The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, November 4, 1994               TAG: 9411040013
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A20  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   20 lines

NORTH VS. ROBB WHAT IT'S ABOUT

An essay in a recent issue of Time magazine contains the best-yet capsule summary of the Virginia Senate race:

``A noisily Christian portion of the Virginia electorate is prepared to send a former felon to the Senate on the grounds that he never cheated on his wife.''

JAMES AMERY THURMAN

Virginia Beach, Oct. 28, 1994 by CNB