[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17582]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING THE MONITOR

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                          HON. JEB HENSARLING

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 13, 2009

  Mr. HENSARLING. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate a Fifth 
District newspaper, The Monitor, on the tremendous honors it received 
at the 2009 Texas Press Association Convention.
  The Monitor is a fixture in Mabank, Texas, and it represented the 
community proudly in the Semi-Weekly Division of the annual Texas Press 
Association's Better Newspaper Contest.
  Mr. Kerry Yancey, Editor of The Monitor, received 1st place in the 
Sports Photo category, 3rd place in Featured Photo and 4th place in 
Sports Coverage.
  Ms. Pearl Cantrell, Managing Editor of The Monitor, and Mr. Yancey 
teamed-up to win 3rd place in News Writing.
  As the Congressman of the Fifth District and subscriber to The 
Monitor, I am extremely pleased to see their hard work receive such 
deserving recognition. On behalf of the residents of the Fifth District 
of Texas, I would like to congratulate Mr. Kerry Yancey and Ms. Pearl 
Cantrell, as well as the entire staff at The Monitor, on these 
accomplishments.

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