European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Anh Landers dear Ann Landers a while Back you printed a let Ter from a Reader who Lold about a museum where schoolchildren could go and Sec what a Butterfly looks Tike. He ended by saying i m not sure i want to live in a world where the Only butterflies left Are in  you responded with Voo Hoo paging the environmental Protection Agency. Where Are you if you Ann Landers expect a Federal Agency to Dean up after 240 million of us you have a great imagination. Pom s immortal remark fits the situation perfectly. We have met the enemy and he is  Don . Buffalo dear Don Well said. And now Here Are other co mittens from a Well informed ram help that understood the problem far better Nan i. From Santa Barbara the population of the planet has passed the 5 billion Mark and in 40 years it promises to be twice that the Central Issue is not pollution but overpopulation. The underdeveloped countries need to practice birth control or eventually there will be mass starvation. From Albany . Our society is slowly poisoning our Earth in the name of cheaper More convenient packaging with no thought to the legacy of pollution that we Are leaving our children and grandchildren. The culprits Are Many but plastics Are the worst. Reject it demand paper. Rev. . Losangeles you Are worried about butterflies so am i. But Lam also worried about the Lions tigers cheetahs leopards ocelot grizzly bears owls elks chimpanzees whales Snail Darters and Many species of fish. I also worry about people one the Fth of our adults Are functionally illiterate. No one knows How Many Street people freeze to death in new York. We have holes in the Ozone and acid rain. American companies Are raising the Green House cd feel by wiping out the rain forests in South America. Children in the third world arc starving while red Crow supplies arc sold on the Black Market. These arc the facts. . Sarasola what can we do to help save the world from self destruction Here Are a few suggestions from an aver age american who in t an expert at anything share a pcs save gasoline and Cut Down he pollution. Re member the less plastic and styrofoam we use the belter buying recycled paper increases the demand. One ton of paper in the recycling bin can save nearly 20 mature Trees. Energy saved Means less toxins and a lower electric Bill. The consumer has the Power Ann not the environmental Protection Agency. . Chicago what can we do to help save our planet steer Clear of the trash  say no to plastic bags. Demand paper. Minneapolis Wake up America let the manufacturers in this country know that you Are not interested in fancy convenient and expensive packaging one Dollar out of every is i spent on groceries goes Tor packaging. This comes to s400 a year for the average family of four Bear in mind that potato chips Are cheaper in a bag. Don t pay for the Box or the tin unless you re shipping. In May 1988, the world watch Institute in Washington announced thai 50 percent of the volume of All household waste is now in packaging. What s More it s expensive americans now spend More today for packaging food than our banners made for growing it. That s some statistic v . So dear readers there it is All Laid out. What Are we going la do about  11 letters Reader Calls for anti alcohol drive too what substance causes blood and heart problems liver disease neurological problems and psychological problems this substance causes interactions Wilh prescription drugs it increases the risk of cancer. Babies Are born dependent on this drug. This drug is known to kill at least 25,000 people each year directly and indirectly. -.-. Ten million people abuse this drug each year. It can be purchased almost anywhere at any time. It s also known As the family  i you Haven t guessed by now it s alcohol. Now armed with these facts Why do we Tell our soldiers friends and families that it s of to go out and party until plastered of yes we Dot listen to the radio and watch the television. They Tell us Don t drink and  Why not say Don t drink. It s bad for your  la i pushed at us that smoking in t a sign of Good  drinking is maybe we need to add bottles next to the cigarette packs on the commercials. It j harder and harder to find a place to catch a smoke. Let s do the same with drinking and do it for our health. Now i m quite sure i be just made a lot of new enemies because alcohol is such an integral part of he military. Just you try to attend a military function where alcohol in t served. They arc few and far be tween. Alcohol is socially acceptable at these functions whereas smoking now in t. It s pretty obvious that we in the military Are hav ing problems with our soldiers and alcohol. Let s Send them another message. We care that you Don t drink period. 1 totally agree that smoking and drink ing arc two things that i can live without. Name withheld Karlsruhe West Germany Check right source on medical payments in response to he recent letter policy for elective surgery explained i would like to add to All Active duty personnel champs is a Cost sharing plan for dependent medical care and docs not apply to Active duty military. If you have a question concerning fiscal liability for medical care Active duly or dependent see your medical resource management office and patient administration office. You would t ask administrative personnel to diagnose you. Spare yourself future pain. Do not rely on the advice of medical care providers doctors Pas Etc for advice on Money matters. They Are just not equipped to. Deal with the frequently encountered Gray areas involved. Tech. So. Gregory a. 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