European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                J Pago 14i letters to the editor tuesday december 7,1993 thes eur opt edition col fat Tvan s. Hoffman Usan cps nmn not a pub a he Bernard a. Zovistoski a editor ,. News and editorial Haborth a Thor news editor a i Walker european editor Job Wicker sports editor oar Gemanda City editor to write us unit 29480apo a 09311 or Post Facell 143764278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 0615901418 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-6 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. 206. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. A news bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joesph Owen. Room 117. A Mem. 104, 69126 held ehg or 419, Box 1318, Apo a 09103 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 0�32l>234311alakw 00321-37339. 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Including insert or supplements Doe not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and Stripe of the product or services advertised. . For everyone our school systems spend lots of Money each year funding new different and Well promoted Reading programs. Unfortunately at some Point topic say becomes look guess whole language degenerates into guessing and Quot see and say becomes Quot see and guess a because the words Are getting too big to memorize we laugh at the boy in the movie Quot Dennis the menace who reads sob hobbled for sobbed. We laughed at the boy in my sixth Grade class who read applesauce w for applause. We should be helping these belli1 in Lipil kids not making Tun of them. Quot 1 heard about  auditory disc rim Archt workshop and Fedren who do hot read on by Laws such As the individual with disabilities educational act idea and the american with disabilities act Ada. Or. Dobson Slack of knowledge on the ill nature of cognitive developmental delays is abysmal. His condescending article is an insult to All people with cognitive delays and their families. To doubt the need of self Worth in an individual is to deny his humanity. A Maura Rodriguez / Mons Belgium in depth Tat a parent1 Learned that Childre a a nation their own Are not Lazy stupid unwilling or unmotivated but Nave a neurological dysfunction during the Reading process the brain routes the written symbols from the Page to a specific part of the brain for interpretation. However in about 33 percent of the population this part of the brain just above the left ear does t function properly. These people can learn to Quot feel words Ana develop new pathways in the brain enabling them to read with . If your child attends a school where . Is used he will learn to read if he does to you should wonder if your tax dollars  be better used training primary level department of defense dependents schools teachers to use  rather than programs that address Only the two thirds of Pic population who would learn to read no matter what methods were used. The strength of the . Program is that it works for everyone. Lets give All our kids a Chance at Success in school. A Cheryl Dougan Baum older Germany. A. Ideas on self respect or. Dobson a answer on the need of self esteem of people who Haye mental retardation and other cognitive delays was probably Well intended but quite disturbing. Why does or. Dobson wish that it would be better for these individuals to be without self esteem people who have these types of disabilities by genetic condition or. Acquired through illness Are. People. They Are full fledged human beings not sub humane creatures As depicted in his article. Even so called a a Normal children would probably crave for love and behave Quot abnormally Quot if locked up All their lives without meaningful human Contact in a miserable institution just As All of us they Are individuals who have the same feelings aspirations and a Strong need of belonging or. Hobsons a professional answer is based on a personal experience that occurred 20 to 30 years ago when such individuals were routinely institutionalized and dismissed by society. Or. Dobson goes on claiming that Quot they Call themselves  nothing could be further from the truth a  people arc the ones using this stigmatizing Label to justify their ignorance about this Handicap by further perpetuating the myth of a person with mental retardation As having less than a a human qualities. My son who has cognitive delays is experiencing first hand what the Label a retard a does to an individuals value in this society. Daily he carries this cruel stigma struggling to show us a a Normal people that he is capable of achievement self Worth and self respect. Being allowed to co to a a a regular school and participate in it regu Are classes Are certainly not special or kind favors but entitlements Given to him a Long time ago when i was a Young girl my family moved from Guam to Naples Italy yes i must agree Guam was and in a sure Stilt is an Island Paradise. The culture Shock a recent letter writer is facing must be close to unbearable. But being a tried and True a military brat and now family Mem bar in be Learned not to pass judgment on a place until in be been there Tor at least six months to a year. When i lived in. Naples 1 lived through Many of the same experiences he is now enduring and i done to remember my parents Ever complaining. We had no water a drinking or otherwise frequently and Power shortages were common. We stocked plenty of candles and since we did no to have Central heat we kept our Home warm with kerosene and Bombola Heaters. I seem to remember getting shots often since cholera outbreaks were common. Crime is a problem there but crime is a problem everywhere. We had our Volkswagen Van stolen and it was used to steal our neighbors furniture. Once on the Way Back to the train station from shoe Alley i had a Gold Cross and Chain ripped off my  i agree the traffic can be dangerous but have you driven in any Large cities in the United states lately its really no worse. There were no government quarters when we were there and trash is not As bad As it is in other parts of the world. My Point is please give Bella Napoli a Chance. It just takes time to adjust. A Donna Porter Mutschler Mannheim Germany 1 a right unrestricted a recent letter writer asked some Basic questions about the militia the Taw concerning the militia is in the United states code .c. A the militia of the United states consists of All Able bodied males at least 17 years of age and. Under 45 years of age who Are. Citizens of the United Stales title 10 .c., Section 311the Law gives a Clear Defi a a a a a ase j.  to read. Is the militia Only the National guard no. A the classes of the militia Are 1 the organized militia which consists of the National guard and the naval militia and 2 the unorganized militia which consists of the members of the militia who Are not members of the National guard or the naval  title in .c., Section 311. 1 suspect the letter writer if he Isnit on Active duty most members of handgun control inc. And most members of the National Rifle association Are members of the militia. Did the Constitution s authors publish reasons for armed civilians yes they did a series of newspaper editorials explaining nation of the militia. The base Legal offices Law Library has a set of. The .c. For anyone the Constitution was published in new York in 1787-88, these editorials Are known today As the federalist papers. Federalist paper 46, by James Madison illustrates Why armed citizenry is essential. It is essential individual citizens maintain the ultimate coercive Power instruments of violence to balance that of the government. They protect personal Liberty acting As a final counter to any tyrannical National government. Armed cil Zens defending the Constitution can ire move a tyrant As a last resort by Force of arms. Is this right unrestricted no. Some persons convicted felons drug abusers and the mentally incompetent Are forbidden to possess firearms. Private automatic weapons have been strictly controlled for almost 70 years. The militia is "well-regulated.�?�. A a master sgt. David l. Gerber Spang Dahlem a Germany what about Eagle flight your Story a comforting the kurd so nov. 14left out the men and women of a Eagle flight detachment. Eagle flight is part of the joint task Force assigned to operation provide go fort Iii. Eagle flight provides the Only coalition aircraft that Fly into the Northern Quot no Fly zone and land the fighters bombers tankers and airborne warning and control system Fly Over Iraq everyday. Eagle flight flies into Iraq and actually lands. Almost Alt of the people and supplies going into the military coordination Center at Zachko Iraq Fly in on Eagle flight aircraft. Eagle flight flies very important people politicians no government officials and coalition representatives into and out of Northern Iraq several times a month. During the Winter months when Many of the roads Are impassable tons of food and other humanitarian Aid is delivered by Eagle flight by air. Many of the kurdish villages Are not within reach of ground vehicles and Are just too far away to get any regular visits at All. For these people the sight of eagles Black Hawks flying Over is a sign that All is Well and world has not forgotten them. Eagle fight is the soldiers of co a 6/159 Avn regt from Gie Belstadt Germany. Without Eagle flight there would be a lot less a a comforts in operation provide Comfort. A Chier warrant officer 2 Perry Matthews Gie Belstadt Germany editor s note we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us. Letters expressing readers viewpoints or opinions Are published Dally on this Page All tetters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Send to letters to the editor the stars and Stripe unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Pal Tex a Lucky break a a Pute is on Lien Elf Efty Nob Contact i Huib wound. Exifckbund-0nod idea Ivi j j try. Dal Tex. £17