Editor hands over the keys

Michael Farr
The Washington Times

WASHINGTON,D.C.--In a monumental display of trust, David Eldridge, managing editor of The Washington Times Web site, gave the keys of his car to an intern who joined the paper early this month.

"Don't complain about the mess in there," he told the intern, Michael Farr, a student at Biola University who is currently studying in D.C.

Eldridge gave the keys to Farr so that he could drive another intern, who doesn't have a license, to an event in downtown D.C. The drive proved difficult for Farr, who has only walked the D.C. streets before, never driven them.

"Getting there was a lot easier than coming back, he said. "I passed Union Station like two times. Finally I just found the route that our shuttle usually takes to The Times."

Though it took him two hours, entering into nearly every quadrant of the District, Farr arrived safely at The Washington Times building, delivering the keys to his editor, who then sent Farr immediately to another event.

"The life of a journalist, you know...Got to love it," Farr said.

Farr's article on special types of skydivers in Virgina, called "wingsuit pilots," will be appearing in Friday's Metro section of The Washington Times.