European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday August 27, 1990 the stars Ano stripes letters a wife of sergeant at 123rd is praised Page 11amr Landers soon we will have a Farewell ceremony to Honor one of our finest platoon sergeants who will be getting out of the army. While sitting Here writing the Farewell speech., my wife has reminded me what a great inspiration his wife has been to her and some of the other wives. We rarely see thank you letters printed in this Section but hopefully you will find this letter unique enough to print. Lisa Higgitt is admired by Many soldiers and their wives in the 123rd signal in. She has continually opened her Home to the soldiers and their families for Holiday dinners As Well As other a made up occasions throughout the year for the past five years it Isnit rare to find soldiers gathered around their to watching a sports event while she Waits on them to make them feel at Home. The other platoons Are always envious of the Higgitt barbecues that they have every summer. She has consistently sent baked goods to the troops when they Are in the Field. Last month i heard she baked a cake for one of the single soldiers birthdays and sent it out to the Field. The soldiers look Forward to the baked goods that she sends in with her husband for no occasion at All. I Don t have to Tell you what a morale builder she has been for the troops you re probably thinking that she does t have any children so she has All the time in the world to do All of this. Wrong she has three Small Beautiful girls. Yes she is unique she stays in touch with the wives when their husbands Are away at school or in the Field always eager to lend a hand or an ear although Given Short notice she has sewn patches on uniforms for the soldiers done various typing baked made Candy cooked meals visited family members in the Hospital and donated clothing Lisa Higgitts enthusiasm should be an inspiration to us All. We Here at the 123rd signal in Are both grateful and appreciative for All she has done. Lisa Higgitt we Salute you a name withheld Wurzburg West Germany a Reader says Frank got off too lightly after being reprimanded by the House of represent olives Democrat Barney Frank of Massachusetts apologized sort of. Quot i should have known better a he said. House votes to reprimand Frank for using office to help prostitute july 27, 1990. What is it that Barney Frank should have known a a v rep Barney Frank a better As a graduate of the Harvard Law school who has been in the political Arena for 20 years he knew very Well that hiring a prostitute Stephen Gobic and performing sex acts with him was a criminal offence. He also knew that using his influence As a congressman to fix at least 35 parking tickets for Gobie was illegal and that writing a misleading memo beneficial to go Bice a probation was at the very least unethical. Before committing his misconduct Frank knew Good and Well that what he was contemplating was illegal and unethical. And yet he did it anyway. With this in mind Why did the ethics committee s investigation of Frank recommend Only to reprimand him California Democrat Julian Dixon who headed the investigation stated a we have set aside. Alt of the filth and examined the All of the filth was indeed set aside Frank s reprimand did not cover his most serious offence that of hiring of a prostitute for sex. There is a need to better answer the question of Why Only a reprimand. William Danne Mcyr a California Republican who led an unsuccessful attempt to have Frank expelled from the House asked a Marc there not standards in our society that we will affirm for ourselves and for our children a but by not taking stronger action against Barney Frank the House is clearly saying a Todd j. Blair Gellhausen West Germany a Queen Mother photos on aug. 4, i was in London to see the Queen Moth or on her 90th birthday. I waited for iwo hours outside Chr once House until i was finally Able to see her a a once in a life Tinie experience. I had my camera and took plenty of photographs but unfortunately none of them came out. I was wondering if there were any other americans who were there who took photographs and would be willing to share their negatives with me. I can be reached at a Benjamin Zacharzewski Box 1464 Apo 09127-5000 editors note Ann Landers is on vacation. The following column is one of her favourites. She it be Back dear Ann Landers in 1976 you printed a Beautiful response to Quot meant Well parents a parents who had a worked hard to achieve the american dream loved their kids and tried to give them the Best world Ever a yet who were suffering from guilt Over their a maladjusted disoriented Chi Dren. Ann i can Tell you How Many times i have been comforted by your kind reassuring words. Just the other Day after an emotional guilt Laden talk with my own maladjusted child i turned to my treasured copy for Solace. You can imagine my grief after discovering that my copy had been left in the pocket of my Shirl which had just been thrown into the Wash. All that is left Are bits and pieces. Please Ann run another copy As soon As possible. I depend on it for reassurance and strength. A another Parent who meant Well dear meant Well to you and the thousands of other parents who Are miserable because of a what you have done to your children i say this Stop beating yourselves. You did the Best you could with the tools at hand a inexperience Clay feet the works. No one shows Why Home children turn out to be champions in spite of parents who provided precious nourishment while other kids r loved wanted tenderly nurtured with All the so called advantages a turn out perverse estranged and unable to Cope. _ i have come to believe in the genetic Factor that hits been ignored by Many behavioural we All inherit our nervous systems and if the nervous system is fragile it places severe limitations on what a person can tolerate. Certain individuals Are bom survivors. They can withstand life s harshest blows and emerge the stronger for it. Others crumble in the face of minor adversity. The same fire that melts butter can make steel Strong. And let us not Overlook personal responsibility. I am sick of hearing children blame their parents for their messed up lives. People with All sorts of handicaps can and do make it in this demanding and competitive world. 1 see evidence of this a phenomenon Quot All around me a and if you took closely you will Sec it too. For those who Are hooked on dope there arc drug abuse centers with trained personnel eager and waiting to help. For individuals who need professional counselling there Are mental health clinics. Self help groups do a remarkable Job a and they Are free alcoholics Anonymous gamblers Anonymous recovery inc. The list is endless. Enough of this a you damaged me now Lake care of me Quot nonsense. Its a cop out. The parental guilt Laid on by our kids is so thick you can Cut it with a knife. It serves no purpose except to perpetuate financial and emotional dependence and create a climate of hostility punishment and ultimate failure. God helps those who help themselves dear Ann Landers my father and i have different ideas about boy girl relationships. I believe in is perfectly of for a girl to Call up a Guy and ask him out i believe this is very battering and makes him fee Good about himself. My father thinks differently. What do you think a wondering in new York dear wondering there a nothing wrong with a girl calling a Guy these Days. It sure beats staying Home. G i creators Syndicate the european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander editor in chief it. Col. Suzanne l. Phillips. Usan Deputy co Pandor editor in chit Marie Kominicki Mert Proctor Deanes. 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