European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday february 9, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers letters dear Ann Landers it was fix years ago Lorduy thai my life was ruined by a Drunken Driver. It s a Miracle i survived. Iwas a pedestrian and the Guy who Bil me was going to Miles an hour on a downtown Street. Mom jays 1 died thai night and in a Way the u right. I am no longer the Ion she knew. I am trapped in a body that does not wort confined to a wheelchair and a bed. One pan of me that still works is my mind. I remember growing be Able to do again. 1 was engaged to a wonderful girl when my life was forever changed. It hurts to know thai my dream of being married and raising a family will never be real lied. I cry at night for what i am missing and will miss forever. How painful it is to know that 1 am Only 26 Yea sold and live in a nursing Home where i will live for the rest of my life. I am pleading with everyone who reads Ihu letter please Don t drink and drive. Don t make another fam ily go through what mine Hai had to go through. And please All of you who were once friends or family come to visit me. I know it is difficult for you to see me like this but i need you. Ricky rapid City. . Dear Ricky life Fau dealt you a cruel blow but the most important part of your body appears to be in excellent mind. Use it to compensate for what is Minseng in Jer lift. Many quadriplegic through sheer determination him become extraordinary a herera and sur passed people with Strong arms and powerful legs. Thanks for a letter that t Hope a lot of people will remember Tuben someone suggests one for the dear Ann Landers my husband is always getting his feelings Hurt. He thinks someone is always slighting belittling or insult ing him. During our marriage there have been periods when he was not on speaking terms with every one of his Brothers and Sisters. The problem is he expects me of Back him up when Ever he has a run in with someone. Often i feel he is inthe wrong. When i Tell him so he becomes furious and yells where is your loyalty i have always gotten along with people. I am not mad at anybody and nobody is mad at me. This week my husband is making Ray life miserable because talked on the Telephone with his sister. They had an argument a while Back and Haven t made up yet How does one Deal with such a person i have put up with in for 35 years and i can t handle it anymore. . In Madison w1s. Dear . The Tot Atlon it simple. Tell your husband Flat out that Era. Then do it. Dear Ann Landers Wake up and smell the Coffee has become pan of american English. Was in original with you . . Virgin islands . I answered this once before but i m Happy to do so Tamim i picked up that line from mrs. Jay Puiling of Minneapolis the Mother in Law of my twin Lister Abby. New Amert i Sputa com Janeri Linden Toomi Jour Tours Yocum 10 or in on a to Sun. Hid Sinfie ufos Obi i. . Force readers criticize congressional pay raise pan of the recently submitted budget proposal for fiscal year 1988 includes a sizeable chunk for pay raises for top government officials. Those of us in the military Are Quick to catch these events but Seldom do More than write a letter to the editor crying about Why they get such a big raise and we have to fight to gel Lousy 3 percent. If one looks at the timing of All this and thinks hard about congressional inaction then maybe one will be outraged enough to do something about it. A Federal commission proposed salary increases for 3,000 Cabinet officers congressmen and Federal judges citing the need to maintain the Quality of our Lead these Days Congress and leadership seem to be a contradiction in terms. Everyone is Quick to blame the president for problems in government but few remember that it is Congress that passes the Laws that or. Reagan signs. Witt that in mind i would think they deserve a pay Cut. This commission seems to be Basing this recommendation on capability. Whether Cabinet officer or Mili tary person we All have chosen to be servants to our government i am a second termer who could have gotten out after fou years and made a lot of Money in toe private sector. The air Force likes the idea or re Taining its proficient professional Nock. Now 1 read that a group of democrats wants to reinstate the draft because they Are tired of paying reenlistment bonuses to people life me. Thus Money saved can go to other programs. Such As Money for their raises. Any student of management will Tell you that you must have cohesion of All sectors in order to have an efficient organization. If you have intelligent Leader but inept workers you Are going nowhere fas. This Democrat controlled Congress is Ottlo a Quick Start in showing its ineptitude. Unfortunately they arc trying to take a powerful intelligent military Down with them. When 1 leave the air Force after 10 years of service it won t be because of the air Force or the department of defense. In is because i be grown sick and ired of the yearly thrown at us by Congress. There Are millions of americans military and civil Ian who have dedicated their Young lives to preserve Freedom for Oil who desire in. After awhile it becomes a guest shot Ito understand just Bow Many people arc affected by their narrow minded ideas. So these top government officials will get their 40 percent pay raises and life will go on. Remember the did not Nave to vote for the pay raise Only against it. Pay attention to the news when the matter of our pay student Speaks out i m a student Al Vilseck american High school and in Ray social studies class we be been discussing . My teacher mrs. Lavato has made me Stop an think and there s some things i d like to say. If Ronald Reagan insists on spending America s Money and the politicians refuse to realize that it s not an endless Low then Bey should be Mare careful and see to who and where it goes. I m also tired of hearing people complaining about world famine. We have a fat of farms that Are just rotting away. Do we always have to make Money off of giving food to starving countries i think we should set a Good example and show the rest of the world that we Are a caring country. I Hope t Jot of people have slopped complaining and started to do something. Ctr Pietrofere Cofta Woeber Germany raise comes up and see How much time is spent Bicker ing Over we Cher to gel a percent or 3 percent. Congress is hoping that the american people Are ignorant enough to forget about this atrocity at elec Tion time iwo years from now. The military has enough numbers to have a Strong voice. Write to you representative and ask him or her straight out How could you in Good conscience accept such an enor Mous pay raise White asking your constituents to make sacrifices in these budget cutting Days keep his or her reply or Lack thereof in mind iwo Yean from now when we elect the 101st Congress. Suit Sot Kenneth d. Iltgen rant ten Al Germany once again the Powers thai be in Washington have decided that senior government officials deserve a big fat pay raise while those of us who Wear a uniform and government civilians also will be used As scape goats to balance the Federal budget. We re told that we like everyone else must be part of the solution in controlling the deficit so we Are held to minuscule pay raises. Of Well do our part because we Are americans. But How can our representatives then justify Large pay raises for them selves does t that la to the deficit we re told that they want to attract Good people to seek High government office. Don t we wan the Sam for the military and now 10 add to suit to injury they want to lest a pay As you go medical system. They have already limited a medical care drastically. What next we in the service Don t have a Union to speak out for us. We can t and should t go on strike to make Washington listen to our voices pie Only Way 1know How la get our message across is to write to our congressional representatives. Thai s what this Teller is All about 1 want to urge every person who reads this to Whitelo your congressperson and Tell them to leave our benefits alone first they Lake our medical benefits then reduce our retired pay then. Who knows Why stay in the service if our government won l fulfil its obligations to us so please buy a few postcards take a few minutes to write. The payoff will be big if Congress gets200,000 cards from just those of us in Europe. That s belter than a Union and if you Don t write Don complain at the end of your career when you find out How Small your retirement bennies Are. And As for their own pay raises do you realize that they Don t even have to vote on in it s automatic unless they vote against it. That Way they Don t have to stand up and be counted. Personally i think each congressman should have to get the approval of his own state or District in order to gel a raise. That might Dampen their Enthus withheld Heidelberg singing groups sought the curious a tube shop music singing group is my treated Mim aking Contact atm other Tuch group in Europe with in objective of informal Rector nation . And pc Airty combined concern Leevil end or contests by indican by by interest. H you bib a member of or know of Wen a group in your a a. Plena m me know. I an do Secretary of the curious any in Malion Whf Gral Aldr atom but i pm my Kelly into tailed in Ine ran. Addrean. number or the group Leader or Point of Contact. 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