''The Citizens' Voice'' is a

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published daily in

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. Its 2005 circulation was 32,862, mostly

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residents.

Founding

The newspaper was founded in 1978 by striking employees of the Wilkes-Barre Publishing Company, which published the ''

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''. Established on October 9 of that year, ''The Citizens' Voice'' was initially a "strike newspaper" published by the local

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, but quickly grew to become a direct competitor to the ''Times Leader''. After 11 years, the

turned control of ''The Citizens' Voice'' over to the original striking employees. The Citizens' Voice, Inc., was formed to manage the newspaper. ''The Citizens' Voice'' added a Sunday edition in 1993.

2000 sale

In 2000, the newspaper was sold to

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-based

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. That year, the company formed the Northeast Pennsylvania News Alliance, a news-sharing agreement between Times-Shamrock's newspapers and several local radio and TV stations. Several of the original strikers from 1978 still work for the newspaper. The ''Citizens' Voice'' is the oldest newspaper formed by striking workers in the nation.

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Founding

2000 sale

See also

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