A new wave of scandals at the national, state and regional levels gives the impression of widespread corruption and abuse of power. Of course, most politicians don't sel...
Butler prides itself in being a church-going community, but the spate of purse thefts at St. Paul Catholic Church on North McKean Street during the past week has added a...
Now that the state legislature has repealed the controversial pay raise that was voted on at 2 a.m. on July 7, many lawmakers are giving back the extra money they receiv...
The state Court of Judicial Discipline's handling of a complaint against Butler County Judge William Shaffer was a credit to the state's court system, verifying that an ...
Few people serve in local government positions without making someone angry along the way, and therefore it's possible that someone wasn't happy with Grove City's boroug...
Butler County Judge George Hancher dulled the teeth of Megan's Law by allowing a 15- to 30-month state prison sentence he issued to convicted child molester Jerry Valeck...
While genuine tax reform still remains elusive on the state level, it must not go unnoticed how the Butler Township commissioners have chosen to help fixed-income proper...
"City debates new tax," the lead story in Wednesday's Butler Eagle, didn't give city residents, or people who work in the city, much for which to be thankful. The story ...
President Bush’s counterattack last week against war critics was long overdue and effective, assuming the White House doesn’t let the matter drop.
Since his arrival on t...
Thanksgiving was proclaimed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1864 with these words:
"It has pleased Almighty God to prolong our national life another year . . . to favor ...
