[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S10833]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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              125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FREDERICK NEWS-POST

 Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, today I wish to honor and 
congratulate the Frederick News-Post on its 125th anniversary. On 
October 15, 1883, a printing company in Frederick, MD, published the 
first edition of The News, an evening newspaper that reported about 
local happenings. In 1916, this printing company purchased another 
local paper, the Frederick Post, which it continued to offer in the 
mornings. After almost a century of circulating these two editions, the 
company chose to merge the two papers in 2002 and offer just a morning 
paper that included not only great local news stories but also 
important national coverage.
  The Frederick News-Post circulates over 11 million papers a year and 
employs over 200 people. The company also includes FNP Printing & 
Publishing, a commercial printing venture as well as an Internet 
division called FNP Interactive. The Frederick News-Post is a vital 
part of the Frederick community, and I am so proud that this Maryland 
newspaper has been successful for the past 125 years. I hope that it 
continues to bring the news to families around the State for 125 
more.

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