European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 letters to the editor saturday september 10. 1994 v european edition col. Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Deborah aether news editor Bill wat a european editor Bob Wicker sports editor George mane City editor to White us unit 29480 apoae09211 Orost Facell 1437 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to callus dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 plus extensions 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. 208,400. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. New bureaus Heidelberg. Germany Effie Bathen room 117. Roma str 104, 69126 Heidelberg Telephone Dan 370 7010 or civilian 06221-23421,. Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty. John Bohuw and Doyle tinman. 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Uninformed writer when a person is As uninformed As the writer of bless you Stop crying aug. 26he should t be writing letters to the editor. He reminds us that civilians pay our meager salaries. The last time i looked at my leave and earnings statement i was also paying taxes. Which of course helps to pay my meager salary educate my Chil Dren and contributes to the procurement of the tools of the Trade. Second he Goeson about not being Able to retire after 20 years or have Eter Naiden Tal and medical care. Free. He s got me of the 20-year retirement i la admit but retirees Haven t had free dental in roughly two years and the medical probably in t far behind. So i la agree not to whine if he does me a favor and gets More informed before he writes any More letters to the editor. Tech. Sgt. Roger Lantry Spang Dahlum a Germany milians who Are left with a Little More to live with am not complaining because we All choose our own paths but if you think that the military is the Only one who com Plains then Why Are there unions strikes and walkouts in All walks of life the Only difference is we believe in what we do and keep doing it because it s our Job. Sgt. Keith a. Cline Izmir Turkey years. What is cafes role in the draw Down it seems that there going to be an cafes with us until the end Only until it is no longer profitable. And that s the Only real cafes guarantee. Patrick r. Hood Baum older Germany we re also paying concerning the letter bless you Stop crying i d remind the writer that we pay these meager salaries too. We also Bay for the education of our children at department of defense dependents schools and the education of your Chil Dren at Public schools. We also pay for the tools of our Trade. You see we pay taxes. ,. I would also like to Tell the writer to open his eyes because there Are Many Ca reer Fields out there that have a 20-year retirement not to mention comparable if not better health and dental benefits after retirement. By the time i put in my 20 years of service i very Well May not have these benefits. Our benefits might be monetarily free but we pay for them with our meager paychecks. Being Well below the inflation rate and 12 or More percent below the civilian Sec Tor salaries riot All of us Are a whining complaining poor when we pay our Bills we pay the same amount As the i help abounded in this Day and age when it appears no one gives a care for other people and the Media Are full of dire news propagating fear i know the heart of humanity is sound. ". want to thank eight men five of whom Are unknown for helping me recently on the Day of a terrible rainstorm. While i was driving on Ramstein a my car stalled in the Middle of the Lake by the recreation Center. Three unknown men took off their shoes and socks and pushed me up but of the water to the Side of the Road. At the close of the workday my motor would not turn Over. Another Man started to push me onto the Road and two Withers came to help. I then stopped at the Gas station to Check Brake lights etc., and a sergeant stopped what he was doing to assure me the electrical was working except for turn signals. When i got Home my neighbor had earlier opened my garage door to dry out the puddles. My Heartfelt thanks to these eight men. Linda Pedersen Ramstein a Germany cartoon not funny a cartoon in your aug. 7 Issue depicted a group of indians sitting by tee in the background there was a sign saying Indian the caption read the new shipment of authentic Indian crafts is due Here from Taiwan tomorrow.", not Only is this detrimental to the native american Peoples As a whole it also Borders on racial discrimination and mis information about my people As a nation. Would you print the same Type of car Toon if it was about african americans hispanics orientals or any other race i think not. So Why then must you pick on my people like we have some Type of Dis ease everybody rejects us just because of who we Are. We Are human just like you so please with All due respect treat us As such. Steven p. Fittro aircraft Carrier George Washington editor s note cafes guarantee in reference to be patient with cafes aug. 27 the draw Down is no excuse because if the army and air Force Exchange service were losing Money in Pitburg the doors would close. They have been making profits there for we encourage our readers especially those who have never submitted a letter to write to us. Letters expressing readers View Points Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Prefer ence is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely Man Ner. 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. Or fax coun try code 49 06155-601-463, Dan 348 8463. Commentary Vatican is abortion stand creates Waves by Daniel the Vatican s uncompromising position against abortion divided nations and dominated attention during the the . Population conference in Cairo Egypt. But what was the holy see seat of roman catholicism doing at a meeting of world governments anyway and Why do so Many nations heed it the latter question has 950 million an Swers. That s the estimated number of catholics worldwide and governments with Large Catholic populations care what they think. Pope John Paul ii is also seen As a moral authority by Many non catholics around the world. The Pope believes morality has no boundaries and that the Church has a duty to express its views on ethical issues. The Pope has stressed rightly that these population challenges touch on crucial issues top Vatican Delegate Rena to Martino said in a speech. They concern the future of under International Law the holy see has Sovereign status and some 155 coun tries have diplomatic relations with the tiny City state. The Vatican has permanent observer status at the United nations which gives it a right to take part in . Conferences. The Vatican participated avidly in months of meetings to prepare for the population conference and attended a re cent human rights conference in Vienna. It is also a member of the International atomic Energy Agency. Some at the conference criticized the Vatican s activist role. How come a country a so called coun try that is in essence 800 Square acres of office space in the Middle of Rome that has citizenry that excludes women and children seems to attract the most Atten Tion in talking about Public policy that deals with women and children said Frances Kissling president of the . Based catholics for a free Choice. Others complained that the fight Over abortion which is mentioned in a single paragraph of a 113-Page policy document was distracting the conference from other important issues. The conference recommendations Aren t binding on any nation but delegates hoped to achieve a Broad consensus on ways to slow the world s population growth so the final document would carry More weight. Whether the Vatican joined the consensus depends on the final wording. The Vatican delegation insisted that the document was endorsing unlimited abortion and could make Access to abortions International right. 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