European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12letters to the editor i wednesday december 29,1993 the s Europe edition Cou Steven s. Hoffman Usan a Comman chef pub Tiff it of Bernard a. Zowistoski editor news and editorial Deborah Absher news editor pm Watker european editor 0ob Wicker sport editor George mine City editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37. 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. 237,255,282, 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 Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117, Rome str. 104,69126 Heidelberg car 419, Box 1316. Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221-27239. 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The appearance of advertising m this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the depth rement of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services  to be proud it the woman who expressed her anger at the arrogance of americans in Germany also stated that americans think they Are better than everyone else because they were born in the United slates and she also expressed resentment at being projected As a nazi due to the grim history of Hitler and the third Reick since in be been in Germany my reception Here has been far from a warm one. The German people Are highly negative against foreigners. We americans Are proud by nature. We have fought too Many wars and Tost too Many lives not to be. As the Hitler Issue gets older and older the world needs to of reminded of it More and More. This is a part of history that never should be forgotten. I would like to see us As a nation not Only be respected but Given some grat iture for what we do every Day for a lot of countries in the world including Germany. Sacrifice for us is part of everyday life. We help who we can the Best we can. But maybe to some people that just Isnit Good enough. A spec. Leon r. Kislan Vilsick Germany a a a Cun exam needed during the past several weeks there have been Many articles in the stars and stripes about people in the United states being killed with guns. The people doing the end result will be an increase in the number of irresponsible people with guns. I think state and local governments need to pass taws that require a Prospect v live gun owner to pass a licensing exact nation prior to gaining the authorization to Purchase and maintain a gun. The licensing examination should be structured in a manner that the prospective gun owner is Able to demonstrate a knowledge of and proficiency with firearms. Such Laws should also make it a felony to possess guns without the required authorization. Now is the time to really put some Sharp Teeth into gun control. A Lawrence Applebaum Sand Hauson Germany Al editors note the killing arc irresponsible. The people providing the guns to the irresponsible gun owners arc equally or perhaps More so. I also read that in anticipation of the Brady Bill taking effect Early next year Many people in the United states Are purchasing guns. I would Hazard a guess that Many of the gun buyers know very Little about their new weapons and the responsibilities of gun ownership. They will increase the danger to themselves As Well As others. The Holiday season has produced a shortage of letters so this feature has been abbreviated. We encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us expressing viewpoints or opinions that 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. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo ae09211.let Nice evolve in be been following with particular interest the recent controversy in the letters Section regarding the Issue of creation and evolution. 1 wonder Why it is seemingly so necessary in the minds of Many to pit science against Faith and theology. Is there not enough room in our hearts and our minds to accommodate both views without resorting to either religious or scientific zealotry the concept of god a creator of the universe is not in conflict with the idea of evolution a process of physical life advancement. The realm of creationism is the a a who and Quot Why a while the realm of evolution is the a a How of life development though not spiritual life development a still the realm of Faith. Perhaps a truce is in order. A better expenditure of efforts is for both the creationists and evolutionists to concentrate less on the disagreements of where we came from and to concentrate More on agreeing on where we Are going. To make this a better world requires the cooperation of Alt people souls living on this planet and a Loving acceptance of differences regarding perspective and opinion. When we can do this we become constructive participants in an a evolving creation and the prospects for our future become slightly brighter. A do Gewert Naples ital remember Span Dahlem. A. When Reading your sunday feedback Page i always look to see where the people answering your question of the week Are from. Rarely do i see someone answering from the great air base of Spang Dahlem Germany. Please remember that Span Dahlem is Here and would like to be included. With the exception of this one item i think the stars and stripes is a very Good newspaper and the Price is right considering there is very Little advertising to support the Cost of printing. I Hope you continue to print the news As you have been and never Bend to the requests of others for the Banning of articles pictures etc., that for some Odd reason might be offensive to others. There Are those unfortunately who see themselves As protectors but what we really need is to be protected from the  a Dea Smith Span Dahlem Abt German commentary coming clean on mothers and their legacy by Susan Reimer the allergist said dust mites were causing asthma in my son. And then he showed me a picture of a dust mite. Big picture. Huge picture. The dust mile that ate new York City. Then he told me that they Are everywhere millions of them. You can to see them. And they live off flakes of your dead skin. Gross. He stalking about Furnace filters and Pillow covers and wrapping mattresses in plastic and pulling up the carpet arid stripping the child s room of everything. All the dust catchers. All the dust mite havens. Iier stalking about washing Walls and vacuuming three times a week and washing the bedclothes once a week in very hot water. But i have stopped listening. All 1 can hear is this my son s ability to breathe is directly related to my ability to clean. Talk about pressure. For women cleanliness has nothing to do with godliness. It is a dark legacy from our mothers. Either they cleaned or they did no to but their attitudes and their compulsions have been passed on to us. Some of us Are clean freaks who hide our Midnight scrubbing fanaticism from even our closest friends breezily dismissing the subject with an off hand gesture and a lie. A my Kitchen floor the Only Way you could eat off of it is if you were hungry for something the kids dropped Quot others of us  care less. Fingerprints on every surface. The bedrooms and the bathrooms Are chaos. A but she a great with those kids Isnit she a others say. Still others of us want the House to be clean a we just done to want to do it. Cleaning services Are a booming business but the Cost is More than financial a woman gives up part of her privacy when she hires someone to see her dirt. And she is admitting she can to do it ail. A it took me a Long time to get comfortable with the fact that they changed my bed a said another Friend. A and then my Mother would come Over give everything the White Glove test and say she  believe i was actually paying someone to do this bad a jobs our mothers. They Are the source of this. I scrub the backs of dressers and headboards because my Mother did. My sister vacuums her mattresses and Box Springs because my Mother did. A i can smell the dust when in a sleeping a she used to say scarring us both. Cleanliness. What a trap. Women Are driven to their Knees for a state of Grace that lasts Only until the kids get Home from school. And we know that no child Ever loved her Mother More just because the Box Springs were vacuumed regularly. What dark compulsion Are we imprinting on our daughters i Don t know. I can t even think about that now. There Are dust mites everywhere and 1 have to kill them. A c the Baltimore Sun in a Fine buturm to 7h�ncrre,jtu$t upon the Tough  Wese actually my skips. Irs amp Gnyp Turpe a me Monst amp to faculty