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Remembering the ‘Silver Assassin’

March 29 is the day set aside to honor veterans of the war in Vietnam. Yes, there is a National Vietnam War Veterans Day. Most of us didn’t know that, did we? Those born ...

March 31, 2022 Our Opinion

Supreme Court must guard its own integrity

Those who care about the integrity of the Supreme Court should be cautious in advocating for a mandated code of ethics. Of special concern at the moment is Associate Jus...

March 31, 2022 Other Voices

How an economic embargo is making Cubans go hungry

For as long as most Cubans have been alive, they have both hoarded and hated a flimsy little booklet of cheap paper that reminds them daily how much they owe their govern...

March 31, 2022 Editorial

Time to end wait for juvenile justice reform

It has been more than a decade since the “Kids for Cash” juvenile court scandal in Luzerne County stunned the nation. As a result, two judges were criminally charged with...

March 30, 2022 Our Opinion

American consumers are starting to hit their breaking point

Signs are emerging that the resilience of American consumers is rapidly waning, potentially undermining one of the few remaining pillars supporting the bull market in equ...

March 30, 2022 Editorial

Lift airport, airplane mask mandate now

In most places in the United States, we have almost fully returned to a pre-COVID-19 state of normalcy where people aren’t required to wear masks. But in a place millions...

March 30, 2022 Editorial

Biden slipped up, but he was right. The world isn’t safe with Putin in power

President Joe Biden’s speech in Warsaw on Saturday movingly framed Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as a battle “between liberty and repression, between a rules-based...

March 30, 2022 Editorial

Congratulations private, public school athletes

I assume the many private Catholic schools throughout Pennsylvania are quite proud of their many accomplishments in various sports. Each year, the majority of district, W...

March 29, 2022 Editorial

Comedians react with horror at Will Smith’s Oscar slap

NEW YORK — Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars provoked intense opinions online, especially from comedians who felt it was an assault on their art. “Let me tel...

March 29, 2022 Editorial

Education

The importance of education can never be stressed enough. Our hats are off to all those who not only work to educate our youth but make it enjoyable. The Eagle’s special ...

March 29, 2022 Editorial

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