European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes letters to the editor wednesday december 9,1992 thes european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah Aba her news editor Bob Wicker sports editor peul Cozby 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 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. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National origin age marital status. Physical Handicap political affiliation or any other no Merit Factor of the purchaser user or  a morality so the Rev. Jerry Falwell has Given president elect Clinton 100 Days to change his platform on abortion homosexual rights and other key issues or else. Or else Falwell will reinstate the moral majority a right Wing religious lobbying group. The moral majority a first incarnation in the 70s was an Effort to combat the dangers of liberalism. Now that the divine Rule of Reagan and Bush is Over it seems the danger has returned to our fair land. Family values Are at stake Here folks. So Falwell has issued his warning a a done to Force me to get Tough. If i have to ill bring out the big  about the name a moral majority that we find so repulsive perhaps its this the name implies that its members have special knowledge As to the nature of morality a what is moral what is immoral it implies that there must be an immoral minority it implies that Falwell and his group have a monopoly on moral behaviour and it gives the impression of a divinely inspired elite not unlike the Spanish inquisition the third Reich or the House in american activities committee. Finally it leaves a bad taste in the Mouth. There is a principle in America called separation of Church and state. My advice to the reverend and his ilk is to decide on a profession. If he wants to be a legislator he should begin within his congregation rather than forcing people to behave a a morally through governmental legislation. You May Well ask How can there be a majority moral or otherwise in opposition to a president who received a majority of the vote perhaps Falwell in the spirit of honesty will explain this for us or else change the name of his group. A Mark Sells Hanau Germany 4ichange weather map in a a new subscriber to the stars and stripes and find your paper informative and Well balanced in terms of local National and International coverage. The Only item that consistently irritates me is the weather map. You Are showing the Commonwealth of Independent states As if it were a country. Since that is not the Case it would be appropriate to show the Borders of the countries included in the map Belarus Moldava Russia and Ukraine. Such a change would certainly help your readers to understand the current situation in Eastern Europe. A John y. Sos Garmisch Germany a a living irresponsibly Why did Bill Clinton have so much Appeal during the election because he was the candidate proclaiming  most americans want change in their lives since they re not living responsibly. For example people have High credit debts and Little discipline to save there a a Low degree of honesty in personal affairs and business and the disregard for morality in the Way so Many live certainly beckons a change to the soul. We cannot be Happy because of our own Lack of self discipline. Rather than looking inward we be cloaked our responsibilities and placed the demands of change onto our government. And there candidate Clinton was the Man promising change. I wish him Success but each family and individual must know they still govern their own destiny by How they live. Our founding fathers would not want us to forsake personal values As old fashioned and then encourage bigger government to fix our woes. Shifting from self indulgence to self control is not going to be easy but must happen if we truly want happiness. Good government will a follow because our leaders virtue always reflects the populace they represent. A second it Samuel n. Hull Pir Masens Germany editor s note a i 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. A a a 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.Ramstein team slighted thank you for covering the High school division 1 championship football game Between Ramstein and Frankfurt. It was Good to see a significant amount of space dedicated to the results. Thanks too for including the statistics of the game on your sports scoreboard. Unfortunately i cannot congratulate you on the Overall slant of the article. The writer chose to emphasize Frankfurt a efforts and results rather than objectively report the facts. Frankfurt a successes were related As the result of Talent while Ramstein a Good Fortune was portrayed As the result of Frankfurt a mistakes. There were even four paragraphs on the Frankfurt coaches including assistants and their past records while the Only mention of Ramstein a staff was two quotes by Juan Canada the head coach. No mention was made of his two assistants Robert Ermel and a a sky King much less to their records. A Andrew p. Hardy Ramstein Germany a a standing up for maps i feel i need to stand up for the men and women of the military police. In the two years in be been Here in be found the maps to be professional courteous and Friendly. As a retail manager i have a High stress Job. But that stress is nothing compared with what these Brave men and women experience daily. Imagine the violence and Domestic problems that these people face As part of their workday. Id like to wish All the maps and spa Security police in Europe a Happy Holiday season. And one More thing As retailers we Are trained How to react in a crime situation. We Are instructed not to risk our lives and the merchandise from potentially armed and dangerous people. My advice to everyone is this in a crime situation let the pros do their Job. Stay out of it and stay Safe. A Eric Robinson Augsburg Germany a a More Samaritans needed in a writing in response to Quot ungrateful  it seems to me that All anyone is interested in these Days is a a what a in it for me a can to anyone perform a Good deed or act of sincere kindness without expecting something in return anymore if people Only responded to crisis or genuine need because they thought there was some special sort of recognition in it for them would anybody be Able to count on their fellow Man for help the author made reference to the a Good Samaritan a which i found amusing. Not Only did the Samaritan reach out across ethnic barriers to help a Man others had left for dead he gave greatly of himself and asked nothing in return. He Wasny to Given a Parade or medals and probably Wasny to even thanked. His Reward was greater the self satisfaction in knowing that he helped someone in need. If More people would act As he had this world would certainly be a much better place in which to live. A Doug Strieker Augsburg Germany a realtors9 responsibility with regard to a realtor works for seller a id like to respond that although the seller in a real estate transaction pays the commission and the realtor owes a fiduciary responsibility to that seller its also important to understand the concept of a full  this concept Means that a realtor must inform the buyer about All conditions affecting the Sellers property which includes physical condition of the property As Well As pertinent aspects of financial terms. In this Way the realtor not Only fulfils a fiduciary responsibility to the seller but also to the buyer. Yes realtors Are in the business for the Money. The realtors Job is to bring the buyer and seller together and to facilitate Transfer of real property and any transaction benefits for All parties involved. The Board of realtors governs and maintains a strict code of ethics and revokes and suspends licenses based on infringements of this code. I was a realtor with Century 21 Back in the states and i know that while my livelihood was earned in that business i made sure to fulfil All fiduciary responsibilities to buyer and seller alike. I also know i was not alone in those efforts. A Nancy b. Robles Vicenza Italy a a a triple trouble at Apo in be been Reading of these Manning shortages in the Post office. I would like the following explained. At Raf Welford prior to Greenham commons closing we had one person on postal detail Here. Now we have three postal workers to Man our Small mail room. Since then it has become cluttered and trashed with mail in the wrong boxes and mail constantly going up late Etc. How is it that three postal workers can to or better yet wont do the Quality Job one ammo troop did before them a staff sgt. Michael g. Holmes Raf Welford England