[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 24077]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO THE SENTINEL

 Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, today I honor North Idaho College's 
student newspaper The Sentinel for over 70 years of exceptional 
journalism. Since the 1930s, North Idaho College has published a 
student newspaper in Coeur d'Alene. The Sentinel has a remarkable 
record of honors, including the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, in 
addition to several regional and national first place awards in various 
competitions. It is perhaps the newspaper's most recent awards that 
demonstrate most clearly the tremendous passion and dedication to 
excellence that exists at the Sentinel.
  At this year's Society of Professional Journalists' national 
convention, The Sentinel received first place in general excellence for 
nondaily newspapers, and first place in the online newspaper category. 
In both competitions, North Idaho College, a 2-year school, was chosen 
over 4-year schools with much larger enrollments.
  North Idaho College, former Sentinel Managing Editors Betsy Dalessio 
and Jerry Manter, advisor Nils Rosdahl, and all members of The Sentinel 
staff past and present are to be commended for their hard work in 
creating a newspaper of distinction. They, along with all of the 
citizens of the State of Idaho, can be proud of North Idaho College's 
award-winning student newspaper, The Sentinel.

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