European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 wednesday november 25,1992letter to the editor the european Edh Ett col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publish Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial butt we a my euro Ponn editor Deborah Abehart news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Raul Cosby acting City editor George Manes special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 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 Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty John Rohmer stove scholar building 2899, Pulaski Barracks Apo a 09227-9717 Telephone ets489-65s5 or civilian 0031 -52104 Comox 0631 -50696. 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Use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National Ong age. Marital status physical Handicap political affix Iarion or any other no Mem Factor of the purchaser user or  things coming now we have a new commander in chief. With the help of the losing Side we Hope our new president will accomplish a lot to reverse the economic problems and create jobs for people leaving the service. It s going to be a rough Road. Four years is a Short time to turn things around but let s keep our fingers crossed and be optimistic. With the mandate from the electorate president elect Clinton will work hard with his lieutenants to concentrate strongly on the Home front. With a democratic Congress its going to be perhaps a lot easier. No gridlock no filibustering and hopefully Bills will be passed on time. Great things arc going to happen. Americans arc Back. A Alex i Chickc Kirch Gons German patients must decide the comments in a recent letter a a doctor a viewpoint absurd Quot about patients being told by medical Powers to Trust doctors and obey them have inspired me to write the following. Did you Ever wonder about the word a a patients a willing to put up with waiting pain or anything that annoys Quot a world Book dictionary definition. Wake up folks. The patient not the physician must male the ultimate decisions regarding soul and body. The patient should see the physician As a highly skilled consultant hired for his or her expertise. The physician is expected to perform certain services such As giving the patient information regarding the illness and treatment options. Then its up to the patient to make a decision and carry full responsibility. You As a patient should take charge of your own affairs. If you find a physician who values you and your thoughts and is willing to teach you what you need to know to make an informed decision treasure Trust and respect this professional and your relationship. Patients have a Choice. They done to need to Settle for being a patient Quot or obeying unless they choose to. A Dorethie Hayes Wiesbaden German be fair about religion we service members assigned to installations in Europe often find ourselves at an information disadvantage when compared with our counterparts in the United states. Therefore Many of us rely on Quality and timely news reporting. The stars and stripes newspaper has excelled while providing such a needed service. However lately in be noticed a trend toward the sensational and even the offensive first of All the addition of the religion Section of your newspaper is commendable. There a enough bad news to go around its Nice to see seme Good news for a change. One would have thought that this Quality of newspaper is above tabloid. Articles that suggest Jesus Christ May have been a homosexual and others that question the virginity of mar. Are to say the least an attack on the very foundations of Christian Faith. Moreover your two Page Quot and Quot for witchcraft was certainly not missed. Although the Quot article Quot attempted to describe such practices As a harmless alternative religion distinct from satanism such Quot paganism is on a single continuum with varying degrees of intensity. Its Only a matter of time before the Novice Dabbler ends up Over his head. Lets be fair. If you can print occult oriented articles be responsible and also provide your readers with Quality material about the truth Good news of Jesus Christ. A tech. Sgt. Christopher Sigle Raf Mildenhall 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 signed and include address and Telephone number. Address letters to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. 0 0 0 letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which normally appears every Day except thursday and sunday. Letters should be signed and include address and Telephone number. Address such letters to readers action line the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211.freedom of religion i am concerned about the writer who thought we should ban the religious meetings from the Vogel Weh rec Center. I am sorry these groups Are contrary to her beliefs but there Are some other considerations in this matter. First As a Christian i get very nervous when people begin to try and control my religious worship. So today we ban wicca shamanism and other such groups from the rec Center. Tomorrow we decide that being Baptist Isnit exactly in line with our beliefs so we ban them too. Then in a few weeks from now we go ahead and ban mormons. Who Are you or i to dictate what people believe i have a hard enough time just keeping my affairs in line much less someone else a. The second Point is these people Are All consenting adults. They chose to believe what they want. I can see no harm in these people having a meeting in any building. Americans have Freedom of religion. Thank god our forefathers had enough knowledge of people and their fears to make this a fundamental right. I May worship whom what when where and How i want. A sgt. Tim Boltin Ramstein a German attaining True liberation Quot we need a  that was Campaign slogan 92 in the african american Community. Political say so is Fine. We need that and i have great respect for african american politicians for their efforts. However the Black Community must understand there is no african american politician who has or will Ever have the Power to consecrate total liberation for our people. Being a politician Means you must think along the lines of unwritten jurisprudence designed by racist political predecessors of times gone past. This Means they have to step and fetch kowtow Bend Bow and smile to the very people who have brought hell on the Black Community. There Are some Whites who seemingly care. I can to vouch for their sincerity however i can Lay a Blanket of changes on the totality of White America. Jerry Brown addressed the social woes of America and Whites shut him out. Michael Dukakis addressed welfare medicare and Complete social Reform and he was labelled As being soft on crime and ignoring the upper class. In other words he was too concerned about negroes. So vow allegiance to your new president. Believe in a dream of change if you so desire. But walk through Watts Harlem and Detroit in a few years and see How much has changed. Done to expect the commander in chief to protect Black men from the corrupt Arm of the Law to provide Comfort to the elderly and sick or to provide Hope to Small children who Are without Hope. True liberation can Only be attained through economic self sufficiency. We have to walk the same Road As the jews koreans and japanese. The White Man May change his la books but he will never View Blacks As his equal As Long As Blacks maintain a slave mentality fashioned with inferiority. I done to claim the knowledge of the world but i love my people and if anyone needs further clarification look me up and meet a free Black Man. Timothy x. Loll is Wiesbaden German what mail Security in a responding to a a postal Security measures increased for packages sent in military system a oct. 31. I have no problem adapting to the new system. However this article states nothing about packages sent to us from other areas civilian or military. Are you implying that those of us who have joined the service to protect our National Security Are now a Security risk when mailing packages what on Earth makes the civilian Community above and beyond this we too have friends and loved ones on the planes that carry those packages. As for the publicity part i done to buy it. Why did no to officials know about this earlier or was it that they wanted it passed and implemented before we had a Chance to voice our opinions being played for a sap As the an commercials show we Are or having the information withheld to a a protect us is a Crock. A master sgt. John d. Sanders Oesterberg Netherlands mail customer angry the poor Quality of the Apo system continues to overwhelm me. The system prevented me from voting. My wife and i registered and requested Absentee ballots in september. My wife a ballot was received in Early october. I contacted the county clerk who confirmed that both ballots were mailed the same Day As of oct. 30,1 still had not received my ballot and now its too late to vote. During August and september misdirected mail All properly addressed increased significantly both in country and Continental United states misdirected mail was about 10 percent of the total received. Then in late september the system seemed to improve until i did not receive my ballot. When is the system going to be fixed i would rather receive mail a Day later because people were taking the time to ensure that it was properly sorted and directed to the right place than to receive it weeks later or never because it was misdirected. A Victor s. Conner Meckenheim Germany