[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 30 (Thursday, March 7, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E311]
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            FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREEK AMERICAN MONTHLY

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                         HON. WILLIAM J. COYNE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 7, 1996

  Mr. COYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to The Greek 
American Monthly on the occasion of the first anniversary of this 
outstanding publication, and to congratulate my colleague from 
southwestern Pennsylvania, Congressman Ron Klink, who has been awarded 
The Greek American Monthly's first annual Hermes Award.
  The Greek American Monthly is a periodical dedicated to promoting, 
preserving, and perpetuating Greek culture, history, and heritage. It 
also serves as a timely source of information on issues of importance 
to people of Greek ancestry throughout the world. I am proud to say 
that The Greek American Monthly is based in Pittsburgh, PA, which is 
part of my congressional district.
  The Greek American Monthly has accomplished a great deal in its first 
year. In just 1 short year its readership has grown from 2,000 to 
nearly 30,000, and it has attracted readers from all over the world. It 
is linking members of the Greek community around the world in a new 
way. Its focus on content has resulted in a journal filled with 
important world news and cultural events from around the globe. I 
anticipate only continued and greater success for The Greek American 
Monthly in the future as more and more members of the Greek community--
and other people in the United States and abroad--become acquainted 
with this excellent publication. The publisher and staff have produced 
an outstanding publication.
  I also want to congratulate Congressman Ron Klink, who has been 
awarded The Greek American Monthly's first annual Hermes Award for his 
promotion of Greek culture and of issues of interest to the Greek-
American community. Congressman Klink, who has Greek forebearers, was 
chosen for the Hermes Award because he has introduced legislation of 
great interest to the Greek-American community, and because he has been 
tireless in his advocacy for issues before Congress that are important 
to the Greek-American community--issues like the partition of Cyprus 
and the treatment of ethnic Greeks in Albania.
  In closing, I want to congratulate Mr. Gregory C. Pappas, editor and 
publisher of The Greek American Monthly, and the staff of this fine 
publication on the first anniversary of its founding, and I want to 
commend them for selecting Congressman Ron Klink as the first recipient 
of The Greek American Monthly's annual Hermes Award.

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