European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 02, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a a. The stars and Stripe Sann Landers dear Ann Landers 1 have  your column or years and never thought id write you. I would like to bring up a topic -tha-t-i-have-Nevef-seen4ihyom-f-Coiumni it has Lou blvd my through the years. A i would like to ask physical education Tea chars everywhere if they Are aware of the damage they do to a child a self esteem when they have student captains choose team members in gym class. A this Type of selection needs to be stopped and in a sure it would be if these teachers knew what it Felt like to be the last person chosen for a team. I speak from experience. I was never very athletic in school probably because i was never encouraged. I was soon labelled As no athletic and grew to fear and despise gym classes. A team selection by fellow classmates was one of the m6st humiliating experiences of my life a the ultimate. In rejection. To be the one left standing the one that no on a wan Tedt left me scarred emotion n Al  on building my self esteem and i hate team sports to this very Day. Please Ann Tell your readers to ask their children How team selection is made in their physical education classes. If this painful method of being chosen by the Captain is used the parents should go to school and take this column with them. There Are Many other ways to choose teams for example counting off by twos or threes or having the teacher make the selection. Thanks for helping make this world a better place. No Jock in a. Do Var a. T i was no Jock either and i too remember the embarrassment at being the last chosen. It was awful and in retrospect i done to know How the gym teachers could have been so insensitive. I have dealt with this subject in the column before but its one that bears repeating. Thanks for writing. I Hope it helps. Dear Ann Landers my sister in Law and her husband have an adorable Little poodle that is kept in a Cage while they arc away at work a Ann this poor animal is in that Cage for nearly nine hours a Day sometimes longer. They let the dog out when they get homely Mother in Law just got a 2-month-old dog and the same thing is going on at her place. She takes the dog out to play and eat but while she a Busy at Home with chores or when she goes out in the. Afternoon the dog is in his Cage. She also puts him in the Cage when she goes to sleep at night a i am a dog Lover although i done to have one now because we live in an apartment and done to feel its fair to the dog. My question is Why get a dog if its caged All the time every time i Sec these pets locked up i want to scream. I do realize that they done to want the animals chewing on the furniture or making a mess on the Rug but Isnit that what training is for my sister in Law says the dogs like their cages. I say she a just making excuses. I told them both that i was writing to you and they said a Mann will be on our  please hurry your answer. My visits Are getting Shorter and Shorter. Dog Lover in Chicago dear dog Loveri spoke to Jane Stern director of administration at the anti cruelty society and to or. David Epstein a respected veterinarian in Glenview Iii. Both said the same thing a Cage provides a secure environment and is very helpful for housebreaking. It is not cruel and the dog does no to mind it. Once a dog is completely trained however the Cage is no longer necessary. C creator Syndicate letters Loann Landora May to addressed in care of the stars and stripes Apo now York 09211, and Thoy will be forwarded to her. Saturday february 2, 1991 a gun Laws not the answer writers say. T am   tafe few Spon sible for the murder rate in this country. If one decides to murder he or she will use. Any obtainable Means its the person a the drug dealer you targeted a who kills and worse destroys life for everyone each time he sells.1. Ujj feel labelled As a criminal because i own one of the firearms mentioned in the article. Being a Good citizen i should be Able to defend myself with my Legal gun. It happens hundreds of thousands of times a year legally. You have the right to protect yourself from these people. My Mother was raped once and screaming for help did not Stop the attack. Two years later when she fell into the same situation she pointed a .38 revolver and a that stopped the attack. She never fired a shot.  m sunl5om�one-qucstions my need Forth Stype. Of pistol. My pistol does not need a a legitimate sporting use any More than the owner of a 68 molar does. Why will he need to go 150 Mph if the Speed limit is 65. Nationwide. The Era using All available government files found that one officer was shot with a Semi automatic Uzi in the past three years and that was in puerto Rico. A jct Ray d. Bisel Raf Mildenhall England a of us know that our Constitution guarantees us certain rights. This is especially known by All of us in the armed forces who work to protect these rights. You have the right to say what you want in a newspaper. You can worship however whoever and wherever you want to. Some fool can put a while Pillowcase Over his head and March against minorities. Like it or not the Constitution says so. Wenj the consist Union Alj a says som c thing to the of feet that a the right of the people to keep Anje ear arms shall not be  am i right or wrong lets focus our Energy on Laws that will make some sort of difference like maybe the death penalty for the person who uses the gun to kill someone. Gun control Laws Only hinder those honest Law abiding citizens who wish to own firearms for whatever reason. Is the a Ijler going to care if the guns he uses Are Legal or not a Clay s. Francis a Lan Stuhl German Marion Barry wants to make gun dealers and Mariu Factor cars liable for deaths and injuries caused by semiautomatic weapons. Right. Good thinking while we re at it lets make Lee Iacocca Shell out his fair share for burial costs every time someone Dies in an Auto Acci _ Dent a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a an 8-year-Oldt Obj Texas is being ostracized Byde cent clean living folks and treated like the mean Little thug he is by being kept in a Small room by himself at school a because he wont Cut off his Ponytail. A an alternative education setting a school officials Call it. No kidding. Ray Long school Board vice president was a that it Quot. Quoted As saying s a not a major Issue a that it is a hair he can grow Back. Its no big  indeed to people like this Little things like gun control and ponytails Arentt a big Deal. And maybe they really Arentt. But Given the tendency of the me first foot in the door control freaks to keep pushing once one of their precedents has been established when do we say enough is enough a a  Chi. . Kindrick Wurzburg Germany a writer wants in on the big if secret i was one of the Many civilian employees who watched the recent an special on the Impact of troop reductions in Europe and How this will affect the civilian jobs within Usa eur. The program was hosted by Ann Mulligan excellent and Nad representatives from co and other staff sections of Usa eur. They had absolutely no information on How the draw Down would be accomplished. No numbers no schedule no naming of communities or Headquarters that would be affected or to what extent no explanation on How or if if procedures would be implemented or even a Brief explanation on what pm office of personnel management if procedures Are at the end of the program the Usa eur co chief stated that if we had any specific questions we should Contact our co and they would be Happy to answer any and All questions. As i still had numerous questions i called my co and asked if i could get an appointment at their convenience to explain what the pm if procedures Are How the a a bump list is developed and what would be the co servicing area affected for personnel who were hired off of a arc list. I was told that this co has far higher priorities at the present time and they could not take the time to talk to me. I would be informed of All my rights if and when i was placed on a if status. This to me is just unacceptable. A a a a a a a a a a a / a what is the big secret a flout this army draw Down anyway. Got a hot Flash for our army leadership. An informed work Force a work Force which feels involved with decisions that Impact their livelihood is a More Loyal and productive work Force. A work Force kept in the dark a work Force that is a a screwed with will in turn bring Down their House of cards around their ears. A name withheld _ Frankfurt Germany a member explains about opus Dei As a member of opus Dei i was pleased to see the stars and stripes article announcing that Mons Gator Alvaro Del Portillo was named its first Bishop. There was one  that needs clarification. The members of opus Dei do not take vows As those of religious orders do. Rather each member agrees to try to live All the Virtues Well according to his or her state in life i.e., married or single. Opus Dei is just one of the numerous ways that Olics Are called to live their Christian vocations. Cath while opus Dei supplies our spiritual formation in everything else we Are like the Guy next to us in our Parish Church. A maj. Charles Morton operation desert storm my european edition circulation 200,000 _ col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher. A. Bernard a. Zovistosk1 editor a. It. Col Gayle w. Fix Usa Deputy commander Marie Kominicki Bob Wicker Deane b. Mcdermott production manager. Managing editor circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members of the military services overseas. Contents of the stars and stripes do not necessarily reflect the official views of or endorsement by the . Government the department of defense or the . European command. The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. 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