[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S949]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO EVELYN BIRKBY

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I pay tribute to a remarkable Iowan. She 
is one of the longest serving newspaper columnists in America.
  She has an uncommon work ethic, having never missed a deadline in 70 
years. Her weekly commentary in the Shenandoah Valley News has 
blanketed her close-knit community in southwest Iowa for seven decades.
  Now--get this--at age 100 years young, Evelyn Birkby--mother, 
farmer's wife, radio commentator--better yet, radio homemaker for KMA 
Radio--columnist, and author--is now retiring.
  Her readers will miss her byline and storytelling. Her neighborly 
columns about ordinary life in rural America have brought extraordinary 
joy to generations of Iowans.
  I yield the floor.

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