The issue of whether a new Butler Memorial Hospital should be built or whether the current hospital should be renovated and enlarged has understandably triggered various...
Presumably Pennsylvania has the environmental smarts to avoid a situation like the now-closed Fresh Kills landfill on New York's Staten Island, which is regarded as an e...
Butler City Council shouldn't opt for an amnesty plan for collecting past-due business-privilege taxes. Instead of waiving interest and penalties, the council should sch...
To the people working for US Airways, it has to feel like death by a thousand cuts. With the departure of CEO David Siegel early this week, public attention again has be...
Now that Gov. Ed Rendell has announced a $1.86 million grant for the renovation of Pullman Park, businesses, organizations and residents must begin to assess how the cit...
A front-page story in the April 15 edition of the Butler Eagle said the completion of Slippery Rock's downtown revitalization project in the fall won't mean the end of w...
Unavoidably overshadowed by the March 28 death of long-time YMCA swimming coach John "Pump" McLaughlin, local swimmers turned in impressive performances at the state cha...
Parents of Mars High School students should applaud the school's decision to make available a powerful new anti-drug video to students. The showing is scheduled for May ...
The closing of the deteriorated South Monroe Street Bridge has created an inconvenience for the many motorists who used the span regularly. But, more importantly, it als...
With passage of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform law in 2002, the theory was that there would be a reduction in the influence of money on elections. But with ...
