European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 07, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday february 1993 the stars and stripes a Page 15 commentary what newspapers Are saying at Home the following editorial excerpts Are selected from a Cross Section of newspapers throughout the ten itch states. The editorials arc provided by the associated press and United press International. The Dally times Farmington . President Clinton intent on admitting homosexuals to the . Military services went through the motions of inviting the joint chiefs of staff to the White House to discuss the matter. Voting machines should be set up at All . Military installations and mail in ballots should be supplied to every Serviceman and woman on detached duty such As recruiting vote by All members of the military on this Issue. Chicago Sun times it s time for Bill Clinton to give it up and Start acting like commander in chief. The 10-Day episode Over whether to end this country s ban of homosexuals in the military was a disgrace colossal waste of time. Boston Herald it was inevitable Clinton s Promise to lift the ban on Gays in the armed forces a Ould generate a firestorm of controversy. That is not an argument Foror against it. But people May reasonably wonder Why this Issue had to be raised during Clinton s first week in office. It s the Economy stupid remember. Star Tribune newspaper off the twin cities Minneapolis the Boycott Colorado Campaign Springs from the right motive to energize progressive coloradans to overturn a bigoted anti Gay initiative. Minnesotans should support the Boycott. The Decatur Ala Dally thu Good Marshall about had made it to the top of most southerners 10 most hated list by the mid-1960s. His appointment to the supreme court by Lyndon Johnson in 1967 was unpopular in Dixie. The 84-year-old former associate Justice who died Jan. 24 after a distinguished career was relentless in his Pursuit of equal rights for Blacks. He helped Many people understand that when one segment of society or one individual is denied due process the freedoms of All Are at jeopardy the Philadelphia Dally news one Day after the death of Justice Thurgood Marshall a Man who believed the state has no business killing its citizens the . Supreme court returned to the task of freeing executions from All that Legal time a majority of the court decided that innocence is not enough to Merit a review of a trial that resulted in a death sentence. In other words absent some other More fascinating constitutional Issue the innocent condemned should take their Medicine and Stop bitching about How they did t do it. The Milwaukee journal after years of Chipping away at the Federal Appeal rights of prisoners sentenced to death the . Supreme court has now pushed its position on capital punishment to truly orwellian extremes. In a Texas Case the court ruled that a death Row inmate who finds evidence of his or her innocence after trial is not entitled to a hearing in Federal court if the state refuses to Grant a new trial. Innocence it seems is irrelevant to Justice. The times Picayune new Orleans president Clinton plans to unveil his widely anticipated economic proposals in a feb. 17 address to Congress. The plan apparently will include $15 billion to $20 billion in spending and business tax credits so stimulate the Economy the nation s no. 1 priority remains the. Growing Federal deficit deficit reduction remains the prize and. Clinton should focus on it. Tuu hoop mme mat. Charleston . Daily mall appointing Hillary Clinton to head the task Force on health could prove to be a Blessing or a curse to president Clinton. Obviously this change in the role of the first lady takes a Little getting used to. But the change should be Given a Chance. The news journal Wilmington Del. The Clinton administration is considering a plan tomake childhood vaccines available to All children free of charge. It is an ambitious and expensive proposal. This Clinton plan would solve the Cost problems associated with Universal immunization. But an extensive education program would have to go hand in hand with it. It is shameful that immunization is now a privilege not a right. No children in the United state should go unprotected against childhood diseases. Pittsburgh Post Gazette poor Bill Clinton. The new president barely had time to bite into his first Post inaugural egg Mcruffin before the polls arrived to ruin his appetite. But or. Clinton should be careful not to read too much into such polls. After All he is leading the country not the other Way around. As for those disapproval ratings cheer up or. President. You have three years and 50 weeks to turn things around. Daily news los Angeles freshmen republicans in the House of representatives took on the leaders of both parties recently and for once neither seniority nor the democrats numerical advantage in Congress prevailed. In a remarkable Victory the gop rookies convinced a majority of House members to abolish a panel that performs almost no legitimate function the select committee on narcotics abuse and control. Now the freshmen lawmakers Are aiming their sights on three remaining select committees. Killing the select committee on hunger for example would still leave the Issue of hunger in the hands of 11 legislative subcommittees of Congress. The Hillsdale Mich Dally news events Over the last few Days have made most people Stop and think. Sears announced it would no longer publish the big Book after 97 years and would close Down a string of smaller stores and Catalon shops. Ism announced 25,000 More cuts bringing Job losses to about 65,000 in the last year from the world s biggest computer company. Free Enterprise can be painful at times particularly at times of change and growth which is happening right now but free Enterprise is one of the most important aspects of the american Way. The Miami Herald Daniel Ortega the sandinista opposition Leader says euphemistically that there is a latent War i Nicaragua. Or. Ortega then stops Halfway into his analysis by blaming the crisis on Nicaragua s "60 percent unemployment and other socioeconomic problems. Sadly the War Between re contras and government forces is rapidly going from latent to Active. The Washington Post pension funds control $3 trillion in investments. In the Clinton administration and Congress there s growing enthusiasm for tapping that enormous Pool of Money a Little More heavily for the big construction projects that used to be called Public works but arc now More fashionably known As infrastructure. It s an idea that carries a lot of dangers with it chief of which is the danger of expanding the pork barrel at the expense of the pensioners. Examiner san Francisco Charlie Peters the editor of the Washington monthly who has lived in Washington for three decades thinks the capital s dating scene is in for some changes during the Clinton presidency. People on dates will be talking about the issues now. About health care Reform things like that he predicts. But Charlie rest assured of one fundamental even wonks need love. The Boston Globe a Wall of denial braced by euphemisms has been built around German physicians who once diagnosed chronically ill children As unworthy of life and have since moved into leadership positions in German and International Medicine. But that Wall is crumbling around or. Hans Joachim severing who resigned on Jan. 23 As president elect of the world medical association which represents 3.5 million doctors worldwide. Severing and former practitioners of nazi Medicine belong on the watch lists of both the . Justice department and human rights groups. Doctors who do harm should be haired both from . Soil and leadership positions in International organizations. The Columbus Ohio dispatch the big three automakers appear ready to wave a White Flag that says we can t compete As they sen the r lawyers into Legal Battles aimed at forcing . Consumers to buy More american Brand cars at higher prices. This game of protectionism is shameful because it asks american Consumers to subsidize inefficient industries and Over compensated management and employees
