[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 130 (Tuesday, September 15, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2273]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO LIZ ANDERSON

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                          HON. JO ANN EMERSON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 15, 2009

  Mrs. EMERSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay my respects to a 
good friend of mine and a great servant of Missouri's Eighth 
Congressional District, Liz Anderson. Mrs. Anderson, born in Poplar 
Bluff, Missouri, passed away on September 9th, and she is being sorely 
missed by her family, friends, colleagues and the citizens of Southern 
Missouri.
  For 30 years, Southern Missourians have been accustomed to getting 
the news of the day from Mrs. Anderson. First as a reporter, then as 
editor and co-owner of The Enterprise-Courier in Charleston, Missouri, 
and The East Prairie Eagle in East Prairie, Missouri, Mrs. Anderson 
brought her considerable skills to the newsroom. In our communities, 
she is remembered for being tough, fair, inquisitive, patriotic, and--
above all--for taking the time to become at least twice as informed as 
she needed to be on any issue that earned a place in her newspaper.
  Separate from her vocation in the newsroom, Mrs. Anderson put her 
considerable talents to work on issues she felt were important to 
Mississippi County, Missouri, as well as to the rest of the state and 
to the nation. On flood control, river transportation, and economic 
development issues, the positive effect of her efforts will endure 
along with our memory of her.
  To Liz Anderson's family, I extend my heartfelt condolences. To the 
members of this U.S. House of Representatives, I commend her strong 
community spirit and her dedication to the principles of a free press. 
Mrs. Anderson put that free press to work in an exemplary way in 
Southern Missouri--and we should all take her tremendous contributions 
to heart as we honor her memory.

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