[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1223]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          IN HONOR OF WESTERN QUEENS GAZETTE 15TH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. CHARLES E. SCHUMER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 17, 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 pillars of our communities.
  I rise today to pay tribute to the Western Queens Gazette on the 
occasion of its 15th anniversary by placing their name in the 
Congressional Record.
  The Western Queens Gazette has served as a vehicle to inform and 
educate the residents of the Queens community for 15 years. I would 
like to take this opportunity to commend its publisher and founder, Mr. 
Tony Barsamian, for his initiative and insight in starting and 
maintaining this paper for so many years. During these times when news 
seems more focus on highlighting the negative events taking place in 
our society, it is good to know that individuals, like Mr. Barsamian, 
still believe there is something useful to delivering good news and 
relevant information to his friends and neighbors.
  The healthy sense of community that exist in that neighborhood today, 
I believe, can easily be attributed to the Western Queens Gazette. Mr. 
Barsamian has done a tremendous job at delivering the good news to 
Queens. Highlighting the good works of the Queens community is good 
business and the best type of service to provide.
  Thank you Western Queens Gazette and Mr. Barsamian for your years of 
dedicated service to improving public opinion. I ask my colleagues 
today to join me in saluting this fine citizen and the institution he 
has built.

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