European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 letters to the editor monday october 10, i 994 european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan. Commander publisher a. Bernard a. Zovistoski a. I editor a a. Snipes news and editorial Deborah Absher nows editor Bill Walker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor. George mane City editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial06155-601 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, 400. Education Jimi Jones ext 226i business news ext. 326. 7. News bureaus Heidelberg. Germany Ettla Bathen room 117, re Merlr. 104, 69128 held Otberg Telephone Dan 370. 7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221-10554. Kaiserslautern. 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Tho appearance of advertising in this publication include Trig inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by me department of defense or Tho stars and Snipes of the products or Servos Odd  Perry i am writing this letter in response to the picture oct 5 on Page 2. I had a really Good laugh on that Day As did the rest of my co workers when they noticed the error in the picture of our defense Secretary William Perry pin ring Antonio Costa with the rank of specialist in Grafe Wohr. Done to you think it would have been Nice that our defense Secretary would have the common sense at the least to find out How the army wears its rank of specialist before having his picture taken before All the world pinning this soldiers rank upside Down David j. Mccaughtry  German checks and balances in a a strongly opinionated american of the . Religious right government of the people. Its great to be part of a country in which you can express your own views even if they Are in contrast to the current administration or mainstream Media. As i see it a persons views  be a limitation to being elected As president. I believe deeply that the government should not make any Laws that dictate a religious practice. / having said that a persons religion or Lack of it must not disqualify them from office. 7 7 a 777 in the commentary a religious right a danger to the Gopy sept. 25i think the writer has exaggerated what he perceived As dangers of the religious right. He does no to think the american people would Back someone who opposes abortion and homosexuality and supports prayer and creationism in Public schools. Maybe not but it is obvious the writer . Why  a person with a Strong religious background be permitted into the government the most popular answer is a they would legislate morality a the system of checks and balances in our government would keep that from getting out of hand. A. -. A a a 7. A religious person would not be Able to pass Many Laws that dictate a Tenet of their Faith because Congress and the Media would insure that they a a balanced the legislation. Bill Clinton has tried to impose legislation that i disagreed with but Many items have been a a checked by Congress so that the damage is less than what he originally intended. In conclusion people of All views should be free to run for office and make the .a. A better place by what they think is Good for the country. If the american people Are not Happy with the goals and ideals of the elected official then they will vote them out. If any damage occurred from the religious right then the next person in of fico along with the Media would a a fix the problem in the first week. Senior airman j. Douglas Tully Raf Molesworth England missing sports scouts i am an Lith grader and i attend Gies serf High school i would like to express my feelings on athletic scholarships in Europe. I would like to know Why there Arentt that Many scouts in Europe for athletics. I mean contrary to popular belief Europe has some very talented athletes despite the Small size of these High schools. In some cases i believe that some athletics Over Here Are even better than some of them Back Home. Some of us done to have the privilege of participating in High school sports Back Home because of our parents commitments to the armed forces. But i done to believe we should be excluded when it comes to gaining scholarships. It seems that scouts would Wake up and see that Europe has athletic Talent when they look at the Georgia bulldogs quarterback and Heisman trophy candidate Eric Zeier and Shaquille of Neal done to you think Ludel Scott 7 Giessen German minorities deserving this letter is in reference to a promote Only the bests sept. 26. I am a dependent son Here with my father who has just been promoted and who is also a hispanic. I know that my dad has worked very hard to get where he is and the people that work with him also know that he has worked hard. It May have been that my dad was picked up for promotion in part because he is a minority but having so Many minorities and so Many women getting promoted is called equal Opportunity and its fair. Traditionally it has always been harder for minorities and women to be  the system does to need to be changed when everyone gets a Chance at moving up. It May not always work but its still the Best and to that i say hats off to the military. To my father i say congratulations on the Bigcw-5. You deserve it. Jerome Montano Hanau Germany to our readers let us know what you think 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. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Or fax country code 49 06155601-395, Dan 348-8395. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. % commentary 1 gop benefits from Perot s voter influence by Scripps Howard news service supporters of h. Ross Perot May not be Pero bots ready to carry out the Bumpious billionaires every order. But they do tend to follow the Leader More than most voters. This is Good news for republicans. Their congressional candidates got a near Blanket endorsement from Perot on a recent telecast of the Larry King live show. R. / a Quot of course the gop stung in 1992 by Perot a ability to raid its constituency of several million votes a helping make George Bush a one term president a must be hoping this is rambling Ross final word on the subject. Perot May have told King viewers that after 60 years of democratic congressional dominance republicans deserved a a turn at  but just last month he lambasted the republicans As naysayers while mildly praising democrats for a articulating what they re going to  has the Perot Ian Chameleon stopped changing it has if Perotis Means anything in a recent a congressional scorecard published by Perot a United we stand group . Senators and representatives were graded according to their votes on issues dear to Perot a heart cutting the influence of lobbyists reducing Federal spending and throwing a wrench into world Trade agreements. The results in the Senate a a were awarded to nine republicans but Only one Democrat take a Bow Richard Bryan of Nevada. In the House 39 of 48 members who made Ross Honor Roll were from the gop. A 7\ moreover much of the republicans a contract with american a a promissory note on what the party will deliver if it wins control of Congress in november a should enraptured Perot a faithful. As gop pollster Frank Luntz enumerates a  a .7 7 a. A. A a there is a one third Cut in congressional staff a significant Cut in Congress budget and a Rule that forces lawmakers to live under the same Laws As every  and a another populist Posy a a commitment to vote on term limits. Of course Perot icily warned that if victorious republicans failed to. Keep their word their comeuppance in 1996 would take the form of a third party. Indeed Republican backtracking could Only swell Perot a army. In 57iu 5chmoozin6 Juith  Micha Etroy huwn6ton. People a5kme Phat 1 up accompu5h�p a 4/y 21 months in con6pes3. I Bull tub answer idiots i planned my Senate Campaign i Snep up my apveejisin0 team i returnee phone Caus i rested up. 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