[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16562-16563]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO TERENCE J. KIVLAN

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                           HON. VITO FOSSELLA

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 28, 2006

  Mr. FOSSELLA. Mr. Speaker, after 28 years covering Capitol Hill for 
The Staten Island Advance, Terence J. Kivlan is retiring. In an age

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when many news reporters gravitate to the glamorous national story and 
use the news to raise their own profiles, Terry, 61, has doggedly 
followed issues of concern to his hometown readers. His appreciation 
for Staten Island was evident in his stories, and his words helped 
educate millions of residents on the daily happenings in Washington. 
Terry seemed to have a knack for finding the Staten Islander in a 
crowd. His stories always brimmed with a local flavor and featured the 
thoughts, opinions and voices of Staten Island residents.
  Terry distinguished himself with his reporting on the ABSCAM scandal 
in the 1970s and his honest and sensitive coverage of the aftermath of 
the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City. Terry is a 
throwback to a day of shoe-leather reporting that put a premium on 
getting out of the office and taking the pulse of the people in the 
know. His first priority was getting the story for the people of Staten 
Island and it's a tribute to Terry that he would be proud to be 
remembered just that way.

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