[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4448]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING FAYE BALMONTE VARIAS ON BEING NAMED THE 2008 SMALL 
           BUSINESS JOURNALIST CHAMPION OF THE YEAR FOR GUAM

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 14, 2008

  Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Faye Balmonte Varias on being named the United States 
Small Business Administration 2008 Small Business Journalist Champion 
of the Year for Guam.
  Ms. Varias began her nearly 10-year-long career as a freelance writer 
for multiple publications, and today, she serves as the editor for 
Glimpses of Guam, one of the island's leading publishing and 
advertising agencies. As editor, she has been instrumental in the 
development and expansion of the Guam Business Journal, Marine Drive 
Magazine, and R&R Pacific. Through these publications, Ms. Varias has 
brought exceptional editorial coverage of Guam's small business news.
  Ms. Varias' community efforts cross the spectrum. She has volunteered 
in schools, organized award-winning events, and committed to teaching 
our youth about the journalism profession. I congratulate Faye Balmonte 
Varias on her professional success thus far, and I join our island in 
celebrating her national recognition as Guam's U.S. Small Business 
Administration 2008 Small Business Journalist Champion of the Year.

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