[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 6, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CONGRATULATING THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH FOR 140 YEARS

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                           HON. STEVE STIVERS

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 6, 2011

  Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate The Columbus 
Dispatch for 140 years in business as a leading news source in Ohio. 
When I am home, I start each morning at the table with my daughter 
Sarah, eating breakfast and reading the Dispatch.
  From the inaugural publication on July 1, 1871, to this morning's 
edition dropped on my doorstep in Columbus, the Dispatch has become a 
staple in Central Ohio as the region's daily printed and on-line source 
for local, state, national, and international news. With a proven track 
record of trustworthy and in-depth analysis, unbiased relaying of the 
facts, and heartfelt community editorials the Dispatch exemplifies 
excellence in reporting.
  The important events of the past 140 years have been delivered into 
the homes of our community by the Dispatch. The paper relayed the 
sinking of the Titanic and the outbreak of WWI. It told of the 
tragedies of Pearl Harbor and gave us hope after September 11, 2001. 
And the paper has celebrated our local victories with us, like the 
Buckeyes National Football Championship in 2002.
  Since 1905, the Wolfe family has owned and operated the newspaper, 
allowing it to become one of the most widely read newspapers in the 
nation. To the Wolfe family and all Dispatch employees, I offer my 
congratulations and may your next 140 years be as informative, 
innovative, and inspiring as your first.

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