[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E555-E556]
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                         RECOGNIZING JOHN SPAAR

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 20, 2004

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, let me take this means to recognize John 
Spaar, who will be assuming the office of President of the Missouri 
Press Association in 2005. He will be the third generation in his 
family to hold this office. His mother, Betty Spaar, and his 
grandfather, W.L. Simpson, preceded him.
  The Missouri Press Association, first organized in 1867, is a 
voluntary membership of newspapers in the state. All daily newspapers 
and almost all weekly newspapers are members. Activities of the 
association include setting up workshops, seminars, conventions, 
publication of a magazine (The Missouri Press News), supplying 
information for members, and helping newspapers find skilled personnel. 
The association's greatest accomplishment has been the establishment of 
the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri-
Columbia, the first school of journalism in the world. Today, the 
association continues to assist the school in placing graduates in 
outstanding jobs.
  The Missouri Press Association is in the middle of a long-range 
planning process. Upon taking the reins of the association next

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year, John Spaar will lead it in the early stages of this plan. He will 
also continue to direct the association's important work of monitoring 
legislation in Jefferson City.
  Mr. Speaker, John Spaar currently serves as the 1st Vice President of 
the Missouri Press Association. I am sure the Members of the House will 
join me in thanking him for his contributions to the field of 
journalism and congratulating him on his selection as the next 
president of the association.

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