The primary message city residents should convey to the four candidates vying for Butler City Council seats and the three people on the ballots for mayor is that their c...
President George W. Bush has been stumping the country, campaign style, trying to build support for reforming Social Security. The problem, according to Bush, is that wi...
Despite the 11-month closing of the South Monroe Street Bridge, those who fashioned the agreement allowing for temporary repairs and eventual replacement of the span des...
Combining the City of Butler's streets and parks departments would make sense, if the change would save money and pave the way for more efficient use of the departments'...
Pennsylvania lawmakers deserve more criticism than what has already been leveled regarding Act 72, the property-tax-reform law passed last year. Justification for that s...
Cash-strapped counties across the state are examining alternatives to the property tax for funding of county operations. The topic is on the agenda for next week's Count...
Cruising down the Pennsylvania Turnpike through the Laurel Highlands on a snowy night wedged between 18-wheelers or slipping your subcompact into position in big-rig car...
The disagreement-in-progress involving state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-12th, and Dean Berkebile, Seneca Valley School Board president, isn't likely to accomplish anything s...
Pennsylvania, as a major national election focus, is about to be repeated as state Treasurer Robert Casey Jr. strives to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, the th...
State lawmakers who were responsible for foisting last year's shallow program of school property tax relief on state residents need to pay attention to what is emerging ...