
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, May 28, 1990                   TAG: 9005290211
SECTION: EDITORIAL                    PAGE: A8   EDITION: HOLIDAY 
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IF WE COULD WEAN OURSELVES FROM TV

I FOUND Frank Cerabino's article on "Life without television" to be a sad commentary on the state of the family today. No doubt, he is correct in assuming that most families would be in a panic if they were forced to live without television for a few days.

Consider what might happen should we wean ourselves from the TV set:

Relationships would improve. If we would spend more time playing with our children and communicating with one another, we may find joy in families.

We might learn something. One alternative to television is reading; learning does not stop with the completion of formal education.

I challenge the families of the Roanoke Valley to give up television, and see how life will be different.

So what if we can't discuss the plot of "L.A. Law"? We may find ourselves investing in something far more valuable.

\ LYNNE THRASHER\ ROANOKE

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