been paying their township wage tax...
People generally are excited about the prospect of meeting a professional athlete, and that was the mood at the Butler Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Wednesday.
That...
