The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, May 20, 1996                   TAG: 9605160018
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A8   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

EMBARRASSING

We had the honor of having two of our children graduate from Old Dominion University on May 4. Unfortunately, the commencement exercise was denigrated by two individuals enamored with themselves. Then we see this spectacle thoroughly reported and photographed by your newspaper.

Your newspaper does a poor and inadequate job of reporting the news. Your attempts to create news are worse. You should be embarrassed. We are.

CAROLE and JAY DOWNS

Virginia Beach, May 5, 1996 by CNB