THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, November 11, 1994 TAG: 9411110001
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A22 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: Short : 33 lines
I am extremely sorry about the resignation of editorial page editor John Barnes because of managerial differences.
My guess is that the overly liberal Virginian-Pilot/Ledger-Star didn't like his conservatism.
It was a breath of fresh air to a lot of us to hear another view occasionally.
JAMES G. BENZIE
Portsmouth, Nov. 6, 1994
I was absolutely delighted to read that editorial page editor John A. Barnes is leaving The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star.
As a longtime subscriber to your paper (for more than 50 years), I feel we need different points of view. We need to hear form a wide range of columnists to keep us well-informed.
Now that I know Barnes was an assistant to columnists Rowland Evans and Robert Novak, I am not surprised. They never reflect my views. They are very narrow and biased.
I hope the next editorial editor gives us a different vision.
CARRIE J. HAWLEY
Norfolk, Nov. 7, 1994 by CNB