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

DATE: Sunday, April 7, 1996                  TAG: 9604040002
SECTION: COMMENTARY               PAGE: J4   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

GOOD NEWS!

I commend The Virginian-Pilot for two recent human-interest stories: one about the donation of a van to the Isle of Wight family with quadruplets, and the other, on the Military Page, regarding the Coast Guard petty officer who has donated blood and bone marrow to help others.

In a world so full of bad news and crime, it's nice to ready about kind, compassionate people in our midst. It's a pleasure to have something good to read in our newspaper for a change.

GAIL M. HESS

Portsmouth, March 27, 1996 by CNB