[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 26, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E107]
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 HONORING THE PULASKI CITIZEN FOR ITS YEARS OF SERVICE TO GILES COUNTY

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                           HON. LINCOLN DAVIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 26, 2005

  Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
the Pulaski Citizen for its contributions to the citizens of Giles 
County, Tennessee.
  The Pulaski Citizen is the longest-running newspaper in the history 
of Pulaski and Giles County, spanning 150 years from 1854 to 2004. It's 
also one of the oldest continuously operating in the State of 
Tennessee. Its weekly visits into the homes of Giles Countians have 
brought national, state and local news.
  The Pulaski Citizen was especially crucial in the days before radio, 
television and the internet as the only news media available to so many 
people. It has served the business community equally as well by 
printing the advertisements that promote these businesses, often 
contributing greatly to the success of so many of the hundreds of 
varied businesses that have called Giles County home.
  Community improvement and growth has been a primary function of the 
Pulaski Citizen under the leadership of the McCord, Romine, Smith and 
Lake Families. Through the editorial urgings of the Pulaski Citizen, 
community life in Pulaski and Giles County has been greatly improved by 
such things as a water works, a fire department, improved telephone 
service, new and better schools, an outstanding college, playgrounds 
for our children, and hundreds of other benefits for our community.
  The Pulaski Citizen is the oldest existing business in Pulaski, 
Tennessee. It has been in continuous publication since December 16, 
1854, except during the Civil War. Pulaski was occupied by Union troops 
from the spring of 1862 until the end of the war. Most, if not all, 
businesses in Pulaski were forced to close during the Union occupation. 
Publication resumed on January 5, 1866 and has been continuous since 
that time.
  In honor of the 150th birthday of the Pulaski Citizen, one page each 
week during 2004 has been dedicated to taking an historic look at how 
the paper covered current events that are now the ``popular'' record of 
our history with staff writer Claudia Johnson selecting material for 
weekly installments and for a book in commemoration of the 
sesquicentennial.

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