[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 105 (Thursday, July 30, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1483]
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                   CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FRESNO BEE

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                       HON. GEORGE P. RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 30, 1998

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Fresno 
Bee on receiving the first-place award for general excellence from the 
California Newspaper Publishers Association. This is the second 
straight year the newspaper has won the organization's highest honor 
and the Fresno Bee is very deserving of this award.
  The Fresno Bee has a daily circulation of 158,851 and a Sunday 
circulation of 191,963. It was judged against other daily newspapers 
with circulations of 75,001 to 200,000 copies. Clearly, this award 
displays the outstanding efforts of not only the Fresno Bee 
journalists, but of an entire newspaper staff who are committed to 
giving Fresno and the Central Valley a comprehensive, first-class 
newspaper. Naturally, the Fresno Bee exhibits strong local coverage, 
outstanding local photography and good local enterprise stories.
  In addition to the general excellence award, the Fresno Bee received 
first-place awards for editorial comment, illustration/information 
graphics and design.
  Associate Editor Russell Minick was honored for an editorial on a 
white supremacist groups' spreading of propaganda on the California 
State University Fresno campus. Mr. Minick took second place in the 
same category one year ago.
  Bee artists John Alvin, Bob Campbell, Andrea Cooper and Severiano 
Galvan were given the graphics award for a two-page layout on the once-
dominating Central Valley wetlands. Mr. Galvan earned the first-place 
award in the same category one year ago.
  Bee photographer John Walker took second place for his photos 
featured in his portrait of Little Rascals star Tommy ``Butch'' Bond.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I congratulate the Fresno 
Bee on receiving the first-place award for general excellence from the 
California Newspaper Publishers Association. The Fresno Bee has 
provided 75 years of outstanding service to the Central Valley, using 
its excellent staff to create what truly is a first-class production. I 
ask my colleagues to join me in wishing the Fresno Bee and its staff 
many more years of success.

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