[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 22 (Monday, February 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E136-E137]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    CELEBRATING THE CAREER AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MR. CLARENCE PAGE

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                           HON. STEVE STIVERS

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 5, 2018

  Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the people of 
Ohio's 15th Congressional District to celebrate the career and 
accomplishments of Mr. Clarence Page, as he receives the prestigious 
W.M. Kiplinger Distinguished Contributions to Journalism Award from the 
National Press Foundation.
  For fifty years, Mr. Page has been a consistent and authentic voice 
for our nation, and has earned the respect of his peers and his 
audiences as a reporter, editor, syndicated columnist, author, and 
commentator.
  Born in Dayton and raised in Middletown, Mr. Page found his passion 
early in life. He began working as a freelance writer and photographer 
for the Middletown Journal and the Cincinnati Enquirer when he was just 
seventeen years old. His work propelled him to Athens in order to 
pursue a bachelor of science

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in journalism at Ohio University, and his alma mater named him Alumnus 
of the Year in 2015.
  The accolades of Mr. Page hardly stop there. In 1972, he was serving 
as a reporter and assistant editor for the Chicago Tribune and 
participated in a Task Force series on vote fraud that earned a 
Pulitzer Prize. His work was again honored with a Pulitzer Prize in 
1989, this time, for Commentary.
  Mr. Page's contributions to our nation are immeasurable. Tackling 
issues from race to vote fraud, he has never shied away from the 
difficult stories. Rather, he has approached each with ``good humor and 
humility,'' as the National Press Foundation astutely stated.
  He is incredibly deserving of this honor, and I ask my colleagues to 
join me in congratulating Mr. Clarence Page, and thank him for his 
unwavering commitment to the free press and the truth.

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