Reading Eagle
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The Reading Eagle is the major daily newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...

 in Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,...

, in the United States. This family-owned newspaper has a daily circulation of 64,000 and a Sunday circulation of 100,000. It serves the Reading and Berks County
Berks County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 373,638 people, 141,570 households, and 98,532 families residing in the county. The population density was 435 people per square mile . There were 150,222 housing units at an average density of 175 per square mile...

 region of Pennsylvania.

History

The paper was founded on January 28, 1868.

In 1940, the Eagle acquired the Reading Times, which was a morning paper, but they remained separate papers. The staff of the two papers was combined in 1982. In June 2002, the Reading Times ceased publishing, and the Eagle became a morning paper.

Author John Updike
John Updike
John Hoyer Updike was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic....

 worked at the Eagle as a copyboy in his youth for several summer interships in the early 1950s, and wrote several feature articles.

In late April 2009, the newspaper laid off 52 employees, about 12% of its workforce, without severance and with two weeks health benefits. The move was a necessary step to cope with the economy and the troubles the newspaper industry specifically is facing.

Sunday Edition

The banner on its Sunday comics
Sunday comics
Sunday comics is the commonly accepted term for the full-color comic strip section carried in most American newspapers. Many newspaper readers called this section the Sunday funnies, the funny papers or simply the funnies....

 section says "Biggest Comics Section in the Land", although it used to be two full-size sections long. It carries half pages of Prince Valiant
Prince Valiant
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 and Hagar the Horrible
Hägar the Horrible
Hägar the Horrible is the title and main character of an American comic strip created by cartoonist Dik Browne , and syndicated by King Features Syndicate. It first appeared in February 1973, and was an immediate success. Since Browne's retirement in 1988 , his son Chris Browne has continued the...

. As of November 2010 it also carries the following comic strips:
  • Dick Tracy
    Dick Tracy
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  • Tarzan
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  • Doonesbury
    Doonesbury
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  • Non Sequitur
    Non Sequitur (comic strip)
    Non Sequitur is a comic strip created by Wiley Miller in 1992 and syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate to over 700 newspapers...

  • Archie
    Archie Comics
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  • Garfield
    Garfield
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  • Shoe
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  • B.C.
  • The Born Loser
    The Born Loser
    The Born Loser is a newspaper comic strip created by Art Sansom in 1965. His son, Chip Sansom, who started assisting on the strip in 1989, is the current artist. The strip is distributed by United Features Syndicate...

  • For Better or For Worse
    For Better or For Worse
    For Better or For Worse is a comic strip by Lynn Johnston that ran for 30 years, chronicling the lives of a Canadian family, The Pattersons, and their friends. The story is set in the fictitious Toronto-area suburban town of Milborough, Ontario. Johnston's strip began in September 1979, and ended...

  • Zits
  • Uncle Art's Funland
  • Blondie
    Blondie (comic strip)
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  • Ripley's Believe It or Not
  • Grin and Bear It
    Grin and Bear It
    Grin and Bear It is a daily panel created by George Lichtenstein under the penname George Lichty. Initially distributed by United Feature Syndicate, it was syndicated by Field Enterprises beginning in 1940. Field Enterprises was sold in 1986 to King Features Syndicate which continues to distribute...

  • Frank and Ernest
    Frank and Ernest (comic strip)
    Frank and Ernest is a comic strip created and illustrated by Bob Thaves and later Tom Thaves. It debuted on November 6, 1972, and has since been published daily in over 1,200 newspapers...

  • Pearls Before Swine
    Pearls Before Swine (comic strip)
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  • Curtis
    Curtis (comic strip)
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  • The Phantom
    The Phantom
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  • On the Fastrack
    On the Fastrack
    On the Fastrack is a comic strip drawn by Bill Holbrook about the doings of various characters at the fictional Fastrack, Inc.Fastrack is run by its foundress, Rose Trellis, who is portrayed as a ruthless corporate leader, but with a recently discovered but seldom seen charitable side...

  • Marvin
    Marvin (comic)
    Marvin is a daily newspaper comic strip created by cartoonist Tom Armstrong and distributed in the U.S. by Hearst's King Features Syndicate. It debuted in 1982. It revolves around the life and times of a young baby boy named Marvin, his father and mother Jeff and Jenny Miller, and their dog Bitsy...

  • Get Fuzzy
    Get Fuzzy
    Get Fuzzy is an American daily comic strip written and drawn by Darby Conley. The strip features the adventures of Boston advertising executive Rob Wilco and his two anthropomorphic pets: dog Satchel Pooch and cat Bucky Katt. Get Fuzzy has been published by United Feature Syndicate since September...

  • Real Life Adventures
    Real Life Adventures
    Real Life Adventures is a nationally syndicated comic strip created by Lance Aldrich and Gary Wise. It is most often a single-panel strip, except for weekends. The strip deals with everyday foibles.- External links :* at GoComics* *...

  • Adam
  • Marmaduke
    Marmaduke
    Marmaduke is a newspaper comic strip drawn by Brad Anderson from 1954 to the present day. The strip was created by Anderson, with help from Phil Leeming and later Dorothy Leeming , and Paul Anderson. The strip revolves around the Winslow family and their Great Dane, Marmaduke...

  • Mark Trail
    Mark Trail
    Mark Trail is a newspaper comic strip created by the American cartoonist Ed Dodd. Introduced April 15, 1946, the strip centers on environmental and ecological themes. In 2006, King Features syndicated the strip to nearly 175 newspapers....

  • Peanuts
    Peanuts
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  • Luann
    Luann (comic strip)
    Luann is a syndicated newspaper comic strip distributed by United Features Syndicate since 17 March 1985. Luann is written and drawn by Greg Evans, who won the 2003 Reuben Award as Cartoonist of the Year....

  • Sally Forth
    Sally Forth (syndicated strip)
    Sally Forth is a daily comic strip created by Greg Howard in 1982, focusing on the life of a white American middle-class mother at home and work. Sally's name is a play on words—"to sally forth" means to set out on an adventure....

  • Beetle Bailey
    Beetle Bailey
    Beetle Bailey is an American comic strip set in a fictional United States Army military post, created by cartoonist Mort Walker. It is among the oldest comic strips still being produced by the original creator...

  • The Family Circus
    The Family Circus
    The Family Circus is a syndicated comic strip created by cartoonist Bil Keane and currently written, inked, and colored by his son, Jeff Keane. The strip generally uses a single captioned panel with a round border, hence the original name of the series, which was changed following objections from...

  • Hi and Lois
    Hi and Lois
    Hi and Lois is a comic strip about a suburban family. Created by Mort Walker and illustrated by Dik Browne, it debuted on October 18, 1954, distributed by King Features Syndicate.-Characters:...

  • The Wizard of Id
    The Wizard of Id
    The Wizard of Id is a daily newspaper comic strip created by American cartoonists Brant Parker and Johnny Hart. Beginning in 1964, the strip follows the antics of a large cast of characters in a shabby medieval kingdom called "Id". From time to time, the king refers to his subjects as "Idiots"...

  • Dilbert
    Dilbert
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