European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12letters to the editor saturday december 19, 1992 thes 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 Wicker sports editor Paul Cozby acting City editor George manat 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 Kovin Dougherty John Bohmer stove scholar building 2899, Pulaski Barracks Apo a 09227-3717 Telephone Dan 409-6565 or civilian 0631 -52104 Tel fax 0631 -50696. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts of supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and sir it Pes of the products or Sor Vicos ads miso everything advertised in this publication shall to made available Lor Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex. National origin ago. Marital Stol us. Physical Handicap political affiliation of any other non mom to Acler of the punch Sot user or Patron thanks for defense i m writing to Lisa Hartman to say thank you. I want to thank her for defending us acc providers. It was a Blessing to have someone who Felt the same Way i did about the letter a Bone break  my heart went out to the child and the provider. To the child because in a certain she was in pain and scared. To the provider because she did no to know the Arm was broken. However if she had followed the first Aid procedures it might have Deen detected. A Bone break unappreciated made All acc providers seem terrible. I work hard to please the children along with their parents. I treat and love the children As if they were my own. Parents have no problem with my fee and Are pleased with my services. I Loo believe people done to realize that the fee covers food Upkeep Etc. A Paris Diggs Mainz German lost and not found this letter deals with those of us who have lost personal property and because of the dishonesty of the finder must go to the expense of replacing it. This has happened to me twice since in be been in Germany. Although the articles 1 lost a tote umbrella and a Cross ballpoint pen May seem not Worth the Effort to find i Felt they were. I took the time to go Back to where i had left these articles Only to find that they had not been turned in to the lost and found. I also ran ads in the Community paper. Although in a upset at not having my property returned in a not really surprised. It seems a rare event these Days to encounter an honest person. There a a lesson to be Learned Here one does not acquire something for nothing even when it is a a a found item. One pays a Price in loss of personal Worth. The term a lost and found has become an anachronism. A Shirley l. Freeman Heidelberg Germany hag left on bus i wonder if anyone could help me get information on a piece of Luggage accidentally left behind in one of the transportation buses that left the 21st replacement Rhein main a on oct. 22, at about 1 30 . My family and i along with several pieces of Luggage and a dog boarded a bus. At the last minute we were instructed that the bus was no longer going to Hanau. We had to Board another. As we hurried to get to the other bus the bag was left behind. Although we be tried Many avenues we were told the bag went to Wurzburg our new destination but the reception Center said no bag is there. We Are looking for anyone who might have seen the bag individuals who were on the bus or might know its whereabouts. The bag is Black White plaid and had identification on it. Its very important As it contained items of value and health dental employment records. We re stationed at the hic 16th Csc unit 20144, Hanau Pioneer Cavern. A sgt. 1st class Andres Silva Martinez Hanau German Don t give up on life 1 want to encourage those who stand for the  Lilc movement. Recently we have taken some Tough blows in the courts and elections. But we  give up because of these setbacks. If any thing it has strengthened my resolve. Here a what you can do a be an expert on both sides of the abortion Issue. Done to rely on the Media. Research it yourself in the Library. A Challenge  Choice friends to test their assumptions and open youself to the same. A write letters and articles be courteous to inform the Public on the prolife stand. A House and feed a pregnant girl who has no place to go. A teach your children to say a no Quot to premarital sex. A Tell your government officials How you feel. Pro lifers you must never give up the fight for the unborn child. The stakes arc too High. A John w. Wood Raf upper Scyford England editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions arc published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is a 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.use proper precautions after Reading several viewpoints on abortion i Felt compelled to give you a Many a Point of View. I could never morally concede to let my wife have an abortion. If you done to want to become pregnant or get someone pregnant you should use the proper precautions. Come on people this is the �?T90s a its not like birth control Isnit readily available. If we re responsible we wont have to face these moral dilemmas on whether or not to destroy a defenceless fetus a John Wilbay Sancho fun Germany slavery triggered tragedy regarding recent letters on the causes of the civil War and display of the Confederate Flag. There never would have been a civil War if the a Peculiar institutions of chattel slavery had not existed in the United states. The essential question in determining the cause of the civil War is Why did the Southern states secede i he usual arguments of states rights economic differences and cultural animosity can All be traced to slavery. Lor example states rights. The South Only exposed the sovereignly of states when it became Clear they  protect the it slavery based social and economic system within the Federal government. Because Abraham Lincoln and the Republican party were correctly seen As a mortal threat to a Southern Way of life based on Plantation slavery the South in 1861 exercised the ultimate act of states rights a secession. No slavery no need for states rights no succession. The civil War was a great tragedy. It wiil be another tragedy if we As a nation forget that the fundamental incompatibility of slavery with democracy free labor and Basic human decency was the cause of the civil War a George n. Pedersen Kaiserslautern Germany a breast milk is Ideal on nov. 14, a writer proclaimed that people Are ignorant or misinformed because they feel cows milk should not be Given to children under 1 year. I m a member of la leche league International an authority on breast feeding. Gabrielle palmers the politics of breastfeeding cites studies and reports that clearly state that breast milk is the Ideal infant food and to feed a baby anything else is taking a risk with the child a health. These risks Range from increased ear infections colds and respiratory illness to vomiting and chronic diarrhoea. La leche league also has a professional advisory Board whose members Are medical doctors and health professionals. All of them would approve of a statement by or. Spock or any other medical authority who proclaims the superiority of breast milk and the dangers of cows milk which is what infant formula is based on. I might suggest that anyone who is interested in this subject get the facts and become informed about the biological unfitness of cows milk for human infants. A Beverly Adams Rhein main a German article called insensitive i have read the stars and stripes throughout my european assignments which began in 1975. Usually i enjoy the High Quality and relevance of the newspaper. However the nov. 17 edition contained an article i found appalling. The headline read a a soldiers a premature infant pronounced dead at  its beyond my comprehension that you could be so insensitive As to publish such an article. Did anyone consider the pain and anguish you heaped upon a grieving family this was not  children and mothers die in childbirth every Day yet few make the papers or evening television. Why Jasmin Mclaughlin. Journalists can do harm or Good influencing the judgment of Many. Please make the Effort to accomplish the latter. A master sgt. A Clerey d. Tripe Wiesbaden Germany leis remember Christ for most the True meaning of Christmas has been forgotten. They think its a time of year when gifts Are exchanged and Santa Claus comes to visit. But Christmas is the Celebration of the birth of Christ the time when we All should appreciate those we find dear. Some feel obligated to give at this time of year but on that first Christmas gifts were Given from the heart. The three Wise men gave out of respect and love for the Little child who Lay in the manager that Winters eve. They were led to the child by the Light of the Star that shone so brightly in the sky. The Light that still guides us in our daily lives. Every Day should be like Christmas where we think about and remember the birth of Christ. Where we look for the Light that will bring us closer to him so that one Day we might too be with him. A Cpl. Harold k. Lewis Tut a Germany