[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 27, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1291]
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                    RECOGNIZING THE LIBERTY TRIBUNE

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 27, 2006

  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate the Liberty Tribune 
and their staff on the monumental accomplishment of 160 years of 
journalistic excellence in the community of Liberty, Missouri. I am 
proud to celebrate this accomplishment today, and prouder still to note 
the Liberty Tribune is the second-oldest weekly newspaper west of the 
Mississippi River still in continuous publication.
  From their modest beginnings, founded by 19-year-old Robert H. 
Miller, the Liberty Tribune has always called the town square their 
home. Mr. Miller founded the Tribune through the financial 
contributions of Dr. William Jewell, namesake of the nationally 
recognized William Jewell College.
  The Liberty Tribune has covered and been a part of historically 
significant news in their community from the very beginning. The 
Tribune boasts the only embedded reporter during Alexander Doniphan's 
march to the Mexican-American War. They covered the persecution of 
Mormon founder Joseph Smith and the first crime committed by legendary 
outlaw Jesse James. The Liberty Tribune has been bringing all the news 
of the day to the citizens of Liberty since 1846 and they show no signs 
of stopping. Today the Bradley family of St. Joseph, proud owners of 
the Tribune's parent company the News-Press Gazette, carry on the 
tradition of dedicated news coverage for the citizens of Liberty, 
Missouri.
  I am proud to represent the Liberty Tribune and their excellent 
contributions to the people of Northwest Missouri. I have no doubt this 
tradition of excellence will continue for another 160 years.

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