[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 36 (Friday, March 12, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E367]
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                       IN MEMORY OF DARCY POHLAND

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                           HON. KEITH ELLISON

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 12, 2010

  Mr. ELLISON. Madam Speaker, it is with great sadness I rise today to 
mourn the passing of my friend and Minnesota news pioneer, Darcy 
Pohland.
  Ms. Pohland was born in Mendota Heights, Minnesota and graduated from 
Sibley High School. She started her career as an intern at WCCO-TV's 
Washington, D.C. bureau while attending George Washington University.
  In 1963 Pohland accidentally dove into the shallow end of her 
apartment's swimming pool and broke her neck, causing permanent 
paralysis from the chest down. After months of rehabilitation at the 
University of Minnesota, Pohland was hired by WCCO-TV in 1986 as a 
part-time dispatcher and quickly worked her way to the assignment desk 
in 1989. In August of 1994, she became one of the nation's first 
quadriplegic reporters when she was assigned as a full-time local news 
reporter. Soon she was covering top stories, making her one of WCCO's 
top reporters.
  She will be remembered for being positive, opinionated, and smart. 
Her love of Minnesota sports was second to none. Most of all, Darcy 
will be remembered for being the friend you could always count on.
  Madam Speaker, the world is a smaller place because of the passing of 
Darcy Pohland.

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