European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16j letters to the editor saturday july 16,1994 these i Hajj ripes european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan. Commander Public fir Bernard a. Zovistoski editor. News and editorial Bill Walker a european editor. Deborah Absher Bob Wicker George Manes news editor sports editor City editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211. Orpostfach-11 14 37. A .64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155601416. To Call us dial 06155601 plus Extension or Dan 3488 plus Extension As follows a 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 Jortes ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117, Ltd Merlr. 104, 69126 Heidelberg car 419, Box 1310, a Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian a 06221-23421 tolelax0622127239. A. Kaiserslautern. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorse ment by the department of Delossa or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. No Justice in Ucma in a a Little confused. On june 28, on Page 3, there were three articles. One read a Drunken driving guilty plea nets airman 4 months in jail a another read a Anco gets year in prison after cocaine but the one that really caught my Eye was the headline that read a army officer convicted of rape faces that raises the question is there really any Justice in the uniform code of military would think the rapist would get the stiffer sentence but in reality he got the lightest. Why was it because he was an officer a rapist seriously hurts the victim both physically and emotionally usually for life. A rapist should do serious Quot jail time whether he is a four Star general or a private., i have trouble understanding Why the military thinks that kicking him out of the army is enough of a penalty for him to see the error of his ways. I wonder How the victim feels about him still being Able to walk around society freely. A Cpl. William f. Dillingham Berlin bad move for education our leaders in the Mannheim Heidelberg area have decided to sacrifice this Sullivan education Center to Progress and eliminate this great Mannheim asset. The education Center on Sullivan Barracks has been the prime education Center in Mannheim for at least is years and was. Designed with All the appropriate needs of an education Center. All in All it is one of the Best facilities in the . Army Europe. The significant thing about Sullivan a education Center is that it is located where the users Are directly across from Benjamin Franklin Village and with easy Access from Taylor Spinelli and Turley Barracks. In fact Taylor Spinelli and Turley education centers were closed to consolidate services at Sullivan. The present commanders feel that it is More important 293rd base support in support offices be located where the education Center is and that it is their prerogative just As numerous commanders before them Felt just the opposite a that education and training support should be placed where the customers Are located. Different folks have different values. Education centers work with a disproportionate number of soldiers and family members at the Bottom of the totem Erie i.e., those needing Reading and asic math skills a ged equivalency or High school diploma they missed out on and lower ranking Quot soldiers trying to obtain College credits in spite of numerous obstacles. They do not have the same voice As those who already have rank and education. I have done All 1 can do As the senior aces army continuing education system person in Mannheim to urge continuation of education services at Sullivan where the people we serve Are located but with a notable Lack of Success we will do our Best to continue the Groat services we were Able to provide at Sullivan to the Mannheim Community in spite of the impediments. We ask All soldiers and family members to accept the apologies of the aces staff and the College representatives. We truly regret the disadvantages that this a Quality of life move will Cost those we serve. \ a a Ernest e. Pcs onus Kafer Tal Germany. Award was higher., 1a a while i appreciate your recent article on the team Heyford scholarship fund the Money awarded this year was $2,500 higher than you stated. The Community generated $12,000 this year of that amount $9,500 was awarded to 13 graduates not $7,000 As your article stated. The other $2,500, As you correctly stated was Given to the Raf Croughton Community As seed Money for a follow on program As Raf upper Heyford will close in about three months. As president of the team Heyford scholarship fund Many thanks for publishing the article. Our Community did a lot of work throughout the past three years to generate this scholarship Money. As you noted More than $43,500 was raised and distributed a an exceptional accomplishment considering the pressures of an extended base closure process. The Community deserved the recognition As did the students. A it. Col. Darrel r. Greer Raf upper Heyford England. C 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 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. Or fax country code 49 06155-601 463, Dan 348-8463. Simpson s by Barbara t. Roessner Hartford courant. For those of us outside the sports Loop its hard to get a handle on the a hero to millions a the a american icon a the a a beloved running Back whose arrest in connection with a brutal double murder has somehow bloodied the nations psyche. We re supposed to be stunned and disappointed. We re supposed to feel shocked and betrayed. What i save my stunning disappointments for the people i know my shocking betrayals for the people i love. Why would i hand Over that kind of Power to a the juice a or any celebrity and Why would a Many a prowess on the football Field Accord him some kind of moral Sway. Do people really believe there a virtue in Fame its a sports thing in a told by people who Are in the Loop \ its about growing up As a Young boy and dreaming of the touchdown the Home run the Roar of the crowd and the adulation of the Victor. Its about juvenile vicarious Ness and grown up nostalgia. The phenomenon certainly cuts across class and racial lines though. Poetic rhapsodies about baseball have become de Rigueur among the highbrow in recent years i read these with the Era commentary my friends recently in at Quot fair Quot issued a report quefst1qnin& tub accuracy of some of my statement Why because they be sen the straight talk on my shows a no moral Wei Pathy of an ant everyone has his Youthful idols of course. But i adored Elizabeth Taylor because i thought she was Beautiful and sensual not because i thought she was today there a a growing propensity in our culture to take the player off the Field the Singer off the cd the writer from the Page the Star from the screen. There a a frightening inability on the part of the Public to separate the person from the Persona the performer from the performance. Prosecutors say they a have a hard time seeking the death penalty should the a a popular . Simpson be convicted of murdering his former wife and her male Friend. Conversely Michael Jackson and Woody Allen get charged with child abuse and suddenly their music arid film careers Are in jeopardy. Bystanders cheered . Simpsons a longest run a As one commentator described his televised flight from the Law As if they were on the sidelines of a Bills game. The really Creepy thing about this is that people actually think they a a know the talking head a or the running Back a on their television sets. That a not at All surprising Given that .�?Ts Chase was a scene right out of Rescue 911, or that his Mug shot on the cover of time has been altered by a graphic artist. Only the finest print a the a a live in the upper left hand Corner of the screen or the a photo illustration at the Bottom of the Magazine cover a officially tips us off to the distinction. But lets get this straight Fame Means simply exposure. And exposure has no intrinsic Worth. Celebrity has nothing whatsoever to do with Good and evil. A monster can create great Art an Angel can score touchdowns. And vice versa. The lesson of . Is this when it comes to moral inspiration we ought to turn to the people we know. We ought to be admiring our fathers honesty our mothers fortitude our friends kindness or our child a creativity. Of we can be shocked by their betrayals and disappointed by their failures for sure. But if we re going to suffer the a fallen hero Quot syndrome at la ast let our heroes be real. Distributed by the los Angeles times Washington Post. News service. 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