Butler city officials should not balk at participating in the state's new Early Intervention Program as a means for trying to avoid financially distressed status. Under ...
U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, should heed the advice of the House ethics committee and temper his questionable behavior. He not only is becoming an emba...
Harold Franks should count himself lucky; he is only going to jail for 57 months to 10 years. Considering his crimes and the lasting negative impact on one of his victim...
The Butler County commissioners' decision to build the new prison downtown made selling the county farm for residential development the right option to be pursued.
The f...
When Richard Hogg, District 10 executive for the state Department of Transportation, met with Butler Eagle writers earlier this year, he spoke in an upbeat way about the...
A welcome step was taken last week in giving the public appropriate access to medical malpractice settlements when a Lackawanna County judge ruled that details of a medi...
Halloween activities aren't what they used to be. For example, in Butler, the former Halloween parade is no more and neighborhood trick-or-treating has been reduced to a...
The Hurricane Ivan flood-recovery efforts will continue to produce heartwarming stories that demonstrate county residents' willingness to help people in need.
But two st...
The incidents of theft of, or damage to, political signs in this election campaign season demonstrate the immaturity and shallow thinking of those perpetrating the losse...
Slippery Rock Development, Inc., the group spearheading the borough's $5.3 million Main Street revitalization project, has merited cheers throughout the effort thus far,...
