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

DATE: Friday, April 7, 1995                  TAG: 9504070015
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A12  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   20 lines

SMOKING'S FRIEND

I'd have thought that Larry Rijnovan would have died from lung cancer by now, but I see that he's still beating the drum for smokers' ``rights'' in his ``Lighten up on smokers'' (letter, April 3).

The good news in his letter is that smokers may stop going to restaurants. Those who enjoy dining in an atmosphere free from that stinking cigarette smoke wafting over from the ``cancer section'' will be forever grateful.

ROBERT BREWSTER

Norfolk, April 3, 1995 by CNB