[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 22, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E404]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         DALE A. DUNCAN HONORED

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI
                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 22, 1995

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
accomplishments of Mr. Dale A. Duncan, the Boy Scout's 1995 
Distinguished Citizen. A dinner in Mr. Duncan's honor is being held on 
February 23 in Wilkes-Barre.
  Mr. Duncan has served as the president and publisher of the Times 
Leader, one of Wilkes-Barre's daily papers. He began with the Times 
Leader in 1980 as the city editor, worked as executive editor in 1984, 
until his ascension to publisher in 1986.
  Through his work at the paper, Dale has been active in the community, 
including organizing the annual Times Leader/Boy Scout gold tournament 
and the paper's ``Book of Dreams'' community service drive. He also 
serves on the boards of the F.M. Kirby Center for Performing Arts, the 
Salvation Army, the United Ways of Wyoming Valley, the Greater Wilkes-
Barre Partnership, and he serves as the chairman of the Diversity 
Committee for the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers' Association.
  Dale is also a member of the Wilkes-Barre East Rotary Club and the 
Church of Christ Uniting in Kingston.
  Dale graduated with a degree in journalism from Central Michigan 
University and worked as a reporter for several newspapers. This month 
Dale returned to his home State to become group executive and president 
of the Oakland Press in Pontiac, MI. Under Dale's leadership, the Times 
Leader certainly worked hard to keep me on my toes in the grand 
tradition of a free press, and I will miss his thought-provoking 
critiques. Dale and I have not always agreed politically and 
philosophically, but I have always enjoyed having the opportunity to 
discuss our views with one another openly and with mutual respect.
  Mr. Speaker, the Boy Scouts honor someone each year who has 
exemplified the scouting ideal of participating citizenship. As one can 
see from his long list of accomplishments and various memberships, Dale 
Duncan is certainly an appropriate honoree for the 1995 award. I am 
pleased to join the Boy Scouts in recognizing him for his community and 
civic work.


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