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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 301
By Clemmons
HJR0301
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A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Marta W. Aldrich on the
occasion of her retirement.
WHEREAS, we are pleased to recognize a journalist who has performed with
uncommon devotion and enthusiasm throughout her nearly four-decade career; and
WHEREAS, one such distinguished individual is Marta W. Aldrich, the Senior
Statehouse Correspondent for Chalkbeat Tennessee, who recently took her much deserved
retirement; and
WHEREAS, a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Ms. Aldrich
began her illustrious career as a reporter at The Knoxville News-Sentinel, where she covered
the 1982 World's Fair and local government; and
WHEREAS, a dedicated professional, she spent a dozen years as a writer and editor
with The Associated Press, Nashville bureau, where she covered state government, business,
politics, sports, and more, with a special emphasis in news feature writing; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Aldrich was also a freelance journalist for five years, during which time
her work was published by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Dow Jones News Service,
and The Christian Science Monitor, among others; and
WHEREAS, for two years, she served as the news editor of United Methodist News
Service, where she coordinated coverage for the official global news agency of The United
Methodist Church, followed by five years as features editor of American Profile, then the
nation's most widely distributed Americana magazine; and
WHEREAS, at Chalkbeat Tennessee, Ms. Aldrich kept Tennesseans and education
professionals around the globe informed as she covered educational change efforts in our
communities as well as education issues at the State Capitol; and
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WHEREAS, a well-functioning democracy depends upon an informed electorate, and
Marta Aldrich did more than her part to provide reliable and accurate information to the reading
public; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we honor Marta W. Aldrich on her illustrious career on the occasion of her
retirement, commending her many contributions to journalism and extending to her our best
wishes for much continued success and happiness.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.