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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kenneth Miller retired as publisher of the Hamilton |
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Herald-News in September 2014, concluding a long and distinguished |
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career with this noteworthy publication; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1965, Mr. Miller's family purchased the |
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newspaper; his father, Bob, served as editor and publisher, and his |
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mother, Mavis, was the business and advertising manager; Mr. Miller |
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was working as a photographer by the time he was in the sixth grade, |
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and he spent countless hours in the darkroom; in 1982, Mr. Miller |
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purchased the paper with his brother, Roger, and he went on to |
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become the sole owner; and |
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WHEREAS, The Herald-News came to be defined by Mr. Miller's |
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dedication to informing and engaging his fellow citizens, and its |
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pages reflected both his love for Hamilton and his fine sense of |
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humor; moreover, he taught younger members of the staff how to serve |
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readers with dedication and a commitment to excellence; in 2014, he |
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was named to the Media Honor Roll by the Hamilton Independent School |
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District in the Texas Association of School Boards program that |
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recognizes fair, accurate, and balanced reporting of public school |
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news; and |
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WHEREAS, The time having come to sell the newspaper, |
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Mr. Miller chose to maintain local ownership by entrusting the |
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publication to the stewardship of a valued employee; although his |
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retirement marks the end of an era in Hamilton, he established a |
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strong tradition of community journalism on which others may |
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continue to build in the years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Kenneth Miller on his retirement as |
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publisher of the Hamilton Herald-News and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Miller as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |