European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 the stars and stripes sunday May 24, 1992 european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial i. A f .1 it a ii if a f to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 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. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 342-b659 or civilian 0471-88782. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson Kevin Dougherty building 2899, Pulaski Barracks Apo a 09227-3717 Telephone civilian 0631-52104 Tel fax 063150696. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplement does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the Start and stripes of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this Public Simon shall is mad Susil Salt Tor porch us or patronage without regard to race color religion tax National origin age. Mental status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non ment actor of the purchaser user or  tale of woe i would like to add to the recent debate concerning the Quality of service offered us by the . Postal service and perhaps even our own Apo system. I transferred to Germany last september from South Korea. My wife who was in the states sent me a package in september shortly after i arrived. Well As you have probably guessed the package arrived late in november despite being sent by priority mail and using the much touted four line mailing format. To add insult to injury the Box was damaged and half the contents was missing. I did no to fret too much because my wife had purchased insurance. So i filed my claim and still five months later even after filing a duplicate claim i have not heard one thing from the postal service. In a beginning to think that both my claims were a lost in the  imagine that a sgt. John Levanger Wiesbaden Germany pm prices Shock mom i am a Mother who just came from the pm at Baum older Germany. 1 am really disappointed with the selection of items stocked there. I was looking for a Nice Nightgown and a Nice but inexpensive Robe. The reason i was looking was to give my children an idea for mothers Day. Come on cafes How do you expect us to buy items of this nature when the cheapest you carry starts at $25-50? my husband is a sergeant and there Are three children in our family. Why done to you take a hard look at the Way Wal Mart or Kmart do their business they carry Beautiful merchandise with prices most common people can afford. I understand the need for you to carry High ticket items but you also need to carry a better and bigger selection of lower priced merchandise. I am tired of having Only cafes to shop at. Why done to we have More selections a Toni Richards Baum older Germany try or to the Field. To All military children i commend you and give you credit for being supportive of your mom and dad. You deserve the very Best in life. A Joyce Matanane Raf upper Leyford England editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints Are published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be addressed to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. A a a letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which appears on Page 16 every Day except thursday and sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211.abortion not the answer in a letter on May 6, a woman proclaimed the bad manners of pastor Robert Schenck because he displayed an aborted fetus at a  life rally in Buffalo . I agree this was a desperate act  lifers Are desperate to save the unborn of our nation. As a woman i believe in equal rights for All but cannot understand How the taking of a life is an a equal  abortion is not the answer for birth control. Self control is and needs to be taught not this easy Way out we hear so righteously proclaimed As a a a women a Only Issue. This Issue is not for women Only it is for All those concerned with saving lives. A Angela m. Wilkinson Pitburg a Germany letters to the editor innocent human being there Are thousands of unwanted children in our world. Not Only Are these children deprived of love but in Many cases they done to have anyone who cares enough to ensure their future. Many Are also abused mentally physically and sexually. A rep. Barney Frank d-mass., says a  lifers Only concern for a child is from the time he is conceived to the time he is  they done to care what happens after he is born. But if we Are Good and sincere people we must care. We must take care of and love the children who Are already Here before we bring More unwanted and unfortunate children into our world. A Tara Switzer London Central High school England no place for Joe Bob although i am a Strong believer in Freedom of speech i am offended by Joe Bob Briggs weekly sunday articles in your paper. I am not referring to one article in particular. Each article he writes seems to revolve around women and various aspects of their Anatomy. Based on the fact that Briggs appears fixated on Only these topics i am left to wonder what message he is attempting to convey to his readers. The Reader is Given a critique of topless bar flicks. In detail. Thanks Joe Bob. Perhaps or. Briggs is attempting to be humorous. This is an idea that i would like to entertain but i do not believe he possesses the intellectual capacity or sophistication to be facetious. Or. Briggs appears to be drowning in his own preoccupation involving the exploitation of women and i find it inappropriate that he is provided the weekly forum to indulge in his fetish. Regardless of the motivation behind his writing this is one Reader who is not entertained or even slightly amused. His columns seem to be Best suited for publication in an adult Magazine and not the sunday paper. A Stefan Cannella Beratta Wiesbaden Germany w v children Are special too the real world at Issue est nonsense no in a writing in response to the letter headlined a Why a month for kids a May 2. As a graduate social worker from the University of Southern Colorado i was taught to treat everyone with dignity Worth and respect. It irks me to read How an individual can he judgmental toward children. Since mothers and fathers arc special people children Are special too. They Are unique in their own special Way and need to be treated like human beings. A child aged 1 to 3, who is Cranky is hungry tired or not feeling too Well. This is the Way Small children express their feelings. We cannot segregate children from going to the by commissary or the food court because of their whining and crying. Its not their fault that they were brought there. Children need social skills just like adults. To answer your question a Why Are the children so special a id like to say that being a military child is not As easy As everyone thinks. When their parents make that transition to their new destination the children have to leave their friends and family. They have to adjust too. And if they have a single Parent chances Are they will have to stay with a baby Sitter while their Parent goes on abortion is one of the most controversial topics in America today and i too have mixed feelings about it. If we lived in a perfect world i would be against abortion but the fact is we done to live in a perfect world. We have to Deal with the world the Way it is not the Way we wish it were. In the real world women Are raped every hour. Why should a woman be forced a Bear a rapists child in addition bad memories of a rape could cause the Mother to mistreat the child. Also it could be Devastino if the child Ever found out that his or her father was a rapist. In reality too Many teens get pregnant. Education programs Are helping but the main responsibility lies with parents who disapprove of sex education in schools yet fail to follow through with sex education in the Home. When teens get pregnant they become scared knowing they can to take care of a child. Its too big a Burden for a child to care for another child. Its not fair to the teenager the parents or the child. In the real world Many drug users who become pregnant continue using drugs. The mothers addiction becomes the child a misfortune As it develops during the fetal stage. Is this fair to an on Page 17 of your april 28 paper is a Little column titled a a today a  the article concerned the 2-cents increase in Gas prices in the states. To me a a a tips is something useful for readers to take action on such As an investment tip which you periodically put in this space. How about keeping a a tips in this column or keep a second heading for the column titled a a today a  a Kenneth l. Kippenhan Ramstein a German Earnhardt stats corrected As a Lascar fan i would like to thank you for your coverage of the Winston cup series. You re my Only link to the world of Stock car racing and i always look Forward to tuesdays edition of the stars and stripes for sundays results. In the May 5th stars and stripes you referred to Dale Earnhardt As a Tihe two time Winston cup  for future reference he so the five time Winston cup champs 1980, �?T86, �?T87, �?T90 and �?T91. A Travis b. Webster Rhein main a Germany