[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21548]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING THE WINCHESTER STAR

 Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I am pleased to acknowledge the 
Winchester Star which has proudly served the newspaper needs of our 
Commonwealth with dedication and distinction since the Fourth of July, 
1896. Started by 23-year-old John I. Sloat, the first edition of the 
Winchester Star consisted of only four pages and sold for a penny. By 
the end of its first year, circulation had already reached 400. Today, 
circulation exceeds 22,000 daily.
  For the past century, the journalists and employees of the Winchester 
Star have worked tirelessly to provide accurate, quick, and reliable 
news service. As a reader of the Winchester Star, I sincerely respect 
their curious approach and objective presentation of the news, and I 
admire their consistent pledge to keep Virginians intelligently 
informed of international, national, and local news every day.
  Their success can be attributed not only to a hard working staff but 
also to their swift implementation of modern technology to expedite the 
printing process and meet new customer demand. Whether it was the 
adoption of Goss Urbanite off-set press printing in 1964, which 
permitted a 64-page edition of the paper, or the addition of a Saturday 
edition and morning newspaper in 1980, the Winchester Star has 
consistently proved itself as one of Virginia's leading newspapers. I 
am proud to acknowledge the Winchester Star's accomplishments over the 
past century, and I am confident that they will continue to serve their 
customers with the expertise, quality, and dependability that they are 
known for.

                          ____________________