The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, November 2, 1994            TAG: 9411020006
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A20  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

VOTE YOUR BELIEFS

Republicans and Democrats alike need to forget about polls, media and the opinions of others in deciding for whom to vote. Instead of bashing candidates, let's look at ourselves and what we believe in.

It would be shockingly refreshing to hear only the platforms and concerns of each candidate so we could truly understand what they stand for and how they fit with our beliefs and convictions. Then we could make an intelligent choice regardless of party membership.

HARL A. HOCKEBORN

Chesapeake, Oct. 20, 1994 by CNB