[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 120 (Tuesday, July 22, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1519]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO SHARON ALBAN

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 22, 2008

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
Sharon Alban, co-publisher of the Ogden Reporter, for earning the 
Distinguished Service Award at the annual Iowa Newspaper Association's 
convention.
   The Distinguished Service Award is the most prestigious honor given 
by the Iowa Newspaper Association, and former recipients of the award 
select the winner. Excellence runs in Sharon's household as her husband 
Gary won the award in 2005. In addition to Sharon's award, the Ogden 
Reporter was awarded three press awards in the Iowa Newspaper 
Foundation's annual Better Newspaper Contests.
   In 1966, Gary and Sharon bought the Ogden Reporter. Sharon began on 
the streets selling ads. She found a niche in sales in addition to her 
day-to-day work with the newspaper. In addition to Sharon's diligent 
work with the newspaper, she is very active in her church and is 
involved in many community activities and events.
   I know that my colleagues in the United States Congress join me in 
commending Sharon Alban for her leadership and dedication to 
representing Iowa in the Ogden Reporter. I consider it an honor to 
represent Sharon and her husband Gary in Congress, and I wish them the 
best in their future endeavors.

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