[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 1238-1239]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING DETROIT NEWS COLUMNIST GEORGE WEEKS UPON HIS RETIREMENT

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                          HON. PETER HOEKSTRA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 8, 2006

  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Detroit News 
columnist George Weeks upon his retirement.
  George Weeks, who with the support of his wife, Mollie, covered 
Michigan politics for the Detroit News since 1984 with depth, integrity 
and fairness. George Weeks is a rare professional who during his career 
was able to seamlessly transition from reporting on politics to serving 
in government to returning to his original craft.
  After initially serving his country in the U.S. Army, George Weeks 
launched his career in journalism by working for United Press 
International in Lansing and Detroit. He would later become UPI's 
diplomatic correspondent and Washington foreign editor, positions that 
took him to regions spanning the globe.
  He began his service in government as the press secretary to Michigan 
Governor William G. Milliken in 1969, and later rose to become the 
governor's executive secretary. In 1984, he returned to the fourth 
estate when he became a columnist for the Detroit News with a much 
broader perspective and insight into politics and government.
  George Weeks is respected by his readers and his peers alike for his 
unique perspective on state, national and international affairs, and 
was recognized for his work when he was inducted into the ranks of the 
Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame nearly a decade ago.

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  Mr. Speaker, please let it be known that on this 8th day of February 
in 2006, that the U.S. House of Representatives acknowledges the 
contributions and achievements of George Weeks as he writes the next 
chapter of his life.

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