A recent full-page ad from the United Way of Butler County featured the headline, "I give at the office." That's a phrase that workers across Butler County should take p...
Pennsylvania Congressman John P. Murtha's call for withdrawing America's troops from Iraq brought predictable responses from both sides of the political aisle, with Demo...
The campaigns waged by Democrat Sam Zurzolo and Republican David Kowal in this year's Butler Township commissioners race depicted the kind of clean campaigning and respe...
Members of the Butler Fire Department deserve praise for their performance Nov. 11 when confronted with a smoky attic blaze at the home of the William R. Smith family at...
It seemed like a jolt of good news when congressional Republicans announced that two Alaska bridge projects had been eliminated for what seemed to represent a savings of...
The repeal of the controversial state legislative pay raise passed July 7 is complete, but a major "loose end" lingers.
It must not be left unresolved.
The "loose end" i...
Lawmakers in Harrisburg are inching closer toward repealing the controversial pay raise they passed at 2 a.m. on July 7. This week, even those lawmakers who initially de...
Evans City Councilman Jim Gloeckner says a proposed ordinance dealing with skateboards, bicycles, inline skates and scooters would, in essence, make all children crimina...
Now that the Butler City Council roster for the next two years has been determined, by virtue of Tuesday's general election, it is important that a smooth transition beg...
No doubt happy to have newspapers reporting on something other than the July 7 pay-raise vote and associated controversies, Gov. Ed Rendell and state legislators neverth...
