When the Pennsylvania State Bowling Association Tournament got under way in Butler last weekend, strikes and spares were understandably on the minds of most people who w...
Officials of Cranberry and Center townships, because of higher-government mandates regarding recycling, are evaluating the full scope of how solid-waste collection is ha...
Attempts by the courts, the criminal justice system and others to deal with drug abuse have met with more frustration than success. But experience shows that doing nothi...
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell might not have asked state troopers assigned to his security detail to transport him to his destinations at excessive speeds. However, the n...
The delay surrounding a Buffalo Township homicide-by-vehicle case is a good reason why a new rule regarding serious crimes should not have been handed down by Butler Cou...
Most teachers, coaches, scout leaders and others who work with children have an impact on people's lives that many of the children carry into adulthood. But even among t...
The 2003 fundraising campaign of United Way of Butler County can be judged a success, despite ending $150,000 short of its $1.4 million goal. That's because the campaign...
If Butler's leaders intend to move the city forward, better communication will be needed than what was indicated at a planning and zoning commission meeting Wednesday.
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Finding new technologies to power cars and trucks while at the same time improving the environment and lessening the dependence on foreign oil can be achieved with a vis...
The Butler Eagle doesn't print unsigned or "John or Jane Doe" letters to the editor, but that doesn't keep such letters from arriving at the newspaper's newsroom via the...
