European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14letters to the editor monday september 19,1994 to test am ipes european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher a a a a a Bernard a. Zovistoski editor a a. News and editorial Deborah Aba her nes editor. A. Bill Walker european editor Bob Wicker. Sports editor George Martea City editor a a to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37. 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155 601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 pros 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, 400. Education Jim ones ext. 226. Business news ext 326. News bureaus a a a a. A a a a 1. A 4 a Heidelberg Germany. Effle Bathen room 117, to mortar. 104, 69128 Heidelberg Telephone Dan 3707010 or civilian 06221-23421. ,. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication include. Ing inserts or supplements Doe not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the Star and stripes Olthof products or services advertised. Conquering red tape hats off to or. Lorenzini and his Crew at the Usa eur motor vehicle registry just when we were beginning to think now this did not pass the common sense test with my wife and me apparently it did with the vehicle inspector and the Junior bureaucrat at our local vehicle registry of fic after wading through three Levels of official red tape and being told numerous times Quot what the regulation said Quot i eventually got in vouch with . He said that he too Felt this was not a Good idea and that his office had recently changed the regulation. The change will allow those of us who let our registration expire get a new registration after simply paying a late fee of $15. No turning in of License plates no new White cards and no registering of Quot Insp Quot cars. _ again our thanks to or Lorenzini and his office for recognizing an extreme a by inconvenient inefficient and probably costly requirement and taking the necessary Steps to eliminate it. It gives us Hope to know that in the bowels of the bureaucracy there is some intelligence. A Glenn k. Grothe Kaiserslautern Germany Grams and youth services. Maps do not have quotas we Only uphold rules and regulations. Maybe if everyone would abide we could have giant my draw Down. A. I done to need her compliments because i know i do my Best to keep the Community Safe and sound. Sgt. Gregg Lonas. Chevres a Belgium now a Otic times photo that the mindless bureaucracy was winning they came through with an idea that makes sense. My wife recently went to renew our car registration on the Day after it had expired. Well Little did we know but the sky was falling. We were told that we would have to turn in our plates Register the car no operational get our a a Nonoperative car inspected get new White cards from our insurance company and then preregister our car. Total Cost would be $30 to us and a new set of plates keeping it Safe sound in response to Quot some Are a bad apples Quot sept 8i thought of several experiences of my five year career As a military policeman responding to sudden infant deaths Domestic disturbances homicides suicides rapes fatal traffic accidents and so on. _ what is the writer thinking she has taken one a picnic table incident Quot and labelled maps As bad apples. I am sure there is More to this picnic table Story. What authority does she have to judge others regarding her problem with sound discipline t suggest she speak with the Community sergeant major. Maybe she could Volunteer her time become More involved with programs to guide juveniles such As outreach  free Mike Tyson Quot faces and places Quot sept 12 had an article stating that Mike to son was again hopeful of Early release. It is time to free Mike Tyson. I am no great supporter of his former lifestyle and actions however there were Many questions unanswered relating to his conviction. There Are Large numbers of convicted murderers violent rapists and other melons that have been released after serving less time than Mike Tyson Cari Ken Shelve Babenhausen Germany editors note we encourage our readers a Espe daily those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us. Letters expressing readers viewpoints or opinions Are published Dally on this Page. Alt 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 29460, Apo a 09211. Or fax country code 49 06155-601463, Dan 348-8463. Commentary by the Washington Post so much for the baseball season in which Matt Williams and Frank Thomas could have hit 62 homers Tony Gwynn could have batted ,400 and Cal Ripken or. Could have moved within sight of one of the games most sacrosanct records for consecutive games played. For the first time in 90 years there will be no world series. The owners have called it off because of a player strike triggered by their own intention to impose a salary ceiling. Bud Selig owner of the Milwaukee Brewers and the games commissioner by default since it pushed out the last real one says baseball has Long term problems that had to be dealt with now and sorry about the series. They re Long term indeed. For the better part of this Century a ballplayer worked under a system that tied him to one club which paid As Little As it could get away with until it had no further use for him. With free Agency starting in the �?T70s, the players were suddenly Able to bargain with the owners for big salaries. Since then the game has seen an Era of High pay surprisingly intense Competition and soaring attendance. For most people this would not be a problem but for Selig and a number of his colleagues in the Quot Small markets they re a minority of the owners but enough to Block any settlement with the a there Are constant worries about players keeping keeping up with the More prosperous teams tin new York los Angeles Chicago Baltimore and elsewhere in the bidding for player Talent. They want the big boys to share their revenues with them the big boys in return want future salaries limited to 50 percent of revenues. The players with their $1.2 million average salary Are always an easy target for the fans Many of whom once played a Little second base themselves and done to see Why somebody should get $2 million for doing it. Their Union chief is no sweetheart either. The other Day though we came across a Long list of the highest paid entertainers in America a it included such worthies As Roseanne Arnold Oprah Winfrey and Michael Jackson a and noted that even the least of them made a great Deal More last year than a Ripken or a Bobby Bonds. Whether they were More diligent or talented than the ballplayers does t matter much a people in both categories get about what they re Worth to those who employ and promote them. The players could probably make some concessions Here and there but on the Issue of limiting the salary pot they re not Likely to yield especially Given the fact of a Century of distrust Between them and management. This is the oddest of labor disputes the a a workers Are on the Side of growth change and risk taking White the owners seek a Static situation. _ Selig is cast in the role of commissioner Canute commanding the economic tides to reverse themselves and please let Milwaukee san Diego Pittsburgh and the other cities that can to quite support teams keep them anyway. It really is time for Congress to consider doing away with baseball s antitrust exemption As president Clinton suggested wednesday a and not just in the area of labor relations either. The other  sports Are doing Fine without such an exemption the main effect of removing it for baseball would be to allow More movement of franchises and break the hold of the major leagues on the minors. The games executives Are Given to dire warnings about doing this they warn that it would be the end of baseball As we have known it. Gee does that mean we  have a world series