ALEXANDRIA, Va. - As we move into "Cover the Uninsured Week," one of the most misunderstood numbers in public policy is the U.S. Census Bureau's estimate that 45 million...
Each side in the Karns City School District's teacher-contract stalemate needs to step back and re-examine its stance in regard to the elusive pact.
At the same time, th...
As a recent political cartoon suggested, with all the ethics charges flying his way, House Majority Leader Tom Delay of Texas is practically wearing a bull's eye on his ...
Forty-three Butler County soldiers lost their lives in America's painful Vietnam experience. They were among more than 58,000 United States troops killed in the Southeas...
While some students and adults in the Seneca Valley School District will continue to argue that the district's drug-testing process constitutes an invasion of privacy, t...
When is Congress going to learn that no general-circulation dollar coin is going to be popular? Very few people would opt for carrying 10 cumbersome $1 coins when they c...
It would be great if the Zelienople-Harmony Emergency Management Agency would never have to use its new rescue boat for an actual emergency.
However, such a prospect see...
Mayor Leonard Pintell's plan for disposing of fallen, dead trees in Ritts Park on North McKean Street seems acceptable and workable. And, if that tree-disposal effort pr...
It will be interesting to watch how a proposal plays out for a slot-machine gambling casino and spa just a few miles north of the Gettysburg Civil War battlefield.
Will ...
A letter sent to President George W. Bush last month urges the president to push for more fuel-efficient vehicles, to increased development of renewable energy sources a...