[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 52 (Monday, April 13, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H2118]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING JIM CALLAHAN

  (Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, at the heart of my 
congressional district lies Chester County, a community that relies on 
groundbreaking, thoughtful, probative reporting for its residents, a 
responsibility that the Daily Local News has filled for generations.
  For 20 years, Jim Callahan has served the Daily Local News and 
Chester County as a newsman. He calls himself an ``adjustable wrench'' 
in the news business, which means he has served a multitude of 
functions to make sure that our Republic, as locally constituted in 
Chester County, is well informed.
  Indeed, the hallmark of an engaged, robust democracy requires a well-
informed citizenry; and to my constituents, as a journalist, Jim 
Callahan has served this function in exemplary fashion.
  One of his colleagues calls Jim an ``old school journalist, who 
enjoys teaching and working with young reporters,'' a breaking news 
junkie, and political nut.
  I would add that Jim possesses a great sense of humor, and he is as 
pugnacious a journalist as he is witty an observer. At his core, Mr. 
Speaker, Jim Callahan greatly values the importance of local 
journalism, and for that, Chester County is better off for it.
  Here in the United States House of Representatives--the people's 
House--and across Chester County, we want to thank you, Jim.
  Stay strong, my friend.

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