[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 2, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E652]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING KNOXVILLE NEWS-SENTINEL

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                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 2, 2003

  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, in these challenging economic times it is 
important to recognize individuals and companies that invest in our 
future. Last month, I helped celebrate just such an investment in my 
district--the state-of-the-art office and production facility for the 
Knoxville News Sentinel, East Tennessee's largest newspaper.
  This paper has been based in downtown Knoxville since its first issue 
in 1886. It now educates and informs more than 400,000 people every 
week and supports a wide variety of local civic, charitable and 
education organizations.
  The News Sentinel has taken its community involvement a giant step 
further by building its $50 million headquarters in a formerly 
underserved part of Knoxville's city center and by bringing on-line one 
of the most sophisticated printing presses in the United States. The 
paper's parent company, E.W. Scripps, also bases its highly successful 
cable networks and Internet services in Knoxville.
  East Tennessee is one of the best places in our Nation to do 
business. I applaud the News-Sentinel and E.W. Scripps for having the 
foresight to invest in this dynamic community.

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