By Michael Malloy, Alexandria

To the editor:

It was annoying enough that TV anchors, so-called meteorologists and Matt Lauer — the worst offender — repeatedly said that Hurricane Sandy “turned left” or “hooked left.” But when my hometown newspaper, the Alexandria Times, falls down that sinkhole (“Weathering Sandy,” November 1) — on the front page no less — it’s time to stop the madness and the dumbing down of America.

Storms don’t move left or right, they move west or east.