European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes tuesday june 16, 1992 letters to the editor european edition col enc i. Townsend Usan comma Over up Bihar Bernard a. 20vist0ski editor news and editorial by cathar european editor Mem Altaher sym notary news editor City editor Bob Letar out Pming sports editor special sections editor to write us unit 29460 Apoate 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-6 plus Extension As 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. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson Kevin Dou Gaierty building 2899, Putaski Barracks Apo a 09227-3717 Telephone civilian 0631-62104 Tel fax 063150696. 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Mahtani state physical Handicap political anti Viallon or any other non ment Tactor of the purchaser user or  word for Tail Hook i think news regarding the Tail Hook association is grossly distorted. The press in the epitome of yellow journalism has depicted naval aviators As a wild lecherous group of pecks bad boys. They certainly Arentt saints either but who is am i saying that what was reported did no to happen certainly not. There a no doubt in my mind that a few individuals got out of hand. There a also no doubt in my mind that they be been dealt with. Even in a worst Case situation there May be room for mitigation. Has our favorite press asked the women involved if they voluntarily attended the annual Tail Hook convention draws a lot of women in be been witness to that. What draws them is the Type of atmosphere effervescence and enthusiasm that goes with it. The Tail Hook association is an organization of naval aviators naval flight officers and air crewmen past and present who Are or were highly trained to professionals. They have risked their Ives in wartime Ana peacetime to maintain Peak combat airstrike efficiency Over the decades. They Are Tail hookers by virtue of the fact they launch from and land aboard aircraft carriers. One needs to land at night in a rolling pitching sea to know that All the action Isnit necessarily Over an enemy target. The majority of pos in North Vietnam were naval aviators. Six of those in the infamous Hanoi Hilton were personal friends of mine and Tail hookers too. The association is made up of hundreds of individuals not a handful. When we read that an my has been convicted of a crime does it mean that the my corps is corrupt the press should target individuals not organizations. A John t. Buckley  Germany a owl dispute Felling towns this is in response to a Pica for species support june 5. Because my family has live worked and died in Oregon since 1848, the subject of the spotted owl is one 1 watch closely. People done to know the whole Story. Many Overlook that the spotted owl is not an endangered species by definition of the endangered species act. There Are More than 5,000 owls. The spotted owl May be a threatened species less than 10,000but that a a contested Issue. Another Point Little known outside Oregon is that nearly All Oregon Timberland were logged at least once before. This removed the owls critical habitat and it grew Back. The spotted owl survived and we did not lose the Forest permanently. If we harvested the Timber once Why did no to the owls die off perhaps its not the loss of Breeding Trees but the drop in food Supply that a causing the decline. Logging has had an Impact on the forests Small game population. The Clear cuts expose the animals and make them easy prey for owls. A solution is to provide culverts and other hiding places throughout the Clear cuts until the Trees grow Back. Germany has used this method with Success for years. As for Oregon a losing Only a some jobs a i was there six months ago and what 1 found was not just a a some unemployment. I come from a Timber town of 7,000. There were four Mills in my town when 1 joined the  10 years ago. Now three have shut Down and the last has Laid off 50 percent of its work Force. With those jobs went the store clerks Gas station attendants Cooks and grocery baggers at the local food stores who relied on those paychecks. You Sec the Timber Industry was the foundation of life in my Hometown and when it goes so does the town. Its not just Quot some loggers losing their jobs. Its everyone i know. Its Many Small Timber towns All Over the state. Its the whole state. The states tax base has declined drastically. For the first time in the states history it faces a budget deficit. The Saddest fact is that this Issue is not really about owls. Its about political Power and who will control the state in the future. Its a struggle Between the big cities and the conservative Small towns. By eliminating the livelihood of those Small towns the big towns win by default. If Justice is to be served the needs of those affected must be addressed and they must have a major say in what happens to them. Now they have Little or no voice in the matter. The Issue is far More complicated than just saving the spotted owl. A capt. Mark a. Bryant Parma sons Germany editor s note a i letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are a blushed daily in this space. All cutters 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 unit 29480, Apoate 09211. Too 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 Fetters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211.determined to succeed Over the past two years i have read several columns that have stirred my emotions but not until recently have i Felt qualified to respond. In a responding to the letter a Wake up to reality june 5. Perhaps this sounds familiar. After graduating from High school my parents  afford to Send me to College nor were my grades competitive enough to warrant a scholarship. Therefore i did what any other High school Grad does when higher education is not possible i got a Job. During the following 10 years i got married joined the service had two children got divorced and later separated from the service with custody of my two sons Ages 2 and 5. I now had less Money More responsibility and less Opportunity to pursue an education. The next eight years were filled with a full College Load arranged around the hours that my children were in school and a part time Job with  from 10 . To 4 a.m., while someone watched my children. This routine continued for almost four years until i started dental school then my life became even More complicated. Now in a sure some of the readers Are wondering How i was Able to finance such an education. As 1 established earlier it Wasny to wealthy parents nor did i receive any scholarships. Perhaps the go Bill no. In a afraid that it Wasny to that easy. I applied for every possible educational loan available. I was determined to achieve my goal regardless of the sacrifices. No in a not a White Man with Blond hair and Blue eyes. In a hispanic with a Tan complexion and dark hair. I could have focused All my energies on the fact that i was treated differently because i spoke with an accent and for a Long tune i had not mastered the English language. On the other hand i focused on the goals i had set and not the obstacles that faced me. I can to speculate Why the writer had to drop out of College but blaming others for our failures in a sure is not the answer. If More of us took All this Energy we waste on hating and blaming others and focused it toward a constructive Means perhaps these types of letters would become obsolete. A or. Miguel a. Zelaya Izmir Turkey a Good care in Germany this is in response to a care Isnit the same june 1. I am a German nurse and i have worked for 17 years in hospitals throughout the United states As a registered nurse. In a currently working in the surgical intensive care unit at or. Horst Schmidt Klinnker in Wiesbaden. The Standard of care Here is no different from the average . Surgical intensive care and Many of the nurses and physicians do speak English. And its not True that the staff Here does a not want americans. Of course its a Little More difficult As we have different customs and expectations to incorporate. One of the most important functions of a nurse is to promote Healing and to provide Comfort to our patients. I think the letter writer did just the opposite for her already stressed countrymen. A Dorothy a Hayes Wiesbaden Germany a a no rabies please in response to the letter a pet quarantine unfair May 30i Felt i had to write and say i was born and have lived most of my life in England and that i disagree with the writer. Why is England completely rabies free its simple our quarantine Laws Are strict and expensive. We done to want rabies Here and  want to Slaughter animals just to be on the Safe Side. I think people should consider the consequences before shipping a pet to a quarantine free country. It could be devastating. A Linda Garrison Raf West rus lip England a a Gates held City hostage i am writing about police chief Daryl f. Gates who threatened to postpone his retirement until certain officers were promoted. What is wrong with this country Here a a police commissioner who held los Angeles hostage. If you done to do this for me in a not going to retire. How childish. I wonder How Many Good Strong american soldiers would have liked to have said a ooh in a not going to retire now because of. Whatever. A our soldiers who defended our country in time of War had no Choice. Many were riffed or took an Early out or just Plain did no to re enlist. If a commander or first sergeant had a member of their command who had been charged with Battery and assault such As Daryl Gates men they would be been out of a Job. Because they  control their troops. Something is seriously wrong with these United states of America when a Man like Gates abuses his position and cannot be removed from office. A Connie d. Garrison Heidelberg Germany