[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 25, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E173]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PACIFIC DAILY NEWS: 25 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

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                        HON. ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 25, 1995
  Mr. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, 25 years ago, shortly after the gateways 
to Guam were opened to the world, the Guam Daily News published its 
first edition on my home district of Guam. The paper quickly evolved 
into a solid business entity, which is important to our island and to 
the Pacific region.
  Now affiliated with the Gannett News Service, the Guam Daily News is 
better known as the Pacific Daily News. It is our only daily paper, and 
a tremendous source of current events.
  Over the years, the P.D.N. has changed its format, its editors, its 
reporters, but not its high quality. The paper may not be as thick as 
the New York Times or the Washington Post, but ``all the news that's 
fit to print,'' manages to get on its pages.
  Truly part of the Guam family, the P.D.N. currently reaches a wider 
audience than any other island media. It overcame obstacles and 
outlasted a competing paper. Throughout the years, in typhoons and 
other natural disasters, I have always found an edition of the P.D.N. 
at my doorstep. Yet, the paper means so much more to Guahan.
  On important occasions, the managers and employees of the P.D.N. 
constantly prove their keen interest in civic matters. As a member of 
the Guam Chamber of Commerce, the Guam Olympic Committee, other 
nonprofit boards and commissions, President Lee Webber leads his staff 
by example. As the company grew, it shared its success with the island.
  Happy 25th birthday, Pacific Daily News.
  

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