[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 27, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1157]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         HONORING NELSON BENTON

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                          HON. JOHN F. TIERNEY

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 27, 2012

  Mr. TIERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
Nelson Benton, who will soon retire after 40 years of service at The 
Salem News in Salem, Massachusetts.
  Since he was hired in 1972, Nelson has worked as a reporter, city 
editor, managing editor, and editorial page editor. Nelson's weekly 
political column, which has been a fixture in the paper for more than 
25 years, is widely read and discussed throughout the region. Nelson 
was recognized by the New England Society of Newspaper Editors in 2008, 
when they awarded him the prestigious Yankee Quill award. He was also 
inducted into the New England Press Association Hall of Fame in 2009.
  For four decades, Nelson has covered issues impacting our community, 
from the Blizzard of '78 to issues of education and transportation to 
the careers of Mayors, State Lawmakers, and Members of Congress. Nelson 
has been quick to adapt his content to new technologies and formats. 
Even in his upcoming retirement, I am confident that Nelson will be 
blogging and tweeting with the best of them.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate Nelson Benton, a seasoned 
journalist, on his retirement. I wish Nelson and his wife Laurie, who 
has served as a longtime public school teacher in our community, the 
best of luck as they move west to Arizona.

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