Three hundred miles and a world away.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: Tilting at Windmills - Charleston Gazette - Brief Article

Readers sometimes ask why so many Tilting items come from the Charleston Gazette. I'm a faithful reader of the paper for two reasons. I like to keep up with what's happening in my hometown. But a more important reason is that I want to maintain contact with the real world. Washington is a city with a tendency to view make-believe as reality. Memos are written, meetings are held, offices reorganized, legislation passed by Congress...