| Show 'f er 5tandard-Examtn- rki’c JP V iJ n y Opinion Letters & Columns To ef Kosovo He lies His defense counsel -- after the impeachment fiasco ended last year - said something to the effect that “most normal people would say the president lied” He cheats Ask Hillary Rodham Ginton He does not steal as far as we know but his sloppy administra Quit whining about the our Readers our country tion has allowed Oiina to steal many of our top military secrets Then he classifies Oiina as one of the “most favored nations” I guess that is true Where else could they get advanced military secrets for nothing plus a big pat on the back for effectiveness? Almost everything I have read about Ginton since 1992 tells of a man who leaves behind a wide swath of broken promises half truths flat-olies and disappointed people ut My opinion is that he is the worst thing that has happened to this country since slavery was instituted long before we became a nation Chariton Jacobs Ogden LDS Church Why are the minority leaders -and now the Standard-Examin- whining about the Hill Air Force Base commander talking to the LDS Church about emer ployment? The LDS Church has an em- ployment service open to all I volunteered there for 18 months and we helped all who came in regardless of race color or religion if we could Unfortunately many were unskilled and could not read write or understand the Lnglish language Where are their leaders? Why don't they form groups to educate them in the language skills so they can qualify for good jobs? Those who succeed here learn the language adequately Have you ever gone to a place of business where the minorities talk their native language to each other and ask them a question outside of their minimal job skill and they don’t know what you want? If an American-bor- n person did this they would not be hired When you live and work in a country to better yourself you leam the language and ways adequately If not you are just looking for a handout Do something to help your own No one gets something for nothing and no church does more than the LDS Giurch Where is your employment office and job counseling? proaches a problem (“Golf fee hike may pass” May 17) They ask a City resident if he minds paying an extra $4 to rent a cart and play 18 holes of golf at Mount Ogden Golf Course - which by the way is a 166 percent raise (Mount Ogden Golf Course is almost impossible to walk) The West Haven guy says No I don’t mind - it isn’t that much out of my pocket I have plenty of money and I play all over anyway rate increase decreases the number of golfers they can draw? With the number of golf their courses filled with eager courses in the area Ogden City courses must remain competitively priced I think the only thing they will realize with this new rate increase is decreased play and golfers I know they will lose me I spend about $1100 a year on Ogden City golf fees and carts This is stretching my budget and I know another increase in fees will persuade me to give up the game or play less My challenge to the Ogden City Council and golf course managers is to figure out how to increase play on their courses and ensure golfers will be there in the future Is the purpose of courses to make money to cover other city debts keep an unnecessary stadium or provide recreation for its residents? Come on folks don’t you think golf is expensive enough? Don’t deprive the average citizen of a great pastime Reduce the golf fees don’t raise them golfers ready to play Have they ever stopped to think that every Gary Kapp Ogden non-Ogd- What the city council and the est Haven guy don’t realize is that the city’s golf courses are operating at about half their capacity One of the reasons is because W of the last rate increase Why? Because golf is not more important than paying utility bills or necessities It must be really disheartening for golf course managers to groom cut and water and not see city-own- Reader urges care of our environment Air pollution in Utah is at an high 1 feel that as residents of Utah we should try to become more conservative of our environment Not only is it air pollution but it is also ground pollution I can’t believe the way people throw their garbage around without even thinking about how it af-e 951 Ogden UT 84402-095FAX six-pa- FRIDAY: Ellen Goodman looks at Fji's new take on the ideal female body missiles Apaches and an be expensive mistake troops may NATO is assembling 50000 troops in countries bordering Yugoslavia - almost double the number there now - but don’t expect a ground war Chances are they will end up like the Apaches sent to Albania with great fanfare but never used against Serbian tanks and troop concentrations in Kosovo because the Pentagon has decided the risks to pilots are too great The attack helicopters that proved so effective in the Gulf War are vulnerable to SAM-- 7 shoulder-fire-d missiles of which the Serbs have thousands Also someone forgot to look at the topography The Apaches have a range of about 400 miles in 1' flat terrain but that drops to 100 miles if they have to fly over mountains The border between Albania and Yugoslavia is littered with mountains up to 10000 feet high One way to get around this is fitting the Apaches with extra fuel tanks but the weight reduces their arma- ment So they are left to flying training missions in Albania where two have crashed “I think the Apache helicopter has become sort of the symbol for ineptitude right now” said Sen Joseph Biden of Delaware the senior Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee There are many other symbols Almost every week NATO spokesman Jamie Shea confesses to another accidental bombing that caused “collateral damage” So far 13 such mistakes have killed 312 people Besides destroying the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade NATO bombs or missiles have damaged the embassies of Sweden Switzerland Iraq Libya India and Hungary They have hit friendly Bulgaria and Albania a number of times And support the team and while doing this they jeopardized their grades by missing important assignments In February the boys’ basketball team made it to the first round in the playoffs We were dismissed from school and 75 percent of the students supported the team by going to the game Yet the girls made it to the semifinals and we were not let out of school J Frankly this is called discrimination By letting us out of school for the boys’ basketball game - they lost in the first round - and not letting us out for the girls’ softball semifinals game our school system is saying boys’ sports are more important than girls’ sports We hope by writing this letter someone who cares about this topic will try to make a change in our school so that girls’ sports will finally get the recognition they deserve and need Cassi Craven Keri McCoy Pleasant View they have hit trains buses hospitals and a refugee convoy in Kosovo killing the people we are trying to save Given that NATO warplanes have flown 26000 sorties in the past two months and 1 5000 bombs or missiles have been dropped the mistake rate is still minimal But it is embarrassing - and would be doubly so if NATO leaders find themselves in the same dock as Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic NATO’s blunders also raise new questions about the effectiveness of the air war Although President Clinton insists it is working his military commanders admit that two months of bombing have only reduced Milosevic’s military capabilities by a third - meaning it would take another four months of bombing to reduce the Yugoslav army to the point where it is no longer capable of offering resistance to a NATO ground force The allies have agreed that this should be expanded from 28000 to 50000 troops but continue to disagree on how they should be used British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook says they enmust be prepared to go into a vironment” meaning invasion But Secretary of State Madeleine Albright says they will only enter Kosovo “in a permissive way” meaning Milosevic has to agree to NATO’s peace terms first He shows no inclination to do so NATO’s dithering on launching a ground war has given Milosevic ample time to prepare a environment” should the alliance change its mind He has mined the borders of Macedonia and Albania and dispersed up to 80000 troops and special police in Kosovo They are also engaged in a final spurt of ethnic cleansing chasing out another 20000 refugees over the weekend Clare Short International Development Secretary in Britain says 16 million of the 18 million Albanian Kosovars are now refugees or in hiding Short agrees that Kosovo will be unlivable for at least two years That’s how long it will take to get the refugees home “non-permissi- “non-permissi- Holger Jensen is international editor Rocky Mountain News in Colorado for the This is a letter in response to a “Speaking Out” column in the May 10 TX section regarding the draft or registering for the draft I believe the writer’s opinion is a result of his ignorance concerning the military No matter how you fight a war you still have to have the grunts or ground troops even if it is just to clean up I think too many young people take too much for granted If the author were to spend some time living in a Third World country and see how people live he might be willing to fight for what we have or at least support our country I spent 13 months in Vietnam I joined the Marine Corps because I didn’t want to get drafted I also volunteered for Vietnam because that was the thing to do and if I went then one less didn't have to go We had a few Marines who were drafted and they were no different than the ones who enlisted I’ve seen both enlisted and drafted Marines die and had one of my best friends die in my arms But if I were to be asked to go again I would We were in charge of HOURS FOR THIS WEEKEND FRI & SAT SUNDAY 10400 °M01L MEMORIAL DAY 8--4 8-6:- 30 m movmtio ACRES OFiPUAUTKCONTAtNERSTOCKm r $ 6484 S 2000 E South Ogden (Uintah) 479-606- 0 OPEN MON-SASUNDAYS 8-- T ar equipment and I guarantee you you will be well trained in anything you do 6 10-- 4 So quit your whining and be proud to serve your country if needed - or catch the car pool headed north driven by Bill Clinton John Levenduski Snowville 25 Off liberals Seiko all liilk & O Gun £ans YouU Citizen Watches IMPCfOAWTISTMAT see WHAT I'M UP f sues rum against in COMPtere TNG sot NtAL ABOUT 6Tm0fPVUN6' PUNCTUAL ANOPISA- - SANTfVNC' TUALANP 60 "MI dOTTA Sony DVD Player $37999 Silhouette 5 - Discontinued Limited Quantities Doonesbury Colored Gemstone Rings Sony 27" Stereo TV Limited Quantities Off -- Howard Miller Grandfather Clocks 40 xmpunctual ANPPieASANT $31999 Limited quantity Reg $1250 Sale $395 Silhouette 6 r Limited Off quantities 44 Yvart of 2466 Washington Blvd ' Sony 8mm Camcorder Color Viewfinder 1 80x Zoom $36999 5 Closed Mon Memorial Dav 3- ! 44 Ytart of Bvlngt Sfrvlct so — Off Sugg Retail on all 0 Samsonite Luggage BY GARRY TRUDEAU 12 & '© Sugg Retail ovi (OHers Denver Registering for the draft supports country By Bruce Tinsley maseneff- 7A (801)625-450- 8 Like Over 50 percent of the students checked out of school to Mallard Fillmore MJHYI NfePANY 1 Don’t look for Serb ground war errant We are students from Weber High School and are writing this letter to have our voice heard Recently our girls’ softball team made it to the semifinals and we were not excused from school to go and support our team Students who went had to check out of school and miss school work to support our team Many students did not go because they did not want to miss their very important classes Eden miJPONtsee 999 Opinion pages 1 Lettersstandardnet multim-illion-doll- fects the way they live Animals are also affected by this pollution - like birds that get caught in can holders and those choke to death I just hope that by writing this letter I can influence people to pick up their garbage JD (Jefferson Demont) Judd 1 Coming up in the: r Standard-Examine- P0 Box Give equal support to girls’ boys’ sport teams Antone Pedersen Ogden Higher fees would chase away golfers It never ceases to amaze me how our Ogden City Council ap- MAIL Please keep letters to 300 words or less and include your name address and daytime phone for verification Letters must be signed and may be edited and condensed Clinton is worst thing to happen to The man who is the com mander-in-chiof the US miliary has no concept of military life and work except as he has seen it in movies He has been given very poor military advice by a staff of high brass who have as I know never won a jwarfarAnd I believe he feels that regardless of the costs he can go out of office in a blaze of glory if he can get Mr Milosevic out of Thursday May 27 c- - I tiM M YZk |
