[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10533]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO RON JENNINGS

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 17, 2002

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, let me take this means to congratulate and 
pay tribute to Ron Jennings of Sedalia, MO, who has been a reporter and 
weekly columnist for the Sedalia Democrat for 30 years. He has 
distinguished himself, the Sedalia community and the State of Missouri 
with dedicated service.
  Ron Jennings started work at the Sedalia Democrat on June 1, 1972. 
Since then he has covered stories large and small that have touched 
upon virtually every facet of life in Sedalia, Pettis County, and much 
of the surrounding area. He is a devoted family man, a pillar of his 
church and a man whose openness and sincerity have won him loyal 
readers and a multitude of friends over three decades of newspapering. 
Ron is the one person most identified with the Sedalia Democrat's new 
operation.
  Mr. Speaker, Ron Jennings has been dedicated to making the city of 
Sedalia and the State of Missouri a better place to live. I am certain 
that my colleagues will join me in wishing Ron all the best.

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