[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6975]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE LANSING STATE JOURNAL ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 
                            SESQUICENTENNIAL

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 19, 2005

  Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the Lansing 
State Journal and its more than 500 employees and retirees who are this 
year celebrating 150 years of publishing a newspaper in Michigan's 
capital city, Lansing.
  As the sesquicentennial year progresses, the newspaper is revisiting 
its history and looking forward to the future.
  Recently, the president and publisher, Michael G. Kane, wrote in a 
message to readers: ``Through 150 years, 16 publishers, seven name 
changes, five building locations, and more than 45,000 editions, we 
have been the eyes and ears of mid-Michigan. And a remarkable community 
it is: capital of the great state of Michigan, home of one of the 
nation's great universities, and birthplace of an automobile 
industry.''
  Clearly, the newspaper leadership and it's staff understands that in 
one of the most diverse regions of the state, the Lansing State Journal 
is called on to fulfill its responsibility as community mirror, 
historian, and monitor. From birth to death, the Lansing State Journal 
chronicles the important milestones in the lives of the people who live 
and work in mid-Michigan, captures in print and picture the ebb and 
flow of life in each community throughout the region, and serves as a 
key element in the mid-Michigan marketplace.
  From the reception desk to the newsroom and advertising department, 
to the press room and the circulation office and distribution team, the 
people who produce a newspaper every day of every year are truly part 
of the heartbeat of the mid-Michigan region.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the Lansing 
State Journal and its employees and retirees for all they have 
accomplished. May we extend best wishes for the future, and express our 
respect and appreciation for their important role in the community.

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