[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E567]
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                      PAYING TRIBUTE TO TOM McAVOY

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 20, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to rise and pay tribute 
to journalist Tom McAvoy and thank him for his contributions to 
Colorado as the Denver Bureau Chief for The Pueblo Chieftain newspaper. 
The level of integrity and honesty that he has brought to this position 
throughout his twenty-one years of reporting on Colorado politics is 
truly exceptional and worthy of recognition by this body of Congress. 
As Tom moves on to his new position at The Pueblo Chieftain with the 
newspaper's editorial board, let it be known that the citizens of 
Pueblo and I are eternally grateful for the outstanding work Tom has 
done in covering the Colorado Legislature.
  A Pueblo native, Tom received a degree in political science and mass 
communications from then Southern Colorado State College, and went on 
to receive his master's degree in journalism from Ohio State 
University. Before joining the Chieftain in 1977, Tom worked for the 
Associated Press's Denver bureau, taught journalism at Southern 
Colorado State College, and was Denver's information officer in Pueblo. 
Since Tom joined the Chieftain, he has built a solid reputation for his 
fair and thorough reporting on Colorado politics and other events 
occurring in Denver that affect Pueblo and Southern Colorado. The 
Colorado Press Association recognized his first-rate coverage, as he 
became the first recipient of their Shining Star award, which 
recognizes the most consistent reporter or writer over a year's span.
  Mr. Speaker, it is clear that Tom McAvoy's dedication and hard work 
reporting on the Colorado Legislature has been an invaluable resource 
for the State of Colorado and is worthy of acknowledgment before this 
body of Congress and this nation today. I have personally known Tom for 
twenty years and can guarantee that his insight at the Capitol will be 
sorely missed. Thanks, Tom, for all your hard work, and I wish you and 
your wife, Sue, all the best with your new position at The Chieftain.

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