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

DATE: Friday, March 10, 1995                 TAG: 9503080015
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A10  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

FLAGGED TIES

On Feb. 23, I, together with 16 members of the current-events group of the Tidewater Jewish Community Center, had the opportunity to travel to our state Capitol. Observing the Senate and the House of Delegates from the gallery, we saw democracy working.

What struck me as particularly disquieting, however, was that all the Republican delegates were wearing American-flag neckties.

What a desecration! What an example to the visiting schoolchildren.

ED BANYAI

Norfolk, March 1, 1995 by CNB