[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4116]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING VIDA EN EL VALLE

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 9, 2002

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Vida en el Valle 
for receiving the second-place award as an outstanding bilingual weekly 
newspaper from the National Association of Hispanic Publications. The 
newspaper received the award at the Association's 20th annual 
convention in Dallas.
  Larger newspapers have recognized the weekly newspaper for its 
dedication and ability to cover many aspects of the community. Vida en 
el Valle, published by the Fresno Bee, is a free newspaper distributed 
to Fresno, Tulare, and Madera counties. The newspaper began publication 
in 1990, and in 10 years of competition has received 28 first-place 
awards and 49 second-place awards. The recognition the paper has 
received shows the amount of respect the paper has gained for itself in 
only a short time.
  Among the many awards the newspaper received, the editor, Juan 
Esparza Loera, was also recognized. He received first place for best 
entertainment column for a piece he wrote about the ALMA Awards, which 
honors outstanding Latinos in the television and movie industry.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Vida en el Valle for 
receiving second-place as an outstanding bilingual weekly newspaper. I 
invite my colleagues to join me in thanking Vida en el Valle for its 
dedication to the community and wishing the paper continued success.

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