[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 27 (Wednesday, March 5, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E388-E389]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  TRIBUTE TO HONOR ANN BARBARO, FOUNDER OF STRAIGHT TALK IN ROCKAWAY, 
                                 QUEENS

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                        HON. CHARLES E. SCHUMER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 5, 1997

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, one of the pleasures of serving in this 
legislative body is the opportunity we occasionally get to acknowledge 
publicly the outstanding citizens of our Nation.
  I rise today to honor a distinguished resident of my district, Ms. 
Ann Barbaro. In an independent and bold move, Ms. Barbaro started a 
paper called Straight Talk, to report on news and events in the local 
community of Rockaway, Queens. It operated successfully for little over 
a year before it was forced to close its doors. The paper was to serve 
as a vehicle to educate the residents of her neighborhood. Today I 
would like to commend her initiative to improve and uplift her 
community through this paper. Ms. Barbaro has remained very involved in 
civic matters in the community and I expect her to do so for a long 
time to come.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this moment to ask my colleagues in 
the U.S. House of Representatives to join me in honoring Ms. Barbaro 
for her commitment to improving the

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quality of life in her community and for her social activism. Thank you 
Ms. Barbaro.

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