European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 letters to the editor thursday september 14, 1995 thes european edition cot. Steven 5. Hoffman Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial knit in gayness editor Sill Walker  Bob Wicker. Sports editor George Manes City editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 Orost Facell 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, business news ext. 326. 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Parting i of defense 0 it  european , the appearance o adv Ortia nth in this Public attn Inch ing inserts sex supplements does not cons Stuie Enoise men by the department of def use o the stars and sinp3 of too products 01 services and funds needed for Rich i have read that some members of the military Are concerned their retirement pay might be deduced. Well As my Missouri Mother would say Wake up and smell the  Congress already has attacked the retirement pay of All Federal workers ,. If the Law passes i am supposed to pay 2.5 percent More in retirement taxes and receive less when i retire. One might sup pose that it is All just part of the Nec Essary Belt tightening but this is simply not True. Congress needs to make cuts so it can afford the $500 tax credit for Fame lies with children it is planning to pass this year. Fifty percent of those who will Benefit from this tax credit Are earning More than $100,000 a year. Here we have a government deeply in debt and their idea of fixing things is to give Money away As tax credits to people who do not need it. I May get to help pay for it and maybe you will too. The Republican party has a lot of a peal due to their conservative stance but it is and will remain the party of the Rich. Why Are they considering suspend ing More than 20 environmental Laws for a period of one year is it because our environment no longer needs the Protection no it is because  has to put out big Bucks to take care of the environmental damage they cause and this cuts into their dividends. The Republican led Congress is trying to take care of  and is willing to put the environment on the line for the contributions and votes provided by . If the present plans upset you writing your congressional delegates is the Only. Way they arc going to know that.  bad sibling Germany to our readers safety nazis annoying i can t seem to get your recent article on the new military  Rule off my mind. It saddens me to see our individual rights and Freedom of Choice eroding. Some would say you re in the Mili tary that s just part of the life and the Freedom you gave up when you signed on the dotted  these policy lawmakers Delight in spouting no doubt skewed statistics and in referencing those few popular cases where some poor person died. It s unrealistic to think that enlighten ment after the fact will repeal this Type of policy. I m sure it s going to be Here to stay. Now that the top of our Heads Are Safe and the system can legally charge those flagrant violators the safety nazis will move on to other things. What s next How far should they go i be been an avid cyclist for 21 years and i have had at least a dozen Memora ble accidents. Never did i hit my head though mostly my elbows Knees and sometimes my rear end. I did get a Nasty Case of lockjaw when i ran into a parked car and smacked my Chin. If a Law mandating the wearing of an armoured suit and full face helmet had been passed i might have avoided All the scrapes and abrasions. The problem with these bicycle helmets seems to be that they offer fairly limited Protection you d pretty much have to land smack on the top of your head to get your Money s Worth. The neck might not be up to that kind of Impact you probably ought to. Wear a neck Brace just in Case. Let us 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 Are published daily on this Page. A 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 06155 601 -395, Dan 348-8395. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. All i know is now i be got to follow my daughter around ensuring that she does t forget to put that helmet on lest i become a criminal and negligent Par ent. The poor girl s Bike Riding Days Are going to be few. / staff sgt. Scott s. Harris. In Ciurlik a Turkey base taxes on residence soldiers and everyone else should pay state tax i n and to the state they Are living in no matter where they Call Home additionally if they Are not living in and using the resources of a state they should t pay any taxes to that state. For example if i am a resident of say Virginia but stationed in Arizona i should t pay state taxes to Virginia Only to Arizona. I do not use the Virginia pub Lic schools police department fire department roads Etc. However i am using Arizona s resources if i m stationed outside the United states like 1 currently am i should t pay state tax to Arizona or any other stat because. I Don t use any of their facilities with the one exception of Absentee voting. I realize taxes Are the Price we pay for our system. I just Don t think it s i govt to pay state taxes to any state if i Don t receive any benefits from that state. Master sgt. Lawrence a Schwab Naples Italy pie thrower persecuted regarding your Story involving 17th. Signal in s pie throwing incident Here we go again with another Story that Indi Cates our army still has top Many individuals in uniform pretending to be soldiers at . Taxpayers expense. First and Foremost the rules were established in the outset All personnel were targets. If one can t stand the heat he or she should t be in the Kitchen. It appears that Hie we have a Bunch of overgrown individuals in leadership positions acting like infants. The individual purporting to be an army major should resign his commission immediately. So should the individual purporting to be a lieutenant colonel. The individual purporting to be the battalion s senior enlisted adviser should retire immediately because he has no business wearing command sergeant major insignia or being in our military. A Lendo Bray Wiesbaden a Germany major ruined party i advise the sergeant who creamed the major s face with a pie to Here the Best civil Ian lawyer to defend himself. It is shameful to see that his Chain of command abandoned him in the. Heat of the night especially when they know deep in their hearts that this was not a deliberate act. The major should have warned the pie committee that he did not want to participate and by All Means have stayed away from where the action was. The organizational Day was not spoiled by the act of the sergeant but by the anger of the major. There Are More important things to do than to have precious time wasted in try ing to jeopardize this no s career. Tavai t. Cremia Nurnberg Germany less blood needed i wish to respond to a recent letter concerning the Neucom blood program and what i consider unjust criticism of that pro Gram.  " -. -.--. -. As the joint blood program officer for Neucom i coordinate the theater blood program with the component blood pro Gram representatives. In my position at Headquarters i have a unique theater perspective in regard to blood product usage and collection. \ first thanks to All of the donors who make the program work. Donations Are greatly appreciated and we need continued support for the program. Second As a result of theater downsizing the Neucom blood program must be reduced in scope. There fore to provide our decreased number of patients the same Quality blood products and minimize resource waste fewer units oxblood must be collected. Each respective component blood pro Gram officer recognizes the significant med ical benefits provided by the donor Popula Tion residing in Europe and also understands the individual sacrifices in donating. They Are also cognizant of the deep personal satisfaction a donor experiences after donating blood and empathize with the frustration Felt by the donor when in. Able to donate. The ultimate goal of the Neucom blood program is to collect Only the amount of mood that is needed to support the medical treatment facilities Neucom exercises operations and to waste none. This approach prevents excessive collections and maintains an eligible donor base in Case of emergency this goal demands a delicate balance be tween use projections and donor turnout at scheduled blood drives. When a blood drive is cancelled closed Early or not scheduled for a particular Loca Tion it is not intended to avoid frustrate or offend Pur valued donors. It is to preserve their eligibility to donate at a suitable time and location when their blood will be the most beneficial to the recipient thus reducing the possibility of unnecessary collections arid waste. Fewer patients in need Means fewer units collected reducing the opportunities to do Nate. This is a Neucom draw Down reality that unfortunately must be recognized. Capt. Robert k. Belljr. Stuttgart Germany son in fuck about what pop ia1hathap you Why have you i lost my Jos pop. A of Sitter anymore. &ja1taminut&. You us of baby sitting right. You Saip you Hap your own Tvan Tycus 6uy5td