THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, January 31, 1996 TAG: 9601310004
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A10 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: Short : 26 lines
I was watching the news and saw something that greatly disturbed me. People were actually getting angry because some schools were open on Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday to make up a snow day. I think it rather ironic that schools are ever closed on this day. King was a great leader and a firm believer in education. I would think it a greater honor to him if everyone was in school and learning on this day.
In the same thought, it is strange that on the birthday of Abraham Lincoln - the man who walked miles for books to read - our libraries are closed.
This country makes less sense every day. We need to value education more than we value the occasional day off.
NIKKI A. WOOD
Virginia Beach, Jan. 15, 1996 by CNB