Tuesday, April 15, 2003

i like these people

Wash. Post on parents of James Riley:
..."That's just who we are, we're eccentrics," Jane Riley said with a laugh.
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Like their son, the Rileys said they intensely dislike public attention. Why then, they were asked today, were they putting up with reporters camped in their back yard, their sunroom and their driveway, and giving nonstop interviews to all who wanted their time?

"Because that's what our son was over there fighting for -- freedom," Athol Riley said. "We believe freedom of the press is very important. If you've lived where it's not free, or even not totally free, you find out how important it is."

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