European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes monday August 12, 1991 nes a european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan command Jer publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor. U. Col. Thomas e. Conrad Usa Deputy commander Marie Kominicki production manager Bill Walker european editor William Hester circulation manager switchboard 06155-6010. Et�?zspi48-574l or 5923. Telex 419-332. News Tel fax 06155-601416 mailing address Apo 09211-4211 or Post Fach 11 14 37, d-6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany. News 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension. 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 Randy Mcclain ext. 326. Bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-8659 or civilian 0471.06782. 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Everything advertised in this publication shall to Mado available Lor Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National origin age marital status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non Mem Factor of the purchaser user or Patron. Fly if chauvinism after Riding the a yes no maybe article in the stars and stripes and after i quit laughing i realized that i have never seen so much Chest beating in one article in my life. The men who Are against the idea of women combat pilots Are so transparent its pathetic. A the loss of male camaraderie a these men Are so typical of Why the United states is still so backward. Its All just a Macho thing with them. They re afraid that if women were allowed to become pilots then there  be anything left for men to do that women  and men  be Able to keep themselves up on that Pedestal where they place themselves. When arc these misled chauvinists going to come Down out of the Woods and realize that most women done to need or want to be a protected cherished and looked after a Wake up Guys its the 1990s. Not every women is Cut out to be a Pilot or a Soldier but then not every Man is either. A transition like this wont happen overnight but Given a Chance and time women will eventually a fit  if we done to Start somewhere soon the United states will forever be behind the times. A Susan Shafer Langer Kopf Germany constitutional education i read the letter a religion not excluded with amazement As the writer claimed that a separation of Church and state does not even appear in the  inexplicably lie went on to quote the precise sentence which forbids favouritism Between the government and any or All religions a Congress shall make no Law respecting an establishment of religion of prohibiting the free exercise  Thomas Jefferson and James Madison included the a establishment clause in the Bill of rights to ensure a separation of Church and state. The writer made the mistake of Reading the first amendment word for word rather than researching the discussions of our forefathers upon ratification of it. Additionally this a establishment clause has been cited by numerous courts in cases involving school prayer Public funding of parochial schools and american Indian land rights. The clause is the very foundation of separation of Church and state. Does this mean our forefathers wanted a society totally oblivious of religion of course not. They came to America to escape religious persecution in their motherland. After the revolution the new americans were still not satisfied they had achieved religious Freedom. That is not until 1791, when the first amendment and the rest of the Bill of rights was ratified. Religious Freedom is a sacred right to americans. Allowing religious beliefs to motivate someone to strive for governmental legislation is strongly supported by the Constitution on the other hand it is unconstitutional for any level of government to enact a Law favouring one several or All religions. That distinction is key to understanding Freedom of religion for americans. Understanding our Constitution is letters to the editor important to All americans especially Parent inequities to the attention of those who have sworn to Lay Down their cafes management is a futile Effort. I life in its defense. Would Hope that this is not the Case. -1st it. Edwin v. Allen Robert p. Schlosser Berlin Heidelberg Germany editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to. Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be addressed to letters to the editor the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. A a a letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which appears on Page 16 every Day except thursday and sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line. The stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. Higher priced politics in response to a let senator liar know a i am in agreement with the writers disapproval of the recent a Midnight pay raised the Senate voted itself. However i offer the following explanation regardless if the writer or anyone else finds it acceptable. Lets agree that there Are no longer any statesmen in Public office they Are now All politicians there is a profound difference. With that thought in mind its very important that the Ameri Cair people have Sharp politically literate minds governing at the legislative Levels of government. Its very important that we the american Public employ Only top Quality people to fill these relatively few positions. Furthermore Many of these senators and administrative officials Cotile leave office and get hired by a business willing to match or exceed the government salary they now have. It really boils Down to the a you get what you pay for Issue. If we want a top guns in government than we must be willing to pay a competitive salary to keep them a sgt. 1st class Gary Yates Nairn Borg Germany cafes answer questioned sgt. Maj. Michel Bolduce a response to the recent question in readers action line regarding the substantial difference in the commissary $1.15 is. Cafes shop Pette $1.70 Price for milk smacks of arrogance. Sgt. Maj. Bolduce a Contention that the cafes markup is Only 15 percent does not track with the shop Pette Price of $1.70. If we can assume that cafes buys its milk at approximately the same Cost As the commissary about $1.10 using sgt. Maj. Bolduce a figures then the shop Pette markup is 54 percent not 15 percent. That May be exorbitant for a Staple. My major concern is the appearance of arrogance in the cafes response. Such an attitude can develop when you operate a retail business with limited or no Competition. The response of a we think you re getting a fair Price is not satisfactory to informed Consumers. Furthermore it says that bringing a Guif missions continue the time has finally come to explain something about the National guard regular army saudi Arabia and a whose Job it  we Are members of the 590th Supply and services out of fort Ord Calif. We arrived in country aug 26,1990, and do not expect to go Home prior to aug. 27. During this time we have seen More than 500,000 soldiers come and go from saudi Arabia before we even thought about redeployment. We have carried on the Mission sometimes thinking we were never going Home. We have had More than our share of missions a in saudi Arabia and Kuwait. We Are currently at 14 and counting. Many soldiers have written in saying that saudi Arabia is the a regular army a jobs and All National guardsmen should go Home because they Are losing Money on their civilian jobs. In Case anyone out there Hasni to noticed we have wives husbands girlfriends boyfriends children and families we would like to go Home and see. We put our lives on hold to come Here. We would like to go Home and pick up where we left off. National guardsmen and reservists have written in Many times complaining about being Here five or seven months. You think that a bad try being Here one whole year. And during that time we be bitched moaned and complained but we did our Job and did it Well. Sometimes we even did someone else a Job. You done to know How Long you re going to be Here so make the Best of it. Do your Job and move on or do your Job and go Home _ we be done our Job a and now its time for us to go Home. A spec. Adrian Almeano a spec. Samuel Bianchi a spec. Jesse Elmore a pfc. Mark Milner Dhahran saudi Arabia Gays done to belong Secretary Cheney thinks that homosexuals pose no Security risk it is ironic that he should say this to Barney Frank. Frank was caught letting a professional prostitute use the cover of Franks office to sell his wares. The Public is to be sure More tolerant of homosexual behaviour than it was 30 years ago but it still regards it As immoral behaviour Kinky sex like sadomasochism or what a pee wee Herman is accused of doing. As for my own feelings the very liberated prime minister of France expressed them very Well during a recent 60 minutes interview. Homosexual behaviour is a strange a  her French is clearer homosexuals Are outsiders people on the fringe. Most Ordinary americans agree with her. Our social elite perhaps including or. Cheney May not. Our social elite however Seldom join the military most servicemen like the idea of sharing their room with a a a Gay no More than women like the idea of sharing theirs with a lecher. The present policy should stand. A Robert Alford Kapaun air station Germany