[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 14 (Wednesday, February 8, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E112]
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                        TRIBUTE TO GEORGE WEEKS

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                       HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 8, 2006

  Mr. McCOTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and honor 
George Weeks, who is retiring from his position as political columnist 
for the Detroit News.
  In 1954, Mr. Weeks commenced his career with the Detroit News as a 
campus stringer at Michigan State University. After honorably serving 
18 months in the United States Army, he worked for the United Press 
International bureaus in Lansing and Detroit; subsequently, in 1967 he 
became UPI's diplomatic correspondent in Washington D.C. Then, in 1969, 
he left journalism to serve as the press secretary and then chief of 
staff to Gov. William G. Milliken. After a stellar stint in public 
service, Mr. Weeks returned to journalism with the Detroit News as the 
paper's political columnist.
  Mr. Weeks earned many honors and awards for his fair and balanced 
coverage of Michigan politics and, in 1996, he was inducted into the 
Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame.
  Mr. Speaker, I offer my congratulations and appreciation for the 
excellence and integrity Mr. Weeks has displayed throughout his 
distinguished career, and ask my colleagues to join in honoring him.

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