THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, May 5, 1995 TAG: 9505040125
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 06 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: Short : 43 lines
I think it is a disgrace for the state of Virginia to buy a half-page ad in all the widely circulated newspapers across the state, when so many people are fighting drug and alcohol abuse.
They have a large state ABC Board logo under the ad and then in small print it says, ``paid by individual liquor distributors.''
In my years as a practicing alcoholic, I knew where the ABC stores were and all the bootleggers.
I am sure this money could be put to a much better cause - drug and alcohol abuse prevention.
Our city and state has enough problems without further ruining the state's image.
Harry D. Tevis
Portsmouth Inflicting pain
The sadness of the bombing in Oklahoma City is beyond any words. No person can see the pictures, hear the stories and not feel an ache in their heart and a sick feeling in the stomach.
When the news broke, people did rush to judgment and go directly to a known adversary. It is an easy assumption to make. Unfortunately, sometimes our enemies can be among us, looking just like everyone else.
In many of the news programs and newspapers, I heard time after time people saying, ``I can't believe an American would do this to other Americans.'' Should not the point be, why any person would do this to other persons, regardless of race, nationality or religion?
It's another example of man's inhumanity to man.
Helen R. Schloss
Suffolk by CNB