European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 07, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 letters to the editor wednesday september 7,1994 european edition col. Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Deborah Absher news editor  european editor Bob Wicker sports editor George mane City editor to write us unit 29480 apoae09211 Orpo Statchil 1437 64278 Darmstadt 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 exl 225,269,263,332,321,221. Features ext. 230,245,341. Letters to editor ext 208,400. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Effie bathers room 117. Home str. 104, 69126 Heidelberg Telephone Dan 370 7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Kaiserslautern. Germany Kevin Dougherty. John Bohmer end Doyle Tubman. Budding 2899. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorse ment by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. End Cuba sanctions i have been following closely the re cent escapade of the Clinton administration into the enchanting world of foreign policy namely the cuban refugee exodus. Mid August heralded the change . Policy in regard to cubans fleeing their repressed and impoverished coun try. Now the . Will pick up All would be refugees and place them in detention in Grant Namo Bay according to the administration for an undetermined  again the . Taxpayer has been called to arms to provide the necessary funding to accomplish this obvious knee Jerk foreign policy. It is beyond my level of understandings to Why we have a virtual Trade Embar go with Cuba. Is it our intent to bring the country to its economic Knees so that thousands of people will do virtually any thing to leave if that is the Case the Why detain these people should t they be welcomed with open arms or is it that we find the form of government so repugnant we would do Al most anything Short of conflict to bring about the downfall if that is so then what explains the administration s soft ening on China less than five years after Sone of the most horrifying examples of the suppression of civil rights that behave witnessed v i think we need to Stop treating Cuba like potential invasion Force discontinue All sanctions and then hopefully the Economy would eventually improve sufficiently that people will no longer wish to leave. Alan g. Fieldin Wiesbaden a Germany editor s note we encourage our readers especially to those who have never submitted a to fiet to write to us. Letters expressing readers View Points Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Prefer ence is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely Man Ner. 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. Bly do you want to pass on to your children an America where citizens Are Down trod Den under the Heel of an oppressive big brother knows Best Federal government it was basically a British attempt to confiscate the colonists guns that ignited the revolutionary War. Will we allow our government to repeat that foolishness will americans Contact their legislators to express their outrage at this violation of our liberties will those of us in the military who Are sworn ". To uphold arid defend the  speak out against this new tyranny if not then we deserve Mohave our rights stripped from us and that would be the biggest crime of All. Robert Strickland Camp Able sentry Macedonia outraged by gun ban i am disturbed by the fact that the House of representatives has chosen to slice deeply into the Constitution s second Amend ment which guarantees americans the right to keep and Bear arms by voting to ban 19 types of semiautomatic firearms. Citizens should be Able to recognize this As the most blatant violation of the second amendment in history. While touting this As a crime prevention measure our legislators fail to realize the Bill will do nothing to Stop the Black Market gun Trade but will grossly infringe on Law abiding citizens ability to acquire these fire arms for sporting or self defense purposes. The ban Means reduced business and loss of income by licensed gun dealers and the manufacturers. The subsequent loss of jobs will Only Hurt the Ordinary working people in that Industry who Are trying in difficult economic times to provide for their families. We should not however oppose this Banon strictly economic terms. We must recognize that the All powerful centralized government our forefathers went to such great lengths to protect our nation from is Here now. One of the goals of this administrations to severely curb our second amendment rights by Banning heavily taxing and Over regulating firearms. Should they succeed which constitutional freedoms will they go after next free speech peaceful Assem tour health. � health care Reform is needed As 35 Mil lion americans would testify. There Are however compelling reasons not to move Forward some of which Are As follows the insurance Industry which brought you managed care a re Frame for a scam that allows the Industry to provide less or no care and the consumer to pay More certainly is not willing to Progress on this , also by an Industry that regularly pays chief executive officers $5 million to $8 Mil lion year. Politicians like sen. Bob Dole r-kan.,who have Access to free and first class health care Are unwilling to make an change and any resemblance to Dole s health care and coverage and your own is purely coincidental. Dole and other legislators Are in fact owned by the insurance Industry s political action committees. Do not be fooled by the insurance Indus try or Rush Limbaugh and his minions affordable Universal coverage is a plus for our nation. A healthy population is to every one s advantage. Declan o brie Augsburg Germany commentary lust  Howard news serve there Are dozens of magnificent moments in the movie Forrest Gump. There Are scenes that make you laugh and scenes that make you cry and scenes that leave you pondering just How you should react. But none is so affecting As the scene in which Mother Gump in a last ditch Effort to get her below average son accepted into a Normal classroom sleeps with the school principal. Though i chuckled along with the rest of the audience at mrs. Gump s auda Cious solution to this frustrating problem there Are times when i wish it were that easy. Thousands of Forrest Gumps have been returning to classrooms All Over the country. Little boys and girls who like the much loved movie hero have an in of 75 or less and perhaps some other handicaps besides. Children who will Bear the stares of the other kids their age without really understanding the reasons for them. Qui re n whose first lesson in life will be that prance is not necessarily Bliss. Children who like their parents Willij eventually understand that terms like and exceptional and challenged Are really polite ways of saying trouble for school districts that Don t quite know How to Deal with their differences. No they Don t classify our children As idiots anymore or retards or morons. They Don t Tell us that they Don t belong in school either. Not openly anyway. But the idea of letting a Forrest Gump into your life is not nearly so appealing in reality As it is in the movie theater. The Mains reaching or inclusion of educable mentally handicapped children into regular classrooms is As frightening for Many educators As the thought of continuing without it is for their parents. And who can blame the teachers Many classrooms Are already Over crowded and out of control without add ing a child who is almost guaranteed to slow things Down a bit More. Besides the special classrooms our children have been provided Are usually smaller and taught by caring experienced teachers. Why school administrators often ask would we even want to place our defective Darlings in classes where they will have to struggle instead of allowing them to be kept separate and sheltered from teasing and testing perhaps it is because we knew Long be fore Forrest Gump informed the rest of the country that stupid is As stupid  just like any Parent we want our children to live up to their highest Poten tial. These other children Are Bright talented and limitless they set a grand example. Can you blame us for wanting our children to be near them life is like a Box of chocolates albeit bittersweet. But you can learn to love the differences in people even the ones who May seem a bit too nutty at first glance. I know i did Kim Franke is a Start writer at the Naples Fla daily news thank you to Walpen sift. 6oop son Tobb Pic pm Siru Man pm Malhis Jott or &m5&al biology of and v English 1 go Pluck. I son. Thank you sir you too \ i m running a High school