European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The s european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah Absher news editor Bob Wilter sports editor Paul Cozby acting City editor George mane a 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 Dan 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 Bohmer Steve scholar building 2899, Pulaski Barracks Apo a 09227-3717 Telephone Dan 489-6585 or civilian 0631-52104 Tel tax 0631-50696. Nurnberg Germany Ron Jensen building 21, William o. 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National origin age marital status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other no Merit Factor of the purchaser user or Patron. Maps Welcome cubs we frequently read negative comments regarding the police in general and military maps in particular. Recently the weblog Dens of pack 32 cub scouts were treated to a tour of the my facilities and police station at Gibbs Cavern. Our cub scouts Learned about Law enforcement and thoroughly enjoyed their visit with these maps who were caring enough and dedicated enough to give the extra Effort of working with these Young boys. Their tour presentation was Superb and these maps earned the respect and admiration of Den 6, pack 32 and their Den Leader. A maj. Steven m. Shafter Frankfurt Germany god still in control this is in response to a what about Haemophiliacs a nov. 13. I missed the oct. 26 letter that started this debate but i still have my two cents to add. A what about Haemophiliacs a what about the people in ancient Egypt who suffered through the 10 plagues because of a the hardness of pharaohs heart exodus 7-12 what about the Many men women and children the israelite killed while conquering the promised land what about All the people today who suffer from starvation what about the innocent Hurricane victims life Isnit fair. But god is a just god a and. All things work together for Good romans 8 28, King James version. Is aids a punishment from god a if a Man also lie with Mankind As he Lieth with woman both of them have committed an abomination Leviticus 20 13 Kov. God forgives sin but he also punishes sin a unto the third and fourth generation exodus 20 5 Kov. I feel sorry for the Haemophiliacs and All other innocent people who suffer because of the sins of others but god is still in control and a fall things will work together for  a a Brian Moseley sch Libisch Hall Germany Effort to get in shape. The army is sizing history. Down and if you want to stick around you had better size Down with it. A staff sgt. James t. Curry Vicenza Italy a editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions 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. O o o 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. Shape up or. The writer from Kaiserslautern should review a 600-9 in reference to pregnancies rather than take the word of her operations no. Had she become familiar with the regulation at the time she became pregnant perhaps she would have consulted a dietitian and monitored her weight throughout pregnancy. Thus she could have avoided this terrible news. If she has Only 90 Days to lose the weight she gained then i can Only assume she has been determined to be fit for duty by a physician but she does not meet the screening table weight. She would have to lose 10 pounds per month to meet her goal. This exceeds the Safe limit of 3 to 8 pounds per month. As Long As satisfactory Progress is made within the first three months then she can be granted an additional 90 Days to meet the body fat standards. How much time does she need if the writers not trying to make a racial Issue out of it she sure fooled me. Are not some females of the White race naturally heavier also her statement that Quot the system is based on the average White predominate race height and weight is and Homine and racist in itself. She ignores the fact that females As a whole Are permitted 8 percent More body fat than males in All age groups. I suppose its much More convenient to yell discrimination than it is to make the stripes sports Bias Well you be done it again. Having just finished Reading your article on the division 1 championship game in a glad you did mention the score. Had i not seen it i would have thought that Frankfurt won. Your Bias towards Frankfurt continues to grow. First you picked a Frankfurt win by Only 3 Points. I  consider a Ramstein win an upset. You also spent several paragraphs talking about the Frankfurt coaches their lifetime records and where they have been. No mention of the fact that Ramstein a coaches consist of a Volunteer and two teacher coaches. Frankfurt committed six interceptions. No mention that it was because of the Rush of that Ramstein defensive line which did no to give their quarterback any time. Frankfurt lost because the Ramstein defense caused the errors. Your biased headline and article were excellent for the Frankfurt High school newspaper not the stars and stripes. Give credit where credit is due. A John w. Denham Kapaun air station Germany Pride As a a redneck the writer of a definition of redneck nov. 8 has fallen for the latest a politically corrects View of history regarding the writers Points of a a defining a redneck and feeling a embarrassment to see and hear Southern rednecks display and defend symbols of Southern resistance and racism a let me say that in be never Felt this embarrassment. As a southerner what i feel is Pride a Pride in our heritage our self sufficiency and Independence our love of the soil our patriotism our code of chivalry our spirit our accent and yes even our cultural symbols such As the Confederate Flag. Regarding this a Symbol a the Flag proudly flies in Corinth miss., thanks in Large part to the City a mayor Edward Bishop who delivered the Welcome address earlier this year at the City a first Confederate memorial Day Celebration. At age 84, mayor Bishop is the tolerant and Wise great grandson of a slave family and certainly sees through the smoke screen of cultural bigots and rewrites of unlike the writer i make no apologies and express no guilt for my Southern heritage. Therefore according to his definition of redneck he can also color my neck red. A Barbara Sparr Gross Gerau Germany vote against Apo How about one More Gripe about the Apo system since moving Here in March in be read Many complaints about the Apo system in the stars and stripes. More often than not in be sympathized with the authors. Sometimes i just wonder Why we All done to just accept the fact that the system is bad and we have to live with it. I could live with the system until the Day after election Day. That a when my Absentee ballot arrived in the mail. On oct. 16,1 called my Hometown and asked Why i had not yet received an Absentee ballot. There had been an oversight they said so they sent the ballots for me and my wife that same Day via air mail. The ballots arrived in my Mailbox on nov. 4, a full 19 Days after i called. Sure enough both were mailed via air mail and postmarked oct. 16. What could have delayed my ballots it could have been my candidates political opponents. Good Job Guys you won or it could just be an outdated overstressed Apo system with Lousy management. Until someone tells me differently stars and stripes projection a going to expect the worst of this Apo system. A capt. Jeff Radcliff Heidelberg Germany life so owners manual in response to a stick with old Bible and a not totally realistic a god is alive and Well in the 20th Century and he does not have to punish. What strikes people Down Are the results of their own actions. Regrettably these results spill Over onto children and others. Good choices Are met with healthy results and bad choices cause negative results somewhere Down the line a i.e., a crack mothers choices spill Over to her unborn child. This is the mothers cause and effect not the child a. God anguished Over both the Mother and child however his is a hands off approach. He knows we must learn from our mistakes and take the first step in seeking help. The Bible is a a How to instruction Book our owners manual. The rules and stories paint a picture of How to be successful and caring based on experiences and mistakes. It does no to matter what Century we live in the lessons of the Bible Are not affected. A Libby Tuttle Ramstein a Germany no picnic in tent City this is in response to a discomfort at incur like nov. 10. If the writer thinks living in tent City is a Breeze id Challenge him to live in tent City for a week. Most of what we have amenities Wise has been scrounged or made by our carpenters. We also experience Long Power outages and losing electricity and air conditioning not to mention phone outages. As far As his remarks that we re a living it up and that a the outrageous per diem they re receiving is a total waste a try working a six Day work week thousands of Miles from your family during the Holiday season. We re making a major sacrifice of our time to support provide Comfort. What about you a staff sgt. Christopher s. Smith in Ciurlik a Turkey