[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13735]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              CONGRATULATING THE STAR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 29, 2006

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Little Elm 
Journal, the McKinney Courier Gazette, and the Frisco Enterprise as 
they and their staffers took home numerous awards in the Texas Press 
Association's 2006 Better Newspapers Contest. These Star Community 
newspapers, which are read throughout my district, were among 194 
papers and 1740 total entries in the contest.
  The Little Elm Journal was named the best paper for news photography 
in a small weekly as well as receiving the winner's plaque for feature 
stories written by former staff writer Corina Miller. The Journal also 
took second place in news writing by community editor Devin Monk, third 
place in sports coverage, and fourth place in sweepstakes.
  The McKinney Courier-Gazette took second-place honors in the small 
daily division for page design and third-place recognition for feature 
stories. The Frisco Enterprise won a second-place prize for editorials; 
third place in general excellence; third places in feature story and 
feature photo; fourth places in sports photo and in headline writing. 
It was also fourth in the overall sweepstakes contest.
  I extend my sincere congratulations to these newspapers on their 
outstanding achievements in journalism. Their hard work, dedication, 
and success in delivering the news and informing the community deserve 
the highest recognition and congratulations. Accurate and informative 
news is a cornerstone of democracy, and the Star Community papers are a 
credit to the journalism trade.

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