[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 30 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S2232]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO BOB RAWLINGS

 Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to an 
individual who has made a significant contribution to the journalistic 
profession in the state of Colorado.
  Bob Rawlings, publisher and editor of the Pueblo Chieftain and Sunday 
Chieftain and Star-Journal, has worked at the same newspaper for more 
than 51 years. During his tenure at the newspaper he has worked as a 
reporter, advertising salesman, General Manager, and since 1980 has 
served as Publisher and Editor. In 1984 he was selected to be president 
of the Star-Journal Publishing Corporation, which owns and operates 
both newspapers.
  In 1985-86, Bob Rawlings served as President of the Colorado Press 
Association. He also has served as a member and past-chairman of the 
Colorado Bar-Press Committee, and is a past president of the Rocky 
Mountain Ad Manager's Association.
  He was voted ``Colorado Newspaper Person of the Year'' in 1989, and 
was selected ``Citizen of the Year'' in 1993 by the Pueblo Chamber of 
Commerce. In 1994, Bob Rawlings was honored as ``Colorado Business 
Leader of the Year,'' and at this year's Colorado Press Association's 
Annual Convention in February, Bob was presented with the ``Gold Rule 
Makeup Award,'' which is the highest honor a member of the press can 
achieve in Colorado.
  For more than a half-century, Bob Rawlings has served his community, 
state and nation. He represents the best and the brightest of his 
profession, and the citizens of Pueblo and the state of Colorado are 
honored to call him one of their own. It is individuals like Bob 
Rawlings who make America great. It is my pleasure to honor him and 
thank him for all he has done, and all that he will continue to do for 
Pueblo and Colorado.

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