[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 148 (Tuesday, October 21, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S12966]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VERMONT STANDARD

 Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I congratulate The Vermont 
Standard on its sesquicentennial anniversary. The Vermont Standard is 
the hometown weekly newspaper of Woodstock, VT, which sits alongside 
the Ottauquechee River in Windsor County.
  Every Thursday, residents of Windsor County can catch up on local 
sports scores, learn about their students' recent achievements, and 
read columns written by their neighbors about wildlife, the outdoors, 
and other community goings-on. Advertisements for area stores and 
businesses and photographs of neighbors at area events line the pages 
of the paper's sections. News from each town in the ``Town News'' 
section is written by people who live in each town and who understand 
each town. Everybody receives The Vermont Standard and everybody reads 
it.
  The Vermont Standard traces its origins back to April 29, 1853, when 
owner Louis Pratt, Jr. and editor Dr. Thomas Powers began publishing 
The Vermont Temperance Standard with the goal of stopping the 
consumption of alcohol and spreading the ideals of temperance. In 
January 1857, Wilber P. Davis and Luther O. Greene bought the 
newspaper, removed the word ``temperance'' from the title, and 
rededicated its influence through its circulation to the abolition of 
American slavery. Following Greene's death, the newspaper enjoyed a 
long line of respected owners, including W. H. Brown, W. H. Moore, 
Robert H. Matteson, Benton Dryden, Edward J. Bennett, and its current 
publisher, Phillip Cabot Camp.
  As The Vermont Standard and its community celebrate this milestone, a 
group of local historians have been assembled as advisors during its 
anniversary. I congratulate the members of this executive board, 
including Publisher Phillip Camp, General Manager Jon Estey, Editor 
Kevin Forrest, Howard Coffin, David Donath, Peter Jennison, Corwin 
Sharp, Kathy Wendling, and Don Wickman.

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