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

DATE: FRIDAY, February 8, 1991                   TAG: 9102080706
SECTION: EDITORIAL                    PAGE: A-11   EDITION: METRO 
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REPORTER USUALLY DOESN'T INTERPRET

She is right: It wasn't a ball game; that is why there had to be strong words to describe the devastation.

I don't think, as a rule, a reporter interprets the news for us. I think he reports what he sees and hears. There have been times when I wish he would explain it a little more. That makes things clearer for me.

And when that AP reporter wrote "streaked north," that is just what they did! When he said "on a starlit night," that is what it was! A reporter is honest - no matter what the situation is.

This is a sad time for us all, so we should spend more time praying instead of criticizing. With one of my sons in the Navy and two great-nephews also in the armed services, I pray that God will be with us all. GERTRUDE W. LESTER VINTON