European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 letters to the editor tuesday january 25,1994 european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan com Mardor publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Bill Walker. European editor Deborah aether Bob Wicker mows editor sports editor George one City editor. To write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 orpostfach11 1437 64278 Darmstadt 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 Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117, Rome str. 104, 69126 Heidelberg car 419, Box 1318. Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221-23421. 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The appearance of advertising in trus publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorse ment by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products of services advertised. Cowpoke correction violence is no game she sucks and Sho poot fire partner. Pat Buttram did t drive no jeep named Nellie Belle and he warn t no Singer Nei ther even in yer fancy newspaper see so on Page 5 of the Jan. 10 edition. Y All Wiz thinking of Pat Brady who drove a jeep for Roy Rogers and Sung with the sons of the pioneers that s of Tho. Yuh gotta expect that Kinda mistake Frum Young whippersnapper reporters who Ain t old enuf to re member rightly. So we forgive Yuh but How bout fixin yer screw up and write us up a Good Eulogy with All the right Trimmins such As the Fine or. Pat Buttram deserves David Winters London importance of family i have just read the letter from an no tired of complaints Jan. 11i work very hard every Day. I also work in Ajob where Days can be very Long. After every Day at work i go Home to my wife and son. We spend time together and i forget about my work. At my past duty assignment in Fulda my cos made me realize that when you go Home forget about work. My first ser Geant told me How the military can make you cold and treat your family indifferently. He also explained some personal experiences this Man made me realize How important the family is and when i became an no to stress this. Maybe the staff sergeant who wrote the letter would like the Telephone num Ber of this no so he could get the counselling he needs. This Guy s attitude toward leadership is sad. You Don t Tell soldiers wives to suck it up and drive on. It s his responsibility tonsure these soldiers realize How important their families Are. Spec. Andrew l. Hilvie Illus him Germany i just read the article on violent video games that ended with an analyst s quote no one wants to withdraw it mortal to Rabat. The kids of this world want what i wonder about Are the parents of this world who tolerate this game and games like it in their Homes. Why do they feel that they have to Cater to All of their kids desires and wants without regard to the consequences and effects on their intellectual development who Are these parents who approve of their kids being entertained by vicious killing games in which the triumphant killer is the Winner anyone who still thinks these games do not affect a child s mind behaviour needs to Wake up and pay attention tothe news. Don t they realize that the More de Mand there is for this Type of fun the worse these games Are going to get the companies Are already developing the games to make them As visually realistic As possible. How can parents approve of their children sitting Tor hours trying to manipulate what will soon look like real people into killing and dismembering each other during the game the child identifies itself with the killer Winner and it is Only a natural progression to carry this kind of thinking Over into real life. ". just cannot understand Why any Par ent would want that for his. Or her child. I recently overheard a Junior High school kid discussing the game night trap with his friends. This is the game that is so vicious that some toy stores stopped Selling it. The boy s disappointed comment was that it s not even fun be cause you Don t get to kill the girl at the end this is an example of what has Al ready happened to our kids minds. What kind of adults Are these kids going to be after we raised them on violent movies and video games a. Cooper graft Wohr Germany thai s the custom Why is it that the limit on what you can mail someone As a gift without a customs fee being charged the receiver has not been increased in Over 20 years i was stationed Here in Germany Over 20 years ago and the free of charge limit was $50 then As it is now. My postal fees to mail and insure a gift sure Aren t what they were in 1974. When i shopped for a $45 clock 20 years ago to Purchase As a gift no one needed to pay any fee to receive it via . Mail in the states. Now that same clock would Cost a great Deal More than $50, and a customs fee can be charged to the person receiving it. Everything i can think of has increased in Price yet no increase has been made to this tree of charge limit of $50. I contacted my local customs official to ask if this $50 limit was Correct and was informed it was. I asked when the$50 Cap was initiated. He did t know but was Quick to inform me that this was not a . Law but was a . Statute and could last indefinitely. Because of this i sent family and friends Money in Check form instead of gifts this Holiday season. Master sgt. Dave Kiselicka Sembach a Germany editor s note we encourage our readers especially those who have never submitted a letter to write to us. Letters expressing readers viewpoints or opinions Are published daily on this Page. All letters must be signed and in clude address and Telephone number. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Send to let ters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Commentary in by Harry 41/2 billion years the Earth did just Fine without Man. There were earthquakes floods storms and fires just As today or even More so but hey who paid attention then came Mankind the last arrival with its territorial instincts. The family Homo Sapiens which Means the Clever human built Homes and put fences around them As Protection against the elements. Mankind saw itself As challenging nature but it was really Only striking an accommodation. Last week was proof once again that nature gets the better of us every time. In the far West an earthquake rocked los Angeles and pulled Down houses and the freeways that Are its life s blood. Across the Midwest and Western states water pipes froze cars skidded on iced roads that will have potholes for years. In the East it was so cold that de Mand for heat and Power sapped utilities and forced the closing of the Federal government in the capital. Even As aftershocks from Jan. 17 s 6.6earthquake rattled houses and nerves in California and the death toll Rose the Ca prices of Winter took More lives. Scientists Are Able to forecast the weather warn of River stages and know the whys and wherefores of earthquakes. But nobody yet has found a Way to Stop a Hurricane Zap a Tornado keep Rivers in their Banks or prevent wildfires or Tell when an earthquake is coming. And we be seen them All in the 90s. Nature has Given Florida Balmy temperatures Lovely beaches and an irresistible attraction for retired northerners who want to flee the harsh Winter. But it also has Given it hurricanes. So in 1992, Hurricane Andrew blew in and ripped into the pastel coloured houses making thousands homeless and causing damage costing $16.5 billion to Florida and other states. Last summer it was the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers that Rose mightily out of their Banks and across farms and houses. The floods destroyed or damaged 43,752 Homes and caused damage in the billions of dollars. A siege of wildfires in California caused $950 million in damages Only slightly More than a manmade disaster earlier in los Angeles the riots that also spread like wildfire. Monetary costs Are one thing. The human costs Are far greater. The earthquakes can cause an ordinarily courageous person to fear the very ground he or she treads. The memories of fire can terrorize a child for years. The image of a loved one whose collapsing House be came a Tomb can be unbearable. As a philosopher said a Century ago in nature there Are neither rewards nor punishments. There Are c the associated press it s 1982. Clinton pal and co investor. Jame Mcox u&0ih5 a stay it Tab Arkansas so map Soh 6uarantf. Within a Yeak banking of go Latyk informs Clinton of
