[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 71 (Wednesday, June 7, 2006)] [Senate] [Page S5595] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PROCLAMATION Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I request unanimous consent that my proclamation honoring the Bicentennial of the Steubenville Herald-Star newspaper be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: A Proclamation Honoring the Bicentennial of the Steubenville Herald- Star Newspaper Whereas; The Herald-Star Newspaper was founded on June 7, 1806 in Steubenville by William Lowry and John Miller, who named it the Western Herald, and Whereas; It is the oldest newspaper in Jefferson County and is also one of the oldest daily circulated newspapers in Ohio, and Whereas; John Miller left the paper to fight the British during the War of 1812, where he received lands in Missouri, and earned the rank of Colonel--eventually becoming the territorial governor, and Whereas; President Woodrow Wilson's grandfather, James Wilson bought the Western Herald in 1815. The newspaper stayed in the Wilson family for nearly three decades, and Whereas; With the establishment of a telegraph between Steubenville and Pittsburgh, the Western Herald became one of the most widely read and influential papers in the area, and Whereas; The Western Herald once employed journalists who went on to become powerful players in the newspaper industry, like R.B. Allison, who left Steubenville to purchase the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Whereas; The Western Herald and the Steubenville Star merged in 1897 to become the Herald-Star, and Whereas; The Herald Star is now operated by Ogden Newspapers Inc, and now resides at 401 Herald Square in downtown Steubenville. Now, therefore, I, Mike DeWine, United States Senator from the Great State of Ohio, would like to commend The Heald-Star for two centuries of commitment to one of this country's founding ideals--the freedom of the press--and congratulate past, present and future employees for their success. ____________________