[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 35 (Thursday, March 1, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E451-E452]
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                       HONORING EDWIN O. GUTHMAN

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                           HON. CHAKA FATTAH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 1, 2007

  Mr. FATTAH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the career 
of Ed Guthman, a dedicated public servant and master of his

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craft, who is being honored tonight at the University of Southern 
California. From his days with Bobby Kennedy to his time at the 
Philadelphia Inquirer and, most recently, shaping the minds of a new 
generation of journalists at USC, Ed has remained steadfastly committed 
to the principles of open government and honest journalism. As 
editorial page editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer, he wrote with 
insight on the major issues of the day; nuclear safety, education 
reform and corruption in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania's court systems. 
His clear prose and cogent ideas brought honor to his newspaper and 
true enlightenment to us, the readers.
  Ed's career did not begin with his decade at the Inquirer. Before 
coming to Philadelphia, he served as the national editor at the Los 
Angeles Times. It was during his work in Los Angeles that Ed was listed 
as number three on Nixon's infamous enemies list. The list, and 
Guthman's inclusion, offer enduring evidence of the danger of an 
unchecked executive and a reminder of the need for an eternally 
vigilant free and independent press. Prior to the LA Times, he was a 
reporter at the Seattle Times where he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize 
for his investigation into the Washington State Un-American Activities 
Committee.
  I consider it a privilege to call Ed my friend. He is a brilliant man 
and has contributed greatly to the field of journalism and the quest 
for a fair and democratic United States. While I am pleased that he has 
the opportunity to share what he knows with the students of USC, we 
will always miss him in Philadelphia.

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