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

DATE: Wednesday, December 27, 1995           TAG: 9512270252
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A10  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   19 lines

COMPARE

Would the media report the income, pensions, benefits and health-care program of our president, vice president, senators and representatives and compare them with the average American's?

To enter a nursing home, my mother had to give up any pension, income and savings to pay for her care before the government would step in.

SONNY HALEY

Virginia Beach, Dec. 22, 1995 by CNB