[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 107 (Thursday, June 26, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S6279]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SALUTE OF TERRY DeVINE

 Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, to those who live in Fargo, ND, 
Terry DeVine has been a prominent and steady voice for decades. DeVine 
was hired by my State's biggest newspaper, the Fargo Forum, in 1981. 
DeVine was known as a consummate newsman. It has been said that, if a 
big story was brewing, DeVine wanted it. His readers know that he got 
it more often than not.
  Throughout his 27 years as managing editor, and later as a columnist, 
he maintained an integrity and dedication to journalism that was self-
evident, spread every morning across the pages of the Forum for all to 
see.
  As a marine during Vietnam, he escorted wounded journalists off the 
battlefield. He began work with the Sioux Falls Argus Leader newspaper 
after the war, followed by a time with the Associated Press in Sioux 
Falls, before finally landing at the Forum, where his presence has been 
unmistakable.
  DeVine's recent retirement saddened many. Justly, the conclusion of 
his tenure has been seen in Fargo as the end of an era.
  In North Dakota, community matters. People share a connection and a 
concern that is not to be found in all places. But community cannot 
flourish in a vacuum. It requires a dialogue. It takes a willingness to 
be truthful and involved. It calls for an understanding of events that 
is untarnished and open. Perhaps Terry DeVine's greatest contribution 
has been to consistently furnish these qualities, and through this, to 
support the community he lives and works in.

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