European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 stars and stripes Friday april 202007 and Thomas l Kelsch publisher Richard Braun general manager Europe it col Stephen Oconnor commander news and editorial robs sri staff Doug Cusson executive editor managing editor Europe Sain Amrhein Europe Bureau chief Joseph Gordono Mideast Bureau chief Marni Mcentee assistant Bureau chief Washington do assistant managing editors Mary Bendar news Ssan stores sports Brian Bowers features Christopher six Patrick Dickson news editor Joe Gromelski web editor addresses us mail unit to a 09211 International mail Postrach 1330 64345 Griesheim Germany Fajt Dan 3498416 Civ 0 email news letters Central office 529 14th Street new suite 350 Washington do 200451301 phone Dan 3127630900 or Civ 202 7610900 fax 202 7610890 editorial director 529 14th St new suite 350 Washington do 200451301 phone on 3127630945 or Civ 202 7610945 How to Call us editor 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Day tacked safety motorcycle safety draws crowd to town article april 14 seems to have a lot of safety missing from it Call it unlucky timing but in the frontage photo it appears both helmets Are what Are considered Novelty helmets and do not meet air Force instruction department of defense instruction or army requirements sure there might be a department of transportation sticker affixed to the Back by the but by the appearance of the thickness of the helmets in the photo there pushing being too thin a helmet that meets Dot standards the manufacturer claims they meet them Dot does not actually test and approve use of its sticker typically has about 1 Inch of foam plus the outer Shell so site from inches from the head these helmets in the photo Are about on half Inch from the riders Heads but for most observers a helmet is a helmet ask a pro and we can spot the fakes from a distance now go to Page 3 a master sergeant is shown Riding a bicycle without a bicycle helmet also not allowed and while Wear ing drunk busters goggles these goggles Are great at disorienting and even making people lose their balance while walking they come with cautions about making sure there Are no hazards for them to fall against tables in a classroom had someone lost his balance on the bicycle and fallen Odds Are his head would be the last thing to hit the ground and with the most velocity the event pushed fun and safety while not even seeing How there violating it and then stars and stripes photo pub listed proof of it senior master sgt Mark Cipriano Elmendorf air Force base Alaska homeschooling rules the spouse Calls column on april 8 scene Magazine european edition Clari fied previously presented information about Home schooling specifically that some installations make Homeschooler Register however the regulations cited on the registration form require no such thing a form 3521b Parent Choice of Edu cation for school age children lists Asau thormities department of defense 13426m department of defense dependents schools implementation manual and Dod directive 64001 family advocacy even though these documents Are silent on Home schooling the status Offe Rees agreement excludes members of the Force or civilian Compo nent and their families from local social Laws because these people live in the Host nation Only temporarily for example members of the Force do not pay Host nation health insurance premiums and Host nation school systems do not regulate Dodds us Federal Law establishing the depart ment of defense education activity gives authority to Dodea Only Over its employees and enrolled pupils the uniform door Tisbury Tell us what you think stars and stripes welcomes your comments on editorials and columns that republished in the newspaper and values letters on topics of importance in the lives of our readers All letters must be signed and must include the writers address or base and Telephone number please limit All letters to 300 words we Reserve the right to edit letters for length taste and clarity Send your letters to us mail stars and stripes unit 29480 Apo a 09211 International mail stars and stripes Postrach 1330 64345 Griesheim via country code f49 0 Dan 3498395 email code of military Justice tells commanders nothing about schooling children like the Post Exchange Dodds is a privilege families May use the Benefit but no regulation compels parents to in Roll their children any More than the parents Are required to buy everything from the army and air Force Exchange ser vice military commanders have the inherent authority to maintain order and discipline but neither Home schooling nor shopping on the Economy disrupts daily life even with the occasional thief a command does not Register shoppers in order to track those with Sticky fingers if any family behaves badly in us army Europe commanders can restore peace using regulation 279 misconduct by civilians and the civilian misconduct action authority As for the fear of hidden educational neglect it is unlikely that parents who insist their children behave and who feed and clothe the children properly will let the kids grow up stupid Valerie Bonham Moon Belton to site owner the military Homeschooler columnist Home education Magazine  pregnancy spot is a Courtesy allotting a handful of parking spaces for pregnant women is neither equating preg Nancy with a disability nor is it a great achievement has its place letter april if pregnancy were seen As a disability pregnant women would be Eligi ble for a handicapped sticker these signs Are meant As a Courtesy and not a Reward parking in Schweinfurt Germany is pretty bad also but the pregnancy spaces Are Usu ally full during Peak hours i have never seen a woman who want heavily pregnant using the spaces and Usu ally if s the pregnant women with children parking there As a pregnant woman with a 3yearold when i find one of those spaces it is great because my husband cant shop with us and my doctor has told me not to carry my daughter anymore when youve got your hands full plus a rambunctious toddler if s Nice to not have to walk to the other Side of the parking lot to get to our car Denise Lambson Schweinfurt Germany pets More important than kids i was very disappointed to find listerine is recalled Brief april 15 the associated regarding the recall of childrens Lasterie mouthwash buried in a very Small article on Page 18 in my edition of stars and i know a lot of parents who Purchase this product for their children and at least one of them would not have even known about the recall if i had not called and told her and she has four Young children this disturbs me because when tile pet food was being recalled it was All Over the paper for Days you  possibly miss it do our children deserve less consideration than our pets it is certainly some thing for you to think about Cynthia crusing Grafe Vohr Germany far front nomadic tribesmen the writer of unknown genesis of Evi Dence letter april 12 writes that there is not one single solitary piece of Evi Dence in All of history for the existence of that invisible Man in the sky i say it de pends on what you define As scientific Evi Dence it was god in speaking through his prophets that would predict things to come in great detail the fall of Babylon the destruction of Tyre and the birth of his son Jesus were All predicted at least 250 years before the events took place with each detail happening exactly As he said it would everything god has said would Hap pen has happened without fail far too Many times to be Mere coincidence the writer also went on to claim that the old testament consisted of Oral stories that grew into the collective writings of no Madic tribesman Jeremiah was a priest who lived and ministered in the cities of Judah and Babylon at the time of his writ Ings Isaiah was a wealthy tradesman in Jerusalem Ezekiel and Daniel who was the Royal adviser to the King of Babylon both lived and prophesied in Babylon a total of 75 of the 150 psalms were written by King David the books of proverbs and Ecclesiastes were written by King so Lomon Ezra who wrote at least four books of the old testament Wasa Royal scribe in the persian Empire these were some of the greatest Kings and ministers living and working in the greatest cities in history at the time of their writings these were not nomadic tribesmen the letter writer should get a clearer picture before he resigns himself to absolute disbelief staff sgt Parelie Cobb Camp ramada Iraq by Gary Trudeau love in you veal Mam tqincujp5a whoa any you have i5twt