European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 letters to the editor saturday november 19,1994 european def ton col Steven 8. Hoffman Usan commander Publ ther Bernard a. Zovistoski editor. News and editorial Deborah Abner news editor european editor bowl cow sports editor George mines City editor to write us unit 29480 apoae09211 orpostfach11 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 ext. 225,269, 263,332,321,221. Features ext. 230,245,341. Letters to editor ext 208,400. Education Jim Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg German to Effie Bathen room 117, Rel Verstr. 104, 69115 Heidelberg Telephone Dan 370 7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 0622m0554. Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty and Doyle Tikman. 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Then something really terrible happens As in the Susan Smith  is one thing for me to get angry about her actions but when i read a sentence such As Smith who is White had claimed a Black Man abducted the Chil Dren it incites rage inside of me. I hate the Media for that very  i want Are the facts. I know that in order to solve a problem we have to con front it and exploit it but with statements like the one mentioned above the medicare throwing fuel Ort the fire. I do not want any consultant to play on my emotions or try to influence my judgment. I Hope All of you people Are not being  to form your own opinions and do not read. Too much into what the Media Are Selling. Mik Sechler. Spang Dahlum a Germany i feel this writer s articles should Bemore closely watched in the future so that these types of problems can be Eli i  would certainly appreciate any response that you can give me to this  Assurance that future articles will be closely monitored for these kinds of racial undertones would be appreciated. Tamara j. Brewer Geilen Lorchen Germany a Story offensive ". T f _ i am writing this letter about an a Story regarding the Susan Smith Case. I feel that with today s racial problems this Story should have been examined More  was this Story allowed to go out with the very last paragraph of the Story stating Smith Wop is White describe the carjacked As an armed Black Man wearing a knit Cap obviously from the two pictures that were published we can see that Smith is White. Why is the description of the Black Man not included in paragraph 15, in which Smith told authorities that an armed Man jumped into he car Why did this writer feel a Black and White Issue must be raised in the last paragraph obviously this person wanted that thought to stick in the minds of the readers. Why emphasize race in response to the article a look a fort Leavenworth part ii nov. 14i am a sergeant first class who has been in the army ,19v4 years and was always under the impression that there is Only the Shade of Green but realistically speaking we know that is not the Way it works. In Reading the article of the six inmate that Are on death Row it stated that Only one of those on death Row is  i would like to know is Why does it always have to be a racial statistic you May As Well have stated that five of the six were minorities. Why could t it just be six service members who were sentenced to death but that is not where it ends. You continue to use race by stating the Black Marine killed a White lieutenant and the Lieuten ant s wife and to top it off it continually states what race the prisoners Are i am a Strong believer that these six men were sentenced As service members and will be executed As service members not by race. It s bad enough that we have to Deal with racism in the civilian  does it have to be dealt with in the military we Are All supposed to be family watching and taking care of each other no matter what race one is. Sgt 1st class Miguel a. Orang Frankfurt Germany Hospital staff Superb. I have been meaning to write this letter for More than a month. On sept. 21, my 5-week-old son was admitted to land Stuhl Hospital with viral pneumonia. Before admission we spent several hours in the emergency room. We received some of the Best care i have Ever seen in a military Hospital. I say we be cause not Only did they take care of my son they took care of me too. I was a wreck. I was so upset that night that i cannot recall names but everyone from the nurses and doctors in the or to the nurses in ice and the paediatrics Ward Are All wonderful caring people and i thank you from the Bottom of my heart for the help you gave during a very difficult time. Angela Josefowicz Derheim Germany to our readers Letu know what you think we encourage our readers especially those who have never submitted a letter to write to us. Letters expressing readers View Points or opinions Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number.  a a Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Or fax country code 49 06155 601 -395, Dan 348-8395. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Commentary democrats by Thomas Hargrove Scripps Howard news service congressional Democrat were Lucky the election Day bloodletting was t even worse according to a stud of the returns. No political strategy seemed to work for the democrats. The study found that democrats who distanced themselves from president Clin ton fared just As Well or poorly As those who stood by the White House. And this election Day established beyond doubt that the South Isnow As solidly Republican As it once was solidly democratic during the new Deal according to a Scripps Howard news service computer study of Complete but unofficial election returns. Even Many democrats who won did so Only by the narrowest margins. One third of All democratic incumbents receive less than 55 percent of the vote while Only 5 percent of gop incumbents had such slim margins. That Means that with a Little worse Luck the democrats could have lost some or All of the 77 incumbents who ultimately survived. Only 7 Republican winners came in under 55 percent. No Republican incumbent i Congress was Defeated. Overall winning democrats suffered an average decline of 4 percent from 66 to 62 percent in the popular vote compared with their performance in1992. Republican incumbents mean while enjoyed a dramatic 11 percent improvement to 74 percent in their political fortunes compared with the election two years ago. To gauge Clinton s effect on his party congressional Outlook the study divided democratic incumbents into two groups of nearly equal size those who regularly supported Clinton s legislative Agenda and the Mavericks who frequently or a least occasionally opposed him. Democratic House members who usually voted with the president enjoy Dan average of 63 percent of the popular vote while those who often voted against him got 62 percent. Democratic Leader agreed that their candidates were Over come by an anti democratic surge that made few distinctions in the individual ideology or voting records of the incumbents. We have something to learn about governing with Unity and discipline con ceded David Wilhelm chairman of the democratic National committee. Peo ple were left with the impression that democrats were far from together far from a governing coalition when we saw candidates from across the country distancing themselves from the  the gop margins were greatest inthe 16 states that the census Bureau de fines As the South where Republican incumbents averaged More than 81 percent of the popular vote. The republicans greatest improvement Over their performance in 1992 was also in the  gop incumbents were returned to office by an average margin that was nearly 18 percent greater than two year Sago. They were weakest in the Northeast but still did 7 percent better there than they did two years ago. The democratic re election margin was greatest in North Eastern states where they averaged 68 percent of the vote. It was lowest for democrats in the Midwest and West. 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