European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 letters to the editor saturday april 23,1994 european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Deborah Absher news editor Bill Walker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor George Manas City editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 orpostfach11 1437 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to callus 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 Jim Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen. Room 117, Rome str. 104, 69126 Heidelberg car 419, Box 1318, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221 -27239. Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty. 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Fix Hanau s housing i just found out that the Hanau Community won $1 million for Best overseas Community which i think they truly de serve. In the article printed in the stars and stripes they listed some of the possible uses for the Money. Not a word was said about any of the Money going to the housing areas. I think it would be a great idea considering we live in a building that has not been touched for renovation in probably 20 years. Not Only do we have old wooden painted cupboards with Coats and Coats of paint half the cupboards and closets do not close. We have absolutely no hot water pressure in the Kitchen when we placed a work order we were told Noth ing could be done the pipes Are rusted the outside of our building is literally peeling off and to top it All off the temporary quarters were officially condemned this past summer when the roof caved in. I would assume that repairing the Wolfgang shopping Complex parking lot As suggested in the article would not use All of the Money won. I feel that the housing areas would Benefit As much if Riet More than the parking lot at the Wolfgang shopping Complex. Lori Walsh Hanau Germany. Good riddance to Gays three cheers to the stars and stripes for exposing those pathetic homosexuals at Ramstein a. The Osi agents who made the Collar should get an achieve ment medal for outstanding performance. More of that kind of behaviour is just around the Corner unless we continue to remove these mentally ill and unstable individuals from the ranks of the military. I wish there were More leaders with the guts to take a stand against the Gay lifestyle. Tech. Sgt. Brian j. Baranowski Neu Briecke Germany � help supervise kids Many children go astray nowadays be cause we As adults fail to do what is right. We fail to give proper guidance or do not Correct children on the spot when they misbehave. It s True that every child has parents. But parents cannot watch their children 24 hours a Day so other adults in the Community must help supervise or give guidance when needed. This allows a child to know everyone around him or her cares. Instead of looking at negative things about a child build on the positive. It would be easy to Send them All Home but does this solve the problem does it show love or car ing. V-v4.,. We All have a stake in the children of the future. They Are our future also. No matter what the color or race they re still our children and god s. A. Norman Friedburg Germany. Taxes show ignorance the new Law taxing service members temporary living and dislocation allow ances demonstrates again How Little our elected leaders know about us and the conditions under which we serve. As mentioned in your recent article the increased taxes that the Law creates will disproportionately Hurt the military especially its Junior members. Also mentioned was defense Secretary William j. Perry s opinion that Congress did t real ize the change would unfairly single out the services. How could they not know from the commander in chief on Down the great majority of our elected officials have never spent a Day in uni form and As a result they can t truly understand what coping with military life is about. They have few if any shared experiences with us. What s worse to Many of these same officials we embody cer Tain principles and ideals which they find abhorrent unfortunately this growing Gap Between the nation s political and military classes leaves us defenceless against the ignorance or is it the aim of our elected masters. The new tax Law is a Case in Point. I m tired of hearing the fairy tale about How the military lived High on the hog during the Reagan years. Those who keep bringing it up must think we lined our pockets with the Money spent re building the nation s defense while the rest of America went hungry. Of course these Are the same people who think service and self serving mean the same thing. It s no wonder then that they would impose a tax Law hitting people other than themselves squarely in the wallets Ivy. / i just Hope someone does t bring upmost of living allowance. Andrew  Cologne Germany editor s note we encourage our readers to especially those who have never submitted a letter to write Tous. .-.-. .,.". Letters expressing readers viewpoints Are published daily on this Page. All letters 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 stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Commentary base a 11 Wou id a i be Mitchel to skills by Dale Mcfeatters perhaps the surest sign that sen ate democratic Leader George Mitchell will be the next commissioner of baseball is that he s marrying a sports marketing agent. This time next year there will be a com plete line of George Mitchell hats water bottles sweatshirts and batting gloves. Mitchell had been widely expected at least by president Clinton to Welcome a nomination to the supreme court. But Mitchell who is retiring from the Senate declined perhaps goes one explanation because he is too appalled by his col leagues conduct to submit himself to their approval. A better explanation is that supreme court justices do not get to bask in the Public spotlight except on three occasions nomination retirement and death. True the justices get prominent seats at the an Nual state of the Union address but Mitchell has seen that done that bought the to shirt. Thus the frenzied scavenger Hunt that passes for a Talent search in the Clinton administration has resumed and the sen Ator from Maine s career plans Are still unresolved. He has been mentioned for the base Ball commissioner s Post. In Washington one does not apply for a Job or candidacy. One is mentioned sports writers note As if this was somehow bad that the baseball commissioner is a Complete figurehead with lots of visibility Perks and creature comforts but a minimum of duties even less responsibility and no authority. After 14 years in the Senate and six As its Leader Mitchell probably could t have writ ten a better Job description himself. It is pointed out that Mitchell would be answerable to the baseball club owners who have been described by one in a position to know as26  one can imagine Mitchell s quiet reaction Only 26?" some have wondered if Mitchell can stand up to the abuse the commissioner receives. First it is hard to believe that after the barbs of master political trash talker Bob Dole the tobacco muffled inanities of organized baseball will seem anything other than free verse. Second there is an old saying in the Senate Sticks arid stones May break my Bones but words can make us Force you to put a major league franchise in  after the Striate which tends to Deal in serious issues with real consequences the baseball commissioner s Job would come As a Relief because it s impossible to screw up. In the Senate a mistake in drafting a Law might wipe out an entire Industry. A mistake in the commissioner s office might result in a playoff system with wild card teams but who cares everybody s a millionaire. So somebody makes a few extra Bucks. Big Deal. And after the owners finish with their lockout this year anybody who assumes the commissioner s Post and can Demon Strate a pulse will look like St. Francis of Assisi. 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