European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 22, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 stars and stripes sunday Day quote of the Day didst even think twice 1 just went and did it of even dared come dose to me be 6 feet under by former miss America Venus Ramey 82 who Coria red an intruder on her Kentucky farm by shooting out his tires see Story on Page 16 list tabled trash talk but whats he really sad about love or Money Oprah betrays Stedman National enquirer no dream girl scary spice what she really really wants is Eddie Money National enquirer act coming soon scene on May command conquer goes Hollywood today in stripes abby22 american roundup2425 comics stripes comics crossword scene horoscope22 opinion2021 parade27 religion23 sports3848 to listings26 weather19 your money2829 veterans help teach kids the value of education you May have received a forwarded email that tells the Story of an Arkansas High school teacher who taught one of her classes a Valu Able lesson with the help of 27 veterans in full uniform is that truth or fiction the answer is truth the email tells a Story of High school history teacher Martha Cothren who teaches at the Joe t Robinson High school in Little Rock Ark most ver Sions of the email Are a quote from a March 2 speech Given by former a Kansas governor and potential presidential candidate Mike Huckabee at the conservative political action conference in Washington do Huckabee said that on the first Day of classes in 2005 students in Cothren military history class arrived to discover no desks in their room with the Advance permission of school authorities Cothren had removed All of the desks and had them concealed nearby co truth or fiction Rich Bumer of  Thren let the students wonder for a while about the missing desks then told them that in order to get the desks Back they would have to earn them the students spent time trying to figure out How to do that would it be through getting Good grades would it be through Good behaviour would it be through some kind of other achievement or performance none of those Cothren said finally with the perplexed students sitting on the floor and trying to figure out what was going on Cothren told them that none of them had really yet understood How the desks that normally sat in the classroom had been earned now she said in going to Tell you Cothren went to the door of the classroom and opened it Twenty seven United states military veterans each in uniform walked into the classroom each of them was carrying a school desk they methodically placed the desks Back into rows then took positions standing at attention along the Walls of the room it was a dramatic scene and had a dra Matic Impact on the students Cothren finally stood before the students and said you dont have to earn those desks these Guys did it for you they put them out whats up with that explaining customs from around the world q whenever it starts raining in Japan every one Breaks out Clear plastic umbrellas what s up with those a Lake so much else in Japan the Clear umbrellas Are All about convenience sure you have that Nice flowery umbrella you bought with a vow to keep it Handy on Rainy Days but ifs raining now most unexpectedly and the umbrella is at Home while youre not of course so you have two options get wet or swing by the nearest convenience store or 100yen store and pick up some thing cheap to keep you dry these Chapie umbrellas Are the Clear ones you see when it starts raining stores immediately Spring into action placing their umbrella stocks near entrances almost uniformly Clear with a White illustration by Stacy Chandler stars and stripes handle they sell for just a few Hundred yen a Price Well Worth staying dry in a Down pour such umbrellas Are usually Worth about what you pay for them they tend to develop holes and if you fold them up while there at All wet youll never get them unfolded Why youll see so Many of them abandoned in umbrella stands outside bars restaurants or stores besides the Low Low Price another advantage to Clear umbrellas is navigation in a crowd it pays to be Able to see what s ahead chances Are its another umbrella and youll need All the visibility you can get to sur Vive in a crowd wielding umbrellas with Eye level Metal spikes got a question about going son in the Pacific email Stacy Chandler acc there for you but ifs up to you to sit Here responsibly to learn to be Good students and Good citizens because they paid a Price for you do have that desk and dont Ever forget it a lesson in history that a classroom of Stu dents will never forget before you Forward that email Check it out at  where you find the hottest rumours hoaxes scams virus warnings and stories on the internet puzzles by Pappo Eom difficulty very easy yesterdays solution fill in the boxes so that each Row column and 3by3 Square includes the digits 1 through 9 for solution tips and computer program see  2 811 6 i 4i6i3 97j8 6i3 4l8j9 this newspaper 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