European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 letters to the editor tuesday december 6,1994 european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor. News and editorial Deborah Bihar nows editor Bill Walker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor George Manea City editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211.or Postrach 11 1437 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-6014,16 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 Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Effie Bathen room 117, rim Erst. 104, 69115 Heidelberg Telephone Dan 3707010 or civilian 06221 -23421 Tel fax 06221 -10554. Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty and Doyle Tillman. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does nor constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. Left out in cold in response to the article a army to end courses in language basics nov. 5, in by a a cumin Bank Are but nights missing dinner what Are the people who still need these mentus notice anywhere in the world. Making policy is one thing a carrying it out is another. He is in place to serve the people not himself. We give our life in defense of our country not just a couple Dii programs supposed to do my wife has been working on getting her High school diploma and now they Tell her that the program she has been working very hard on in Basic skills education program sep is going to be cancelled at the end of november f understand that these programs Are mainly for the Soldier but what happens to the spouses who Are trying so very hard to better themselves a Glim Dunn Mannheim Germany Edward s. Johnston Heil Nikon Greece quit whining Newt i am not one to complain but my blood is boiling after Reading the article a Gingrich Aims to make House More in tune with families nov. 16. It sounds As if Newt is fed up with politicians working a full week at a time and having to miss a anniversary dinners and kids birthday Newt is going to change that. He goes on to say that working five Days a week has been a very destructive to family life. I got three words for him get a life. I enlisted in the army in 1979. After returning from saudi Arabia i was married in november 1992. In april 1993, i reported for a one year tour in Korea without my family. Upon departure from Korea i was sent to fort Gordon ga., for the advanced noncommissioned officer course for five months and now in a in Germany celebrating my second anniversary alone much like that first. Gingrich proposes working Early morning to late evening Days from tuesday through thursday while he a in Washington is he kidding me ill make a Deal with him. He takes my Job for one year and my pay and ill take his. We Are All on Call to deploy at a mops on weekends i am 11 Vears old and i want to know Why they always show a rated movies on Friday and saturday. Its the time when they should show pm movies because the kids have no school. On the weekdays some kids can to see movies because its a school night. On the weekdays adults can always see movies. I think you should show pm or pg-13 movies on the weekends and the res on the weekdays unless kids can see a rated movies with their mom or dad. This week Haine Berg elementary did no to have school for conferences and All they showed was color of night natural born killers and the new Nightmare. I think the army and air Force Exchange service should show pm and pg-13 movies on weekends not weekdays. William Dvorak Wiesbaden a Germany fact of the matter is we Are guests on a Spanish base. A concerning the recent letter about life in Rota i have found since my arrival in May 1993, there have been great improvements going on in both the Navy Exchange and commissary As Well As Many other areas making great strides in the Quality of life in Rota. Also what is not offered in the nex can be found on the local Economy. I have children in both the elementary and High schools and have found the teachers and staff Are willing to work with us on any problems that arise with the utmost patience and professionalism. As far As elective classes what May be lacking in one area is certainly made up in Many other areas. 1 have to say my children have not suffered scholastically because of our move to Rota. If anything they have culturally prospered Ana have had the luxury of More individual attention. To any of you planning a visit or moving to Rota a Bienvenida. Candy Robinson Rota Spain to our readers warm Rota Welcome it has been 10 years since i last accompanied my husband on an overseas assignment. Imagine my Surprise on arriving in Rota at the improvements made with the family in mind. Unlike an earlier writer i have Felt Welcome and at Home. In a sense we Are a strangers in an unknown territory a but As in any unknown territory the land and people Are meant to be discovered. The people of Rota and surrounding areas could not have been any nicer and More accepting of me and my inability to speak the language. Somehow we still seem to communicate. The let us know what you think we encourage our readers 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 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 bet on Bills and prozac Chip cookies by Bill Tammeus once thanksgiving is Over i Fig Urethe year is pretty much Flat lined As they say in the brain wave monitoring business. V a a Why about this time of each year i begin thinking about what might happen next year. In fact i go beyond just thinking about it. I write Down predictions. Despite my dismal record which in most years is Only marginally better than those of professional predictors hired by the screaming Yeemie tabloids i figure there a always the Chance ill inadvertently get something right and on that basis alone be Able to get a gig on one of those goofy to talk shows. So with that As my sordid goal Here Are some of my prognostications for 1995a shortly after being elected speaker of the House Newt Gingrich will be forced to resign when someone discovers a Little known clause in the Constitution that forbids the office being held by anyone named after Slimy insect eating animals that live under rocks. A Michael Jackson will divorce Lisa Marie Presley Jackson and marry his Glove. A Quot a a a. A after being sequestered for the first 10 months of the . Simpson trial the Foreman of the july will snap and kill the7 other jurors. A Bob Dole will withdraw from the presidential race when he discovers that the Only person who will run with him is his wife Liddy a and Only As Shell Tell Barbara Walters a because even though he can be unbearable he a kind of cute for an old dude a _ a after a Long struggle about who should be on the democrats 1996 presidential ticket a1 Gore finally will agree to let Bill Clinton stay. A the Buffalo Bills will win a super bowl at last but Only after their coach Marv Levy demands a recount that confirms the final score. A As the baseball strike stretches into july Wal Mart will Start buying up major league stadiums As prime commercial locations a Saddam Hussein his other options blocked will invade Baghdad. A ism Microsoft at amp to and pizza hut will introduce a new joint venture Laptop computer that when it finishes its regular work each evening will automatically order a Large pizza with extra cheese to go a a and charge it to Ross Perot. A headline from a March Issue of the National inquirer a first cat socks in therapy a i _ a doctors will announce a breakthrough cure for All diseases. But it will go for naught because no one will be Able to decipher the handwriting of the formula. A peace will softly Settle on the Middle East after the Kitchen staff at the negotiations starts serving diplomats prozac Chi cookies. J _ a Tammeus is a columnist for the Kansas City Star. This article was distributed by the times news serv
