European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 6, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 11 letters album ban threatens rights writer says dear Ann Landers i am awestruck by the overwhelming response to your column in which you asked your readers to Send a whatever you can spare to help canine companions for Independence. Since that column appeared we have been inundated with letters containing checks. The generosity of your Reading audience is nothing Short of phenomenal. To Date we have received nearly $250,000 in gifts ranging from $ 1 to $5,000. The letters that came with the checks were not run of the Mill mail Ann. These people care so much. The outpouring of love and compassion was Beautiful. You have the most devoted and faithful readers any writer could Ever Hope for. There Are no words to adequately express our gratitude a Bonita Bergin executive director canine companions for Independence Santa Rosa Calif dear Bonita thank you for your gracious letter. You say you Are delighted and surprised at the response and and it  i like you am delighted but i am not surprised. For Many years my readers have proven to be the most responsive big hearted people in the world. They never fail to come through for me. In a very real sense we take care of one another. I try to be there for them and they always return the favor. I want to express my Heartfelt thanks dear readers for your continued loyalty and unprecedented generosity. The dollars you sent will change the lives of Many handicapped you will never meet but believe me they will remember you in their prayers. And so will i. Dear Ann Landers a while Back you published a letter showing How considerate a Young Man was to his elderly Grandfather and i would now like to Tell you How considerate some Young people were to a Complete stranger. I was with a seniors tour to a ski resort when i slipped and fell on the icy Snow. Fearing a broken Bone the hostess advised me to stay As i was until the first Aid team could come to Check me Over. She asked about a Blanket but none was available. One of the girls who worked on the ski lift took off her own warmly lined jacket and handed it to her asking if it would be of help. Immediately several other Young people followed suit and for the Short time i had to wait i was made comfortable with some of the jackets under me to keep the Snow from seeping through and others Over me to keep me warm. It was cold on that Mountain top and they needed their jackets yet they were willing to go without to help an elderly woman whom they had never even met. Ann there Are some very Fine Young people around. We just done to give them enough credit. In fact everyone that Day was helpful. As it turned out my leg was broken but it made things a lot easier that so Many people were kind and considerate. A a grateful grandma in Vancouver. Dear grandma we hear so much these Days about the indifference and selfishness its a treat to get a letter like yours. Thanks for the Day brightener and the air freshener. C creators Syndicate i was enraged by the City of Dallas District attorneys ruling that 2 live Crews Mega hit album a was Nasty As they Wanna be is obscene and violates the Texas penal code. Consequently several music shop owners were prosecuted for Selling the album. Even More shocking is to think that Public officials sworn to uphold the Constitution Are rather destroying the Basic fundamental rights protected by the Constitution. The Bill of rights clearly states in Black and White a Congress shall make no Law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof or abridging the Freedom of speech a every citizen in this country should enjoy the right to choose their preference in music. If we allow government and state officials to make this Choice for us we Are reduced to something less than intelligent rational decision makers. As Long As the buyer is forewarned As to the contents of a product the decision a to buy or a not to buy should remain in a free society for the potential for two years in be witnessed the a a rude behaviour our american soldiers guarding army Post Gates have endured. I cannot understand Why it seems to be too much trouble for a Driver to Roll Down his or her vehicle window for an . Check at a guarded Post Gate. Certainly no Gate guard enjoys standing in the rain Snow or heat. Believe it or not 99 percent of the time the soldiers guarding the Gates Are even quite pleasant and polite and most helpful if you re lost and need directions buyer and Only the potential buyer to make. An intelligent Public should be Able to Label for themselves what is obscene and make the Choice for themselves not to buy. It is so unfair to make this Choice for yourself and then Force it on others. To form an analogy the surgeon general requires the dangers of smoking be clearly labelled on cigarettes. However Texas has not proposed legislation to ban the Sale of cigarettes. Maybe not obscene but certainly a slow killer. So my question is which right will we be forced to give up next if i am a free citizen living in a free society Why can i not decide for myself if this expression of music is of my liking come on America Wake up and say no to this act of communism. Our country has shed too much blood Tor democracy and Freedom to turn Back now. A Ashley Gillespie Darmstadt West Germany so to All you Drivers out there who love to Flash your . Cards from behind closed windows take a moment and Roll Down your window. Risk getting a Little warm a bit cold or a Little wet. Smile and personally present your . Card. After All our soldiers Are willing to risk a lot More than that and the Day May soon be Here when we really Are glad there Are soldiers guarding our military Post Gates. A Darla Morres Nurnberg West Germany pen pals i am a 31-year-old divorced Mother of two. I like to travel and watch soap operas. A Mary Docherty 4 Scarlet re. London se61pp England i am 22 years old and would like to have pen pals. A Amor Llna Ramirez 401 Sto Rosario St. Bita Nhuan Baybay Leyte 6521 Philippines i am 24 years old and my hobbles Are writing Reading travelling watching to and making new friends. A Liberty Abante so dept. Silliman University Dumaguet City 6200, Philippines i am 24 years old. I enjoy All kinds of music travelling Riding motorcycles and having a Good time. A Scott Bursley Sec. 2/1 a Box 8767 Apo new York 09070 i like to read dance and sing. I am 18 years old. A Juliet tidy 2020 Tandang Sora St. Nova Liches Quezon City Philippines 3116 i am 18 and like to sing dance and read. A Wilma Acosta 2020 Tandang Sora St. Nova Liches Quezon City Philippines 3116 i am 11 years old. My hobbies Are playing the piano travelling horseback Riding and much More. A Kathryn Meier Box 1229 Apo new York 09123 i am 15 years old and enjoy singing chatting and dancing. A Teresa Torres 2020 Tandang Sora St. Nova Liches Quezon City Philippines i am 24 and enjoy Reading singing and making friends. A Alicia Acosta 2020 Tandang Sora St. Nova Liches Quezon City Philippines i am a 22-year-old housewife. My hobbles include watching movies walking cooking and Cross stitch. A Lynn Kennedy to Box 4876 Apo new York 09109. I am 26 years old and my hobbies Are Reading and singing. A Juanita tidy 2020 Tandang Sora St. Nova Liches Quezon City Philippines please place my name in the pen pal column. I am 22 and like to sing dance and talk. A Delia Acosta 2020 Tandang Sora St. Nova Liches Quezon City Philippines i i am 11 years old and in the sixth Grade. I collect seashells Stamps stickers and postcards. A Alicia Dohogne. A co 3/58 Avn. Apo new York 09457 i am 19 years old and i was born under the sign of cancer. My hobbies Are Reading and listening to music. A Colleen Buchanan 19 Clarke s ave. Ewarton Post. Catherine Jamaica i am 27 years old and i would like to have pen pals. My hobbies Are Reading biking swimming and watching movies. A Nelita tabal Sac Sac Bacong Negros Oriental Philippines i am an air Force Retiree and wish to correspond with other retirees. I am 55 years old. A Hal Krieger to Box 1356 Apo new York 09127 i am 20 years old and i enjoy gardening cooking sightseeing swimming Ana ballgames. A Lane guar Tico Palasan Tarasan Tarasan Negros Oriental Philippines 6211 i am 28 years old and my hobbies Are cooking and Reading. A Elsa Gabuat #11 27th St. Capitol sub. Bacolod City Negros Occidental Philippines my hobbles Are music playing table Tennis and meeting new people. A Isaac Archer co Joseph Addae Bohnhof str. 96 7144 Asper West Germany i am 24 years old and would like pen pals a Ofella Yasay 2354 int. 3, pasig line Sta. Ana Manila Philippines please place my name in the pen pal column i am 21 years old. A Zvaleny v. Jacobe orgy. Cam Ambunan Daet Camarones Norte 4600 Philippines i would like to have american pen pals i am 29 years old. A Artur Kolendo Street zot Umerska 12 a m3, 10-559 Olsztyn Poland i am 17 years old and would like to have pen friends. A Theresa Marcasite Fortune sub. Slay City Negros Occidental Philippines we would like to have pen pals. 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