[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18635]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE DANBURY NEWS-TIMES

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                       HON. CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 11, 2008

  Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut. Madam Speaker, I would like to 
congratulate the News-Times of Danbury, Connecticut, on the 125th 
anniversary of the founding of their paper. With circulation extending 
to some 30,000 residents in western Connecticut, the News-Times helps 
us stay in touch with the people and places that make up our community.
  The paper connects the citizens of greater Danbury and serves as a 
forum for public conversation, providing readers with an opportunity to 
discuss local, state, and national issues of concern. As they say, a 
well-informed citizenry is essential to any democracy, and the News-
Times provides an invaluable link between residents and the leaders, 
decisions, and issues that shape their lives every day.
  A hallmark of a quality local newspaper is the attention it pays to 
local issues that affect the lives of its readers. So I would like to 
take this opportunity to thank the News-Times for its excellent 
coverage of Candlewood Lake. I have been intimately involved in the 
recent negotiations with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and 
the owner of the lake, First Light, to ensure that the environmental 
and property protection concerns of local residents are heard when it 
comes to decisions about how the lake is managed. The News-Times has 
covered every step of this process, and it's clear the paper takes this 
issue as seriously as I do.
  With September 7, 2008, marking the 125th anniversary of the Danbury 
News-Times, I would like to extend my congratulations on the continuing 
success of your publication. It's my hope that today marks the 
beginning of another 125 years of peerless local reporting.

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