European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 b the stars stripes letters to the editor monday december 7,1992 the s european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah Absher nows editor Bob Wicker sports editor Paul Cozby acting City editor George Manes special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 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 Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty John Bomor Steve scholar building 2899, Pulaski Barracks Apo a 09227-3717 Telephone Dan 489-6585 or civilian 0631-52104 Tel fax 0631-50696. 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Physical Handicap political affiliation or any other no Merit Lador of the purchaser user or to a Edwards on oct. 22, my husband i flew into Frankfurt Airport for a visit with my son maj. Jack e. Faires who is stationed at Wurzburg. My daughter in Law was to meet us at the Uso club at the Airport. Her car broke Down she called to see if we could take a train to Wurzburg. We were at a loss As to How to do this. We could not speak or read the language. A Young Man in the military came to our Rescue took us to get our tickets then to the train station to make sure we got on the right train. We Only know his name was Edwards he was stationed at Hanau Germany that his Hometown was in Indiana. We just wanted to say thanks again for All his time Courtesy wish him the Best let him know we enjoyed our trip. A Rachel Spicer Zanesville Ohio a disk responsibilities this is in response to a thoughtless parents oct. 24. My husband i Are working professionals who enjoy having our Young son Dine with us at a variety of restaurants. If we Only exposed him to fast food restaurants then How could he be expected to learn How to eat in a a a finer restaurant with its inherent etiquette i suspect that the writer his wife Are a cd inks double income no kid just As my husband i were by Choice for nine years. Now As a a disks double income single Kitwe have assumed More responsibility we take that responsibility seriously. We now realize what a shallow existence we led As i too have witnessed thoughtless restaurant goers. However they were not always children. A Martha Gabriel Germany a Gross inaccuracies at the outset let me make it abundantly Clear that i had no objections to any questions asked of me by the a act panel. Also that i answered the panels questions openly honestly accurately. I am seriously concerned about the Gross inaccuracies that appeared in the stars stripes article in regard to the a act panel Dodds principals. The reporter states that i said that Dodds dropout expulsion rates Are far below the National average. While this might Well be the Case i never made the statement. As a principal of an elementary school in be never been aware of any a a dropouts or my Only comment in regard to a a National average was about the schools standardized test scores which in fact Are above the National average. The reporter also writes that i said the Lack of minority teachers in the system Means that the special needs of minority students Are harder to meet. Again i never made this statement. It was made Clear that Dodds curriculum is thoroughly integrated deals with a Broad variety of cultures that the schools do have coordinators of Multi ethnic activities. However a minority teachers Are not specifically singled out to oversee ethnic cultural programs such As african history month As the reporter states. Quite the contrary any teacher can apply for this position. Your reporting in regard to my statements to the a act panel is grossly inaccurate therefore reflects negatively on my professional integrity As Well As on Dodds a situation i adamantly resent. A principal Clarence s. Allen Stuttgart Germany editors note it should be noted that All three remarks Are paraphrased were taken during a free flowing question answer session be tween the a act panel three Dodds principals. The reporter agrees or. Allen said that As an elementary school principal he has Little involvement with dropouts or expulsions. However or. Allen went on to say it was his understanding that the Dodds rates were below the National averages. The other principals agreed. On the Issue concerning the Lack of minority teachers it is possible that another principal said that. However the reporter believes it was or. Allen. In any event the statement was made in the context of the q a. On the third Point we did not say minority teachers Are singled out we said they arc asked to help with ethnic cultural programs. This was in response to a question from the panel asking How if there is a shortage of minority teachers do the principals make a torts to overcome that. All three principals agreed that minority teachers arc asked to help with ethnic cultural celebrations. There was nothing negative s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints Are published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be signed include address Telephone number. Address letters to letters to the editor the stars stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. O a a letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which normally appears every Day except thursday sunday. Letters should be signed include address Telephone number. Address such letters to readers action line the stars stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211.mps often risk lives in response to a defending the a Psi nov. 10. Yes we do write tickets we do drive around. But in a Here to Tell you there a a lot More to this Job than meets the Eye. We re also the ones standing awake 2 or 3 of clock in the morning on guard duty. We re the ones who put our lives on the line each every time we put on that Brassard or badge. No its not Miami vice or . Hooker. We done to have a Hollywood budget for phone taps Bullet proof vests intensive Street survival training. In a trom fort Hood Texas on temporary duty in Kuwait its no picnic. You get beat up spit on stabbed at yes sometimes shot at a All the time maintaining discipline keeping three simple words in your mind a assist protect defend. The my corps is the finest organization in the army we strive to maintain that tradition. For those of us who feel cheated or depressed because of poor not bad poor Media attention just Bear in mind one thing a for every one who files a complaint against us there Are always 10 who appreciate our sacrifices. A spec. John . Riley Kuwait copter Rappel desired i agree with a Why a free ride a nov. 19. I be been a military wife for 11 years. I attended spouses air assault school twice up Here in Fulda. I Learned what skills i needed to Rappel the second time around i was Able to Rappel off of the Tower. Next i would love to Rappel off a helicopter. Not take a ride in a Jet heavens no. But just to get in the helicopter Rappel i would be Happy. Will i get a Chance no. You see in a just a spouse of a military Man. In a not important enough. I done to play Tennis sing. No nothing important like that. But what i do in a proud of. You see i support my husband 100 percent no matter where the army sends Nim. I think its about time the army sees just How important we Are gives us some of the Sahie treatment they give the stars. A Rose Burgess Fulda Germany Vikings discovery i enjoyed Eric Cloney a comments in a Columbus Wasny to credit Christopher Columbus rightly with opening the new world in 1492. However experts agree that Columbus came 500 years too late. Norwegian explorer Helge Ingstad discovered faint traces of an old Viking settlement at la an seau Meadow on Newfoundland a Northern coast. It took Ingstad his team seven years to excavate the site. The team consisted of archaeologists other scholars from the United states several other nations. Authorities from the smithsonian institution the american museum of natural history National museum of Canada other countries qualified the find As genuine. In the United states oct. 12 is still a Legal Holiday in Honor of Columbus. On the other hand Congress designated oct. 9 As Leif Ericson a Day in recognition of the norwegian Vikings discovery of America. Norwegian americans descendants of norwegians celebrate this Day. By the Way Leif was the son of Eric the red a norwegian who led a flotilla from Iceland to colonize Greenland in 986 . Unfortunately but True As or. Cloney states not too Many textbooks dealing with the Vikings discovery Are used in the american educational institutions. Such books however Are in the libraries of universities colleges teaching the norwegian language. Also the norwegian american historical association songs of Norway the norsemen a federation can furnish information on books dealing with the Vikings discovery of America. 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