European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 11 Arm Landers dear Ann Landers you re being called upon to Settle another argument. My husband thinks i m crazy and i say that what i m doing hurts no one and helps me fee better. Please decide who is right. Whenever i feel tense especially after a Long hard Day i enjoy Curling up with my vacuum sweeper. Please understand Ann there is nothing Kinky about this. I just happen to enjoy the feeling of warm air blowing on my fac and the soothing hum of the motor. It is perfect for relieving stress when anxieties build. Ann i m a responsible Mother of four. I Don drink and i Don t do drugs nor do i have affairs or indulge in any far out crazy or destructive behaviour. My husband is sure that your comment to me Wilt be you need professional help  but think you Are Broad minded and non judgmental and that my confession will turn up other women who also get Comfort from their vacuum cleaners. Thanks for having the courage to print this letter. A Utah woman dear woman i la admit that this is a first but if you enjoy get Ting cozy with your vacuum sweeper it s perfectly of with me. Since you find heat therapeutic and the quiet hum of a motor soothing May i suggest washing your hair in a Nice warm Shower and then using a hair dryer dear Ann Landers the enclosed piece appeared in the newspaper in Hobart okla. I live in Oklahoma City and my Mother saw it and sent it to me. Ann if you can find room for it in your column it will surely save some lives. After i read it i went right to the phone and made an appointment. I m sure others will do the same. A True believer now dear True believer you re right on. Here s the letter with my thank for sounding the alarm. To the editor i want to scream to the women of the world. Get a Mammogram it could save your  i write this letter in the Hope that i can help Justine woman. If this is accomplished then my be loved wife Judi will not have died in vain. Judi never had a Mammogram because she never thought breast cancer could happen to her. She was in Good health and cancer was the last thing on Hermine. When it hit february 1987, it was too late. Since then i have Learned a great Deal about breast cancer. It will strike one out of 10 women. Those Are not very Good Odds. Judi spent Over year in her Gallant fight to beat this disease. She took the chemo and had radiation. That dear woman never Drew a pain free breath in All that time but she never gave up. This letter is not Only for women but their Hus bands. Insist that your wife get a Mammogram every year. Believe me it is a lonely and miserable life without your loved one. I have heard the excuse it costs too much Many times and i say what is the Price of a loved one s life some May say when they read this letter that i a trying to scare them. Good. I Pray that i can scare them enough to make an appointment for a Mammogram. That would suit me Fine. Teacher says drug tests not the answer As a teacher of 15 years experience i would like to reply to the recent comment by a writer who criticized the formal protest made by the overseas teachers association of the proposed mandatory drug testing  Gram. There is surely not a single teacher in the Dodds department of defense dependents schools system or anywhere for that matter who would disagree wit the writer that a sorry situation exists in the United states wherein drugs have become epidemic in our school system in the business sports and entertain ment worlds and in the Homes of families so alienate that children must report their parents drug use. But i think the writer fails to see the Point being made by the protest. Illegal drugs Are readily available in every nation on Earth but it is in the United state that a serious social problem exists because of their widespread use. This problem exists not because the youth of America Are less moral or less responsible than the youth of other nations it exists because of deeper problems in the fabric of american society that leave its youth with few role models whom they can respect or whose image they feel confident in follow ing. The american Media is full of stories of business men who Are caught using unethical and illegal Means to Garner huge personal profits of sports heroes whose behaviour is a exemplary or whose drug use leads to the loss of million Dollar careers of manufacturer who Cut Corners to boost profits by producing inferior products often endangering the lives of consumer dependent on those products of religious leaders found involved in immoral activities and losing Access to huge sums of Money gained from people scarcely Able to afford the contributions repeatedly asked of them and of government whose officials seem regularly to be discovered involved in illegal or immoral activities and forced to resign from office. And i m sure there was t a schoolchild or even a adult in the entire nation who was proud when it was discovered that people in our government were involved in the Sale of weapons to a nation which not Only held 52 of our fellow countrymen hostage for Overa year but has repeatedly derailed efforts to bring peace to the Middle East. These Are just surface exam Ples of the Lack of integrity in Public affairs that fill the Media news reports. The concentration of news coverage on these kinds of activities does not build Strong Faith in one s leaders nor in one s countrymen. No wonder the youth of America Are confused and seeking escape. But that drug use brings them no escape is an Issue barely worthy of commentary. The real answer to these problems lies much deeper than the testing of american citizens to see if they Are using drugs. If our society really wants to Stop the drug epidemic that grips the nation it must begin to take measures to restore worthy values at All Levels of society thus restoring Confidence and Pride in what our nation represents. Testing employees for drug use dislike putting a Bandage on festering cancer it looks Good but does Little to solve the real problem. If one wished to find reasons for the never ending Supply of drugs to the american Public he might read the Iran Contra connection by Marshall Scott an Hunter and discover interesting coincidences Between the heroin epidemic that swept America during the War in Southeast Asia and the cocaine epidemic that is rampant during efforts to fund warfare in Centra America. Another source of information on the remarkable Supply of illegal drugs coming into America in spite of millions of tax dollars spent funding the drug enforce ment administration is available in the reports of . Army col. James Gritts who penetrated the Golden Triangle in Central Asia and questioned the War lords who control drug exports from that Region. His findings though not Well publicized Are certainly worthwhile Reading for anyone interested in where thereal roots of America s drug problem lie. You should listen to your teachers. Their most important Job is to help you find truth. They Are trying to open your eyes and help you to think and Analyse an be a responsible citizen in a nation that sorely needs them. They Are trying to Tell you that the answer to on of our most serious problems should not be made to appear the fault of those least responsible for its exis tence. Itaka harsh View Pir Masens West Germany Good management is key to Success i d like to take a moment to comment on a recent letter concerning the Berlin Golf course. Here in the Augsburg Community we Are proud Testate for the record that the Augsburg Golf course is continuing to improve in quantum leaps. The manage has never failed to provide timely efficient and personable service to our clientele. While some May Cal this a boast we consider it a simple statement of fact bavarian Hills Golf course is one of the finest fastest rising Small courses available in Europe. We golfers in the Augsburg military Community Are indebted to the staff and management of the bavarian Hills Golf course for their untiring efforts to provides the Best possible facility in which to spend our off duty time. The Bottom line remains management is the key Toa successful Golf program. Taking the Fork in the Road that leads to cafes in t the Only answer. Name withheld Augsburg West Germany pen pals i would  write pen pals. Miss Jehan s. Hassan municipal treasurer s office Mati Davao Oriental Philippines please place my name in your pen pal column. I am 18 years old. My hobbies Are cooking read ing and listening to music. 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