The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, January 7, 1995              TAG: 9501070016
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A10  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   21 lines

CLEAR AS THE SKY

``Clarification, please'' (editorial, Dec. 30) says, among other things, that Governor Allen must better convey his budget's philosophy.

The governor's philosophy is so clear and simple that his detractors seem to not believe it. It's the one he was elected on: Less government is better and get tough on crime.

GLORIA LYON

Virginia Beach, Jan. 1, 1995 by CNB