Chief's appearance hardly a major story

On a weekend when there were numerous significant issues in the news, including President-Elect Obama's plans for his new administration, the negotiations for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, the economic summit in Washington, D.C., and the devastating fires in California, I found it hard to understand why last Sunday's News-Gazette had as its headline article a lengthy story about the Chief's appearance at the Assembly Hall. In light of all that's going in our nation and the world, was this really the most important story?

NANCY WHITFORD