European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 1, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago-12. A Etters to the editor a Friday saturday january i/2,1993 thes european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan. Com Mantle Pibil Shef a Bernard a. Zov13tosk1. Editor news and editorial a v a a a bin Waskor  editor. Donor tit at Niar Paul Coichy Nawa editor City editor beb Walekar. 0#orb#m�naa Sporta editor special sections editor to write us unit 29480 a. Apoate 09211 a 1 or Postrach 11 14 37a a. 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348 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. 206. Education a cml Jones. Ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureau9. Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty. John Rohmer. Steve scholar building 3s99, Pula Akl Barrack Apo a om27-3717 Leta Phona Dan 48mms or civil. 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Nasonal com age mar nil to Tua pit Mai Handicap political affix Kann or any other no Merit Lector of the purchaser user or a on. More coverage needed in response to a vote against Apo Quot id like to add some remarks. The overseas voting assistance project is designed to help people vote. Following a when Lack of interest characterized political procedure voting assistance officers were thrilled at the turnout of overs at safer requesting ballots. I can sympathize with the authors irritation Shefi he received his ballot the Day after the election especially after q Lon distance Call to his Hometown election official put the author could have called has local voting assistance officer. If registered the overseas voter May vote by pc Cial write in Absentee ballot. These were available through the voting assistance office and commands were required to have one on hand for every Community member. Because of state policy variations the write in ballot is Only available for Federal elections. The author would have been Able to vote for president and congressional members. And if the voter submitted a write in ballot but later submitted the official ballot the official ballot would be the one counted. I done to fault the author for he certainly tried to exercise his right and responsibility. I done to fault the Apo for while mail May be slow we receive it for a nominal charge. An spots and stars and stripes articles helped to inform voters overseas but state variations make comprehensive coverage unwieldy. After Reading the complaints about late ballots. In a convinced More coverage on the write in ballot was necessary. A Pebble Mcgrath Garmisch Germany i assessing the blame v misdirected mail. Recently i wrote a letter to the editor which was published concerning the Large amount of mail received late because it was misdirected to the wrong Apo the letter resulted in a Nice phone Call from a representative of the military postal system who explained the problem was primarily caused by the . Postal service. The . Postal system is apparently rated on the Quality of service provided in Many areas but accuracy and military mail Are not two of those areas. The military postal service can Only complain they cannot improve the . Postal system when it does a poor Job of sorting mail. 1 will voice my next complaint to the . Postmaster and then my congressman. I encourage others who have similar problems to do the same maybe then the . Postal service will take action Tolm prove the Quality of service. Thanks again to the maps for its rapid informative response. A Victor s. Connera Sec Kenhelm Germany find solutions As i prepare to depart from the . Army Europe id like to give my views on the army a postal system. Many writers seem to think they Are bound by Law to use the Apo and its sometimes sold service they also seem to forget that if they Are unhappy with the system they have ways to fix  up with a workable solution to the problems and Sun jest improvements. If writers Are unsatisfied with their mail delivery they can go to the bundles Post German Post office which will deliver it right to their House. It would also lighten the Load for Apo employees and should help Speed up service for the rest of us. Till you be been there or have tried to fix it done to complain. In a quite sure the Apo employee Are not always Happy about what they have to work with or ail the complaints. Of by the Way. In a not a postal employee. In Man my another group that has no reason to live according to most stars and stripes readers. You Guys with the postal group Europe the Apos and the Mai rooms keep doing the Best you can with what you be got to work with. Keep up the Good  for the Opportunity to let me air my views and thanks for three great years of the stars and stripes you Guys keep up the go cd work too. A staff sri Michael j. Brown Heidelberg Germany a 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, Apoate 09211. A a Quot a a a a a 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, Apoate 09211, too much lost mail while visiting the United states recently i ordered a Christmas present from the heartland America company in Eden Prairie Minn. Iwas surprised when my paid for in Advance request was rejected in the following letter Quot dear customer we Are in receipt of your recent order to be shipped to an Apo Fpo address. A we Reg Foo inform you that we Are returning your order. This action is necessitated by our corporate change of policy to no longer ship to Apo Fpo addresses. This policy change is due to the exceptionally Large percentage of Apo Fpo merchandise shipments lost in  Charles r. Martin bad Kreuz Nach Germany 4 4 homosexuality growing recently there has been so much homophobia in the or military a fear that somebody whether its the Guy you work with or the Guy you live with in the dorm will a come out of the  homosexuality is a growing part of american culture whether we like it or not. The number of homosexual rallies in the United states seem to grow every year. Some people see homosexuality Asah american problem when in actuality its a fact of life. I done to agree with homosexuals in the military. Its not that in a prejudiced against homosexuals but because i feel the military and american cultures Are not ready yet. I think its rime to put our prejudice aside and be practical. Our children need education on the homosexual Community and on the enormous aids problem in the country. They can to be As ignorant As most adults Are. ,. A airman 1st Glass a Anthony j. Pass Arcill Raf Lakin Heath England a a moral majority defended tin writing in response to a a Falwell a moral majority dec. 9the writer stated a the name implies that its Mem Bers have special knowledge As to the nature of  if the Emter would study the Bible maybe head see that we do have a special knowledge on what a morally right a and wrong. In a not saying pm perfect but at least i know my moral boundaries. The author also said that if there a a moral majority there must be an immoral minority. Not so. It just Means there arc Many americans who feel the same about certain issues. With regard to forcing people to behave morally through government legislation Why not our government already punishes people who murder rape steal and commit other immoral acts. In reality government legislation has forced the american Public to tolerate immorality. The writer stated that president elect Clinton received a majority of the popular vote. Well according to the. Numbers More people voted against Clinton for president Bush and Ross Perot than voted for him. It was not by any Means a landslide. _ last the writer mentioned separation of Church and state. I Challenge him or anyone else to show me where in the . Constitution or Bill of rights that separation of Church and state exists.11 looked and it does no to. The Only Constitution where separation of Church and state is mentioned was the Constitution of the .s.r., and even that does no to exist anymore. Perhaps the name moral majority is offensive to some people but its just a name. What the group represents is More important. It Musket Vilseck Germany a women fall for scams women spend millions of dollars every year on diet regimes and gadgets marketed to make them conform to society a image of the a a Ideal and therefore a a Normal body shape. Your articles on the futile efforts of dieters dec. 8, a to your health should help inspire women to Stop allowing themselves to be pawns in the megabucks diet Industry scam. A healthy reasonable body shape and weight Are not size 10 and slim for All women. Until women Start asserting their intellectual and purchasing Powers to change this ridiculous image the Media the diet Industry and product manufacturers will continue to convince us that anything Short of a Barbie doll look just Isnit Good enough. A Mary Owen Heidelberg Germany More sports wanted i concur wholeheartedly with or. Dave Walls comments concerning the coverage Given to the Fischer Spassky chess match. I too am a College hockey fan having attended the University of North Dakota which plays in the Western collegiate hockey association. I wish the stars and stripes would present a More balanced sports Page and cover All sports As Well As it covers the professional sports and division i basketball. A maj. Dale r. 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