As elementary and high school students, members of the baby boom generation were told that in the not-too-distant future the metric system of weights and measures would ...
It's budget time for school districts across the state, and the news for many taxpayers isn't good. For example, Tuesday's and Wednesday's Butler Eagle front pages repor...
Automotive innovation often comes from the top down. The first appearance of air bags, CD players and anti-lock brakes were first made available in expensive, top-of-the...
The contaminated-gasoline problem with which some Butler County motorists have been faced points to the need for Pennsylvania to get in step with the 46 states that have...
After a few tumultuous months of debate over the growth plans for Butler Memorial Hospital late last year, it has been quiet - too quiet.
The recent announcement by a gr...
The already complicated process of deciding the future growth of Butler Memorial Hospital became more complicated with the recent announcement of a planned outpatient su...
The collapse of the Cleveland Street retaining wall during heavy rains last Sunday evening added another entry to the city's troubling list of deterioration.
But what fo...
Should Gov. Ed Rendell try to save taxpayers' money when it comes to purchasing goods and services for Pennsylvania? Most voters would say, yes.
Should Gov. Rendell save...
It's understandable that city leaders don't relish the prospect of losing tax revenue from two businesses targeted for relocation to Butler Township as part of the West ...
General Assembly should end medical malpractice inaction
The battle between Pennsylvania's doctors and lawyers over who is to blame for ever-higher medical malpractice ...
