European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 b the stars and stripes monday april 6, 1992 Europe Al edition col Gem t Townsend usar commander ubi Aher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial bin we or european editor Oetman Abester Bryan Notan news editor City editor Bob Wicker George Manaa sports editor spa Cal a actions editor of write us unit 29460 Apoate 09211 a or Postrach 11 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237, 255,282, 226,326. Sports ext. 225, 269, 263, 332, 321, 221. Features ext. 230,245,341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jim Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Kan Clauson building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 3426659 or civilian 0471-88782. 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Tha appearance at advertising in thl publication including insert or supplement Doe not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the Star and stripes of tha to duo of to Vic i Idoff tied. Everything advertised in this publication shall a made sva Tiabi Lor Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sax National origin age marital status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non Merit Lector at tha purchaser user or  questioned in a letter about beefing up grammar March 9the writer complained about the inability of Many soldiers to use Standard English like saying a a ainu to or he done to no  this same writer As pointed out by another writer March 26made a common mistake of shifting numbers with pronouns and their antecedents i.e., a everyone. Once they a there is no question that Many people could use a review of grammar and punctuation but i wish to say As an English teacher with big Bend Community College that the army is trying to assist. Sep Basic skills education program sep advanced skills education program and College classes Are available throughout education centers and materials in libraries and resource centers Are hardly Ever used. Besides grammar however greater communication problems Are evident on these editorial pages. In a referring now to several poorly written responses to the letter on reverse discrimination. Two letters stated in effect that discrimination against non minorities is justified because of past discrimination against minorities. Ai Iother letter made the unqualified generalization that Blacks have As a race of people endured More trials and tribulations than anyone in America and then it accused the person who wrote a reverse discrimination of not wanting to see Blacks elevate themselves to a level of excellence. As a teacher i Tell my students not to jump to conclusions or commit other fallacies in reasoning such As rebutting statements by attacking persons. I Tell my students to be responsible and professional because then they will be credible and effective. Why does the stars and stripes publish some of the very garbage i Tell my students to avoid a Nicholas Notani bad Kreuz Nach Germany a a time for Harmony i just finished Reading the letter a finding Black identity March 25. Normally i look at letters for thought provoking statements trying to see the other Guys Point of View. But sometimes i just shake my head when i see statements of obvious Bias and prejudice or at the very least ignorance. For example the writer stated a we As a race of people have endured More trials and tribulations than anyone in America Quot As a person of native american heritage i take severe exception to this statement. It seems everybody is willing to Overlook the native american holocaust. As far As i can Tell there Isnit a special Bureau for control of Blacks in Washington like the Bureau of Indian affairs Bialor bossing indians around As we like to Call it. There Are no special reservations for Blacks As there Are for us. Yes you were victims of slavery but we were almost driven into extinction. At one Point in our history it was the stated position of the american government that All indians should either be killed or captured and deported to reservations. To this very Day indians live at the Bottom of every economic indicator and at the top of every negative indicator. Everything of value we Ever had including our heritage was stripped away from us in the name of Manifest destiny and Progress. If any race has a reason to be bitter and Small minded it would be the american Indian. But its time we All put an end to this bickering and complaining about what was done to whom and who has it better than who. Lets All Start working together As humans not Blacks yellows Whites or red men. The first step in establishing any prejudice is the establishment of differences. The first step in destroying prejudice is the acknowledgement of our Basic similarities. A master sgt. Mark . Mora Raf upper Heyford England editor s note a i letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be addressed to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. A a a letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which appears on Page 16 every Day except thursday and sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211.rooney missed Point normally i find myself in agreement with or at least amused by Andy Rooney a column. But the one he wrote March 29 contained Little i agree with and nothing to laugh about. He typifies the common opinion which states that the Indian lifestyle of treading lightly on the Earth and harmonizing with nature and its innate Wisdom is somehow an anachronism. It becomes More and More obvious that the reverse is True. We must take better care of the Earth to improve the Quality of our lives if not save them outright. Technology is not going away but we already know How to make it More compact elegant and less invasive. The indians Are the ones who have the most to offer in showing us the Way though we have Given them Little reason to want to help us any More. A Tom Smith a Schaffenburg German term does no to make sense in be noticed in the last several editions of the stars and stripes that people Are writing about a reverse discrimination a what exactly is reverse discrimination the writers Are using the term to describe what Blacks asians hispanics or anything else besides White Are doing to Whites. The Merriam Webster dictionary defines discriminate As a to make a distinction in favor of or against one person or thing As compared to  if reverse Means to do the opposite then you Are not discriminating. A person discriminates against women Blacks Short people and anyone else if they prefer one person Over another because of a physical difference. Therefore if a Black person wont allow a White person to be in a Magazine club or show it is discrimination. Please Stop using the term reverse Dis letters to the editor Crim nation a it does t make sense. A Cheryn l. Pedersen Forth Germany a done to blame Malcolm x in response to the letter a thoughts on Malcolm a a i would like to know what it takes to get through to the really thick headed people out there who can Only seem to find one thing to pick on this great Man about. I for one wont try and Tell anyone that Malcolm x Wasny to a racist but 1 will say that he was born a Black human being first until the lowlife tactics of some Whites i.e., racial bigotry hangings burnings lies racial segregation and the murder of his father just because he had Black skin. These Are but a few of the reasons that caused this Man to feel How he Felt. Not All african americans shared Malcolm xes views but How can anyone blame him or Call him wrong when wrong was All he was Ever shown a sgt. Mark Adams Wei Brincken Germany no answer to question this is in response to a Pride in  for All the paper we waste on the discrimination Issue. What a the answer there is no answer. There a Only an Ideal one in which people will be treated with respect and Basic human kindness regardless of their physical appearance or social status. Unless you want to Start taking action and examining your own beliefs done to look for a Pat answer. Pride comes from knowing what your values Are and standing by them without ignoring the rights of others. A Jennifer Mergel Stuttgart German thanks for summer jobs with the Job crisis in the states being in England has its benefits for teenagers. You see we Are supplied with summer jobs that leave us with a few Hundred dollars in our pockets to spend. When we go Back to the states though it wont be that easy to find a Job. So i would like to thank the armed forces for supplying us kids with a Little responsibility and Money. 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