#text when parsing xml

["Kichline, Don (EM, PTL)" <Do...@penske.com>]

I am parsing my XML files and every other value, between elements, is of
type TEXT (#text) with a blank value.  I did not see this using the Sun XML
Parser.  So I used the TreeWalkerView example in the samples, and I see this
in their as well.
 
Any ideas?
 
Don Kichline