[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 147 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2202]
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                       HONORING THE NORWOOD NEWS

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 15, 1998

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to speak about community 
newspapers, their value to the neighborhoods they serve and their 
function in unifying a community. Specifically I am speaking about a 
wonderful and dedicated community newspaper in my district--the Norwood 
News.
  This newspaper was founded ten years ago by the Moshulu Preservation 
Corporation to help make Norwood a better place and to fill a void--no 
newspaper was being published in the neighborhood.
  From its first edition it has fulfilled that mission. The front page 
story that day was about a sewer reconstruction project gone awry and 
which has led to the destruction of a line of magnificent trees.
  In the intervening decade the paper has evolved in design and grown 
in content but has maintained one constant--to do stories about the 
community and to give the community a path of action. When necessary, 
the Norwood News dedicates large segments of its edition to stories 
having a significant impact in the community--more space than a daily 
newspaper could afford to give. Remarkably, it is able to accomplish 
its great work as a not-for-profit newspaper because the neighborhood 
cannot sustain a paper which requires a profit.
  The spirit of a free press, so necessary to freedom and democracy, 
lives in the Norwood News. It carries on the grassroots tradition of 
bringing local information to people so they can make informed 
decisions. I congratulate the Norwood News on its tenth anniversary and 
look forward to reading the newspaper for many more years.




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