European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 i letters to the editor thels european edition col set Van s Hoffman. Usan Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial european editor. Deboran Absher Georja mane news editor City editor Bob Wicker Jota Tyter sports editor acting special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 111437 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237,255,292,226,326. Sports ext. 225,269,263,332.321,221. Features ext. 230,245,341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jim Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen. Room 117, . 104. 89128 Heidelberg car 410. To 1318, Apo a 09102 to poor on 370-7010 or Dulun 06231-23421 Tel fax 08221-27239. Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty. 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European command. 1th a Clarence of do Wang n tue pub Cata mud Elute Endo saving Tovaris or supplements Doe net Mam Fey department of Deana a blow 91 to product or Sarics the parental failure Bravo for Ann Quindlen s recent column on parental discretion. I too won dered Why 5-year-old Austin Messne Rhad been allowed to watch Betavia and butt head on music television when read about the burning death of his 2 year old sister.  does not seem to be a popular policy any  was especially dismayed to note at a recent matinee snowing of Jurassic Parkin a Usa eur facility that the majority of the audience was under the recommended age of 13. Apparently the warn ing on the advertising posters Parent strongly cautioned made no Impact. The technical Mambo jumbo at the beginning of the movie was decidedly Over the head of the average 10-year-old, and the Vio Lence was completely unsuitable for Young children. Most annoying was the restlessness and noise created by the infants who had been toted along an whose parents opted not to use the cry ing room provided by the  of which brings me to a final Point Why is it now acceptable to take Chil Dren almost anywhere during the 2vi years i have spent in Germany i have Yetto experience a quiet afternoon shopping at the Post Exchange or a peaceful meal eating at any . Facility. If someone s children Are not running Loose an screaming or throwing some kind of Tan Trum then their baby is bawling at the top of its lungs. If parents can t Bear to leave the babysat Home with a Sitter they should at least have the Courtesy to take him her outside until they Calm Down. Theresa a.  Germany feminization of men Anna Quindlen s column goal in life should be More than an end zone oct. 28left me mystified. Anna Quindle defending birth and family in her article she applauds Houston oilers offensive tackle David Williams decision to skip a game so he could stay Home with his wife and Newborn son. She called him a wonderful role Model and attacked the Oil ers management decision to  Wil Liams a week s pay. She then pointed out How crude Ana self indulgent the Stan Dard of masculinity is among most other male sports figures. What Quindlen is really supporting Inthis article is the feminization of the american male. I rarely saw my father while growing up. He worked 70 to 80 hours a week an was  too Busy to spend much time at Home. My father is my hero and role Model. His hard work and sacrifice kept me clothed and fed. It would be arrogant and self indulgent to accuse my father and others like him of having misplace priorities in regard to family. Mark Beechman san Vito air station Italy school flaws in Ramstein i am dismayed at the topics that read ers of this newspaper find worthy of their time and express an  the draw Down the Kaiserslautern military family has grown As units Are consolidated instead Ori Osing Stu dents at our schools we Are dealing with Ever increasing numbers. Ram Stem elementary for example has an enrolment of 2,008 at last count. I would think that parents of these children would have personal interest in the kinds of conditions under which these children spend the largest portion of their Day. The new Library portable building a Ramstein elementary has no heat. Stu dents using the facility Are required touring their Coats since the temperature hovers around 50 degrees. The portable buildings that were deemed temporary 20 years ago Are substandard. There i evidence that they Are also disease rid Den. There Are close to 30 fourth fifth and sixth Grade students packed into each of these unhealthy portable build Ings. At Sembach water was leaking into a electrical outlet in a first Grade classroom and it took More than a week and a Hal to remedy the situation. At Ramstein elementary we have computer lab that has More than 25 computers that we inherited from a draw Down school. There has been a request in since August for an upgrade of Power so that we can run All the computers instead of just half. Literally hundreds of hour shave been spent by volunteers to get this program up and running so that student scan get the Benefit of the technological training that they so desperately need Tobe competitive in the electronic age. If the military makes a commitment to families to bring them Over on accompanied Tours i believe they have the responsibility to support our schools. We Are not asking for luxuries just a Safe an healthy environment in which children can learn effectively. Every time i ask for reasons Why these issues Are not being addressed the Buck is passed to Washington ., to politicians or whomever. All i know is that if i had a child going Toone of these schools not having healthy air to breathe i think i would be asking some questions. Joanne Elmore Ramstein a Germany school risks unfair i just finished Reading the article teachers upset by suspect s return to class nov. 4. I Tod am upset that student will be allowed to return to the classroom after having been involved in serious incident. I  son in the department of defense dependent schools system who is potentially at risk when a student brings a weapon to school and merely gets slapped on the wrist for doing  who think a weapon incident can t happen to them at school should consider the increasing frequency of de Pendents involved with weapons such Ashe incident this summer in Darmstadt and an alleged incident at a Hanau High school Pep rally. These incidents concern Only  can guess How Many students have been threatened with other weapons the military Community and Dodds must take a stronger stand on those who become involved in such incidents. It appears from the current policies the rights of the individual Are More important than those of the potential victims. I must be made very Clear to those individuals the result of their behaviour is a Swift guaranteed return to the states. Those committing antisocial acts must be held saturday. November 13,1993 accountable for them. Looking the other Way will merely increase the problem. Larry ice Babenhausen Germany adapt and drive on just when i thought i had heard it All hear a Brand new pne. The person who write about his playhouse closing Down which in effect leaves All the creative people in his Community with nothing Todo made me finally write. Last thursday i had to do the distribution run for the company. I also had to pick up the mail in Holland. My total mileage was 300 Miles some May say thesis unusual but to my unit it is Norma duty. To top that off tuesday i took specimens to the drug and alcohol lab i shape total round trip mileage 162  we have is a fenced compound. We have no Post Exchange commissary play House Post office laundromat or any facilities you May have lost As a result of the draw Down. Since my Community does not have any of the things you have we drive a minimum of 45 minutes pne Way for anything  being the Only american in a Village of More than 1,300 local  Don t get the american forces net work in the House or have defens switch network on the office phones. Should we complain or adapt we adapt and drive on. Staff sgt. Kenneth m.  Belgium. Backing czechs with respect to the Yeltsin objection and the Nee communist orientation of Poland and Slovakia the admission of Al the four Central european countries into North Atlantic treaty organization maybe an indigestible Mouthful for the time being. The More reason that. The westernmost czech Republic not adjoin ing the former soviet Union and portray ing the very Best Type of Western democracy should be incorporated into Natsas soon As possible. Otherwise the  ple Here win come to the conclusion that the West does t care about czechs As was the Case in the Days of the Munich agreement and after world War ii and the no communists will make use of their resignation again. The prompt admission of the czech Republic alone into nato is to be viewed As a political rather than military act that in contradiction of the economic integration May be realized at  Cesnik Tarnov czech Republic editor s note we encourage our readers especially those who have never submitted a letter to write Tous. Letters expressing readers viewpoints Are published daily on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. 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