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welcomes comments from and can be contacted by email at of buds , or by phone at european and Pacific Start and strips 2007 stars and stripes web site letters to the editor civilians Are too the june 15 letter about contractors paychecks by fat pay is disturbing in that it discredits contractors War efforts and exceptional dedication to the i worked As the military contract officer technical representative to install the Baghdad cell phone network in truly feel that contractors contributions to the War efforts were extremely they worked tirelessly to provide this service to our troops and leadership in austere conditions my Lead was motivated by his Dedica he made big but does that distract from the scars and terror of being shot at and attacked while outside the i dont think he could have left at any time to seek the safety of our wonderful but i person ally spoke to his wife who was rightfully afraid for with a tear in my i told her that his efforts were the work of a True and i still believe that to this Scott Enright Germany waste and fraud at Ramstein this is the worst waste and defrauding of the government that i have Ever seen fraud is investigated at july Cost faulty delays and vandalism Are some of the problems with the Kaiserslautern military Community the department of defences largest construction the question who was minding the store this disaster didst happen Over Why Arent the German the German state construction Agency and All military leadership involved in this debacle being held accountable Why Hast the military leadership kept the Community informed via local Media out lets concerning construction problems As taxpayers we have a right to know How our Money is spent and about Quality life is sues affecting the German contractors were interested in grabbing Money from Uncle Sams deep and in return we were overcharged for according to Public the roof leaks and construction is parts of the facility will have to be torn Down and rebuilt because there in who is going to pay for that i would suggest the German contractor be assessed a heavy Fine and be barred from the and the military leadership who were trusted agents responsible for Pru Dent spending of our tax dollars failed mis firing the 435th Mission support group commander is a pathetic example of the scapegoating and damage control often resorted to by senior military Leader the biggest losers Are Dod their families and american this facility was designed As the Gateway to Europe and affects All Dod personnel entering and leaving the european the the trusted the Mili tary leadership and the German contractor to do Good the air Force Core Val Tell us what you think stars and stripes welcomes your comments on editorials and columns that Are published in the and values letters on topics of importance in the lives of our All letters must be and must include the writers address or base and Telephone please limit All letters to 300 we Reserve the right to edit letters for 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took the easy Way out and killed for other wrestlers to go on the such As Stone cold Steve and he is the most respectable Man i have Ever known makes me want to must i remind society he murdered a Mother and a is this How we Cele brate murderers what should i look for Ward to next a three hour program on the Man alleged to have killed Jessie Davis and her unborn son or Why dont we make it interesting and Combine his life commemoration with Scott the killer of Laci and her unborn child Turazza Hose Germany end cafes Gas monopoly everyone writes their opinion about the army and air Force Exchange services Gas on june according to the National average for a gallon of self serve unleaded gasoline was in sure in not the Only person who would like to hear an explanation from whoever doonesbury is in charge of cafes if there is some one in could you please explain to me and the other Best customers in the world Why we were paying a gallon for self serve unleaded gasoline on june 21 in i think cafes has monopolized us enough and that those Best customers in the world who cant go to their local Shell or super Walmart and fill up for a gallon should decide How much longer we Are going to let cafes take advantage of Jeffrey Jolin Germany baseball getting raw Deal Jacques International olympic committee recently stated that cycling deserves to stay an olympic that in the face of mass confessions by european cyclists to doping violations Vio lations of olympic and cycling but just a while Back the Ioc dumped baseball for Mere speculation and accusations of steroid use by nose Ries of confessions in baseball what an egregious double what biased prejudice in favor of a popu Lar european sport which lots of Ameri cans Are Good Rogge is a belgian Belgium has several tour de France an East identify ant american act ant North and South american at that Robert Doleman Germany would Acle defend teacher i guess we should be encouraged by the june 28 letter that indicates that the Acle int it further states that the american civil liberties Union is a protector of the first amendment rights of All this is another cause for if it is questions should be suppose a High school science teacher in a Public school prefaced his lectures regard ing evolution with this i am required to teach you the theory of Evolur i must emphasize the word theory since evolution cannot pass the Basic test of the scientific As you probably the opposite View of evolution is creationism As contained in the it Indi Cates that god created the world in six i have to add that creationism cannot be tested through the scientific method i since a chief goal of science is to uncover the truth about the natural realm wherever the truth May be we should be Able to compare creationism and evolution Side by you will ultimately have to decide which of them is please be aware that since All of the facts Arent in either View requires lets further suppose that a less godly or americans United for the Sepa ration of Church and sued the teach would the Acle come galloping Over the horizon on their White horses with swords unsheathed to protect the first amendment rights of this teacher Morris Poston Japan by Garry Trudeau he Cut a hours in sorry we if you haunt Toi Simz making this n5v your not 160t another can just what pop the making a Comfort
