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‘Zits’ nudes criticized
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
I noticed the Nov. 5 "Zits" cartoon had male and female nude characters, not
showing anything important, but certainly not drawn with clothes on.
The Nov. 6 edition had the same characte...
MWR plays vital role
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
I must adamantly say that this is oh-so-wrong ("Amenities
at Afghan bases are facing cuts," article, Oct. 30)!
M...
Losing benefits at retirement
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
I am writing to make people aware of the discrimination against Department of
Defense civil service retired personnel.
I am a GS-12 DOD employee working in Naples, Italy. I have full base...
Stop the complaining
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Let me get this straight. The Air Force has figured out a way to do an
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission from halfway across the
globe, keeping its footprint small, saving m...
Stepdad hides behind religion
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
As I read "Isolated, family struggles to restart after stepfather's sex abuse
conviction" (article,
Nov. 3), I was rem...
Thank Cold War veterans too
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Twenty years ago it fell. It was the symbol of intimidation, of subjugation
of the entire world, one heartbeat away from total annihilation. The world
called it the Berlin Wall, and for 27 year...
Campaign will be a long road
Monday, November 09, 2009
After reading "S. Korea steps up 'keep right' campaign," (article, Oct. 20,
Pacific editions...
Unfair to war room warriors
Monday, November 09, 2009
The letter writers slamming "The War Room" (article, Oct. 27) are missing the
point. I'd bet that close to 100 percent of these airmen would prefer to be
deployed to the region thei...
AF fighting downrange, too
Monday, November 09, 2009
After reading "The War Room," (article, Oct. 27), I completely understand the
frustration ex...
Listening to Rush
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Why is it everyone has an opinion on what Rush Limbaugh says? They hear one
part of "I want Obama to fail," and they don't listen to why he said what he
said.
While I do not ...
Hoping Obama’s plans fail
Monday, November 09, 2009
I would like to respond to "Limbaugh, propaganda machine" (letter, Oct. 26).
Seriously, if the...
Where’s news from Southeast?
Monday, November 09, 2009
I am e-mailing you in regard to your "American Roundup" articles.
I have been reading the Mideast edition for several weeks now, since I
discovered someone posts them on SIPR...
Nature vs. nurture
Monday, November 09, 2009
In regard to "A weighty matter in pregnancy" (article, Nov. 2, Science &
Medicine page), I have to admit, I don't buy it.
Of course children get genes from their parents. W...
Adoption reform urged
Sunday, November 08, 2009
During National Adoption Month (November), the "uncommon truth" will have to
compete with stories of wonderful reunions and the perpetual myth that if we
remove secrecy from adoption,...
Ratings fair measure to use
Sunday, November 08, 2009
[The writer of] "The influence of AFN news" (letter, Nov. 4), would like
American Forces Network to censor its content.
I always find it odd that such free thinkers feel the nee...
Ads for immorality
Sunday, November 08, 2009
I read "Commercials also on during TV shows themselves," (Opinion, N.E.
Marsden, Nov. 3), which decried the over-the-top product placement in today's
television programming. However, ...
Frivolous lawsuits play a role
Sunday, November 08, 2009
In response to the numerous opinions in Stars and Stripes on health care, why
doesn't anyone seem to look at the actual problem and not just the symptoms?
The symptoms are obvious: Healt...
Where’s the accountability?
Friday, November 06, 2009
I just read "Going nowhere" (article, Nov. 2), about the dismal job prospects
in Detroit.
I sympathize with the young people mentioned in the article, but whatever
happened to personal...
Don’t cut troop amenities
Friday, November 06, 2009
I read "Karaoke night, other amusements take a back seat at Kandahar" (Oct.
29, Web). This is not the right thing to do....
Troops deserve perks
Friday, November 06, 2009
In regard to "Karaoke night, other amusements take a back seat at Kandahar"
(Oct. 30), I believe it would be a mistake t...
Experiencing both sides
Friday, November 06, 2009
I read "The War Room" (Oct. 27) and almost felt embarrassed on behalf of the
Air Force.
I worked a similar miss...
Every job contributes
Friday, November 06, 2009
I am saddened to see our leadership is still resistant to the idea that
combat stress can only come from personal combat and that the elitist attitude
of aviators shown in the letters on the fl...
Heidelberg JV team lauded
Thursday, November 05, 2009
While they receive no mention in the high school sports summaries, I think it
is important and deserved to recognize the Heidelberg junior varsity football
team on its tremendous achievement th...
Policy changes can hurt Army
Thursday, November 05, 2009
I do not agree with the Army changing its uniform policy for a soldier based
on that person's religion ("Army
waives its u...
No sympathy for Creech pilots
Thursday, November 05, 2009
I found it highly ironic that while sitting in western Afghanistan where we
just lost 14 Americans in helicopter crashes, I find "<a href="http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=6...
All in this together
Thursday, November 05, 2009
The airmen discussed in "The War Room" (article, Oct. 27) are no more or less
proud members of the military than any of ...
Putting selves on a pedestal
Thursday, November 05, 2009
I am completely disgusted with the writers of "Away with prancing unicorns"
(letter, Oct. 29) and "'<a href="http://www....
Don’t insult Creech airmen
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Those who have written in disgust to "The War Room" (article, Oct. 27) have
no right to be offended or to be so offensiv...
Want to trade places?
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
As an Army aviator deployed to eastern Afghanistan, I can appreciate the
significant impact that unmanned aerial vehicles have had on the battlefield (<a href="http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?...
Klebold’s cry for help
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
I write to express my pain, renewed by several articles I've read lately,
[including] "Myths revictimize Columbine families" (Opinion, Meghan Daum, Oct.
25). Her view as an outsider d...
Former Marine is a quitter
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
After reading "Former Marine quits State post over Afghan war," (article,
Oct. 28), I am disappointed he was once a Marine. It appears Matthew Hoh is in a
place in his life where his ...
It’s not ‘free’ health care
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
The author of
"Health
care deficiencies real" (letter, Oct. 28) makes a serious error when he
criticizes th...
Suggestions to honor fallen
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
I've served in both Iraq and Afghanistan with members of the U.S. armed
forces, and the one thing we Brits have always admired, and indeed envied, has
been the American attitude toward its serv...
‘The War Room’ ... seriously?
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Leave it to the Air Force to complain about participating in combat from
home.
If complaining about 90 to 180 day rotations in the most upgraded camps
downrange wasn't bad enough, dedi...
An insult to those deployed
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
As I read
"The War
Room" (Oct. 27), on the Air Force "difficulties" of flying the
Predator/Reaper...
The influence of AFN news
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
When I arrived in Germany, the American Forces Network news programming had
me puzzled. I wrote a few letters to AFN, got a few "company" responses, but it
wasn't until I read
<a hre...
Petty complaints? Get over it
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
It seems every time I read letters to the editor someone is complaining over
petty things. The flight uniform debate, awards or what have you.
Get over it, and debate those issues with y...
Unkept promises to vets
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
I served in the Army. The post-9/11 GI Bill is a hoax.
People are losing their homes, going into great debt and being evicted from
their homes due to an unkept promise by our government ...
Why slam successful program?
Monday, November 02, 2009
The writer of "Away with prancing unicorns" (letter, Oct. 29) chose his
profession, just like ...
In-lieu-of taskings
Monday, November 02, 2009
I read "The War Room" (article, Oct. 27) and I read the responses. I see
everyone's point. To get bent out of shape, as some writers have, remember one
thing: The Air Force has been f...
Their awful life in Nevada
Monday, November 02, 2009
I recently read "The War Room" (article, Oct. 27), the sorrowing tale of
officers and airmen stationed at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., detailing their
struggles and hardships with ope...
Big difference to be in States
Monday, November 02, 2009
I served two active-duty tours in Iraq. "The War Room" (article, Oct. 27)
hits a new low in deployment woes.
There are those in the military today who have it much easier than ...
It’s not like being there
Monday, November 02, 2009
After reading "The War Room" (article, Oct. 27) on the war-weary combat
veterans at Nevada's C...
More deserving of Nobel prize
Sunday, November 01, 2009
The Nobel Peace Prize should have been awarded to Greg Mortenson, who has
dedicated his life to building peace in one of the world's most war-torn
regions. He and his organization, the Central ...
Down in front at air show
Sunday, November 01, 2009
On Oct. 18, Japanese nationals were seen scurrying across Misawa Air Base at
7 a.m. to secure seats next to the runway for unobstructed views of the
Thunderbirds taking off and landing six hour...
Be thankful for new mall?
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Be thankful the Army and Air Force Exchange Service shut down a perfectly
good (and likely very profitable) quality-of-life facility nearer the center of
the Kaiserslautern military community f...
Trivial matters important, too
Sunday, November 01, 2009
The writer of "Some things just don't matter" (letter, Oct. 21), is comparing
apples to orange...
Don’t rush it, Mr. President
Friday, October 30, 2009
Regarding "The danger of dithering on foreign policy" (Opinion, John R.
Bolton, Oct. 21): American history is wrought with very bright, high-level
advisers telling our president to hu...
Advice for war room
Friday, October 30, 2009
I read
"The War Room" (article, Oct. 27) with intense interest.
I am an experienced emergency ...
Problems with new mall
Thursday, October 29, 2009
The new super base exchange/post exchange at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, is
awesome, even though a couple of years late.
With all of the good, there has to be some not-so-good. My critic...
The power of photos
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Many points of
"A tough but correct call on photo of dying Marine" (Ombudsman, Mark...
They love ‘Baldo’
Thursday, October 29, 2009
[In response to " 'Baldo' comic a low for Stripes," (letter, Oct. 27)]: Just
wanted to say we love "Baldo"! We have a wall of "Baldo"! Quick, simple and
rele...
‘Baldo’ in bad taste
Thursday, October 29, 2009
I want to echo the sentiments of [the writer of] " 'Baldo' comic a low for
Stripes," (letter, Oct. 27).
I usually am not compelled to comment on what is printed, as I do ...
‘War Room’ a slap in the face
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Are you serious with the story "The War Room" (Oct. 27)? I know that there
are slow news days, but this story is a slap in the face to all the real pilots
and crews who risk their lives across ...
No more health care red tape
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
President Barack Obama declared national emergency powers regarding the H1N1
virus. It's explained that he did so to clear bureaucratic red tape associated
with providing emergency medical care...
Getting due recognition
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
p>This is in response to
"Handing
out awards" (letter, Oct. 23). I completely agree with the letter writer. If
...
Award handouts a travesty
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
I applaud the author of
"Handing
out awards" (letter, Oct. 23). The discriminatory practice for awarding
co...
Away with prancing unicorns
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Here at a far-superior U.S. Army task force — which flies more than 30
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sorties per day with various
aircraft and works 12-hour-plus shifts, pushes ...
It’s an individual ‘responsibility’
Monday, October 26, 2009
The United States is not a democracy, it's a republic ("Democracy will
decide," letter, Oct. 21). The basic concept of a self-governing democracy is a
mockery, and that's exactly wh...
Getting due recognition
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
This is in response to "Handing out awards" (letter, Oct. 23). I completely
agree with the letter writer. If the writer is able to see this, then those
leaders at higher levels know that as wel...
Award handouts a travesty
Thursday, October 29, 2009
I applaud the author of "Handing out awards" (letter, Oct. 23). The
discriminatory practice for awarding commendations reminds me of the
"good-ole-boy" system.
During Operation Iraqi Fr...
Away with prancing unicorns
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Here at a far-superior U.S. Army task force — which flies more than 30
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sorties per day with various
aircraft and works 12-hour-plus shifts, pushes ...
‘War Room’ a slap in the face
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Are you serious with the story
"The War
Room" (Oct. 27)? I know that there are slow news days, but this story...
Limbaugh, propaganda machine
Monday, October 26, 2009
If you want the football coach to fail, then you must want his team to lose
the game!
Rush Limbaugh wants our commander in chief to fail, so he must want our
soldiers to lose! He's c...
Spin on Miles story ‘ridiculous’
Monday, October 26, 2009
I am an assistant principal at Netzaberg Middle School and am not writing as
a spokesman for the school system. This is only my personal opinion. Since
publishing "DODEA head accused of ...
Several recipients not worthy
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
In response to the Oct. 27 letter
"Nobel prize not a joke": If the writer had been referring to the pr...
Health care deficiencies real
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
I had to read the Oct. 26 letter on health care ("It's an individual
'responsibility'") a few times to see if I could detect an attempt at irony. As
the beneficiary of free health car...
No fan of ‘Obama’s fan club’
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
In response to the Oct. 26 letter "Limbaugh, propaganda machine": Since it
seems to be the letter writer's grand idea to pull Rush Limbaugh from American
Forces Network's broadcast sc...
‘Baldo’ comic a low for Stripes
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
You cannot honestly think that the comic "Baldo" (Oct. 18) was acceptable to
put into the Sunday comics.
I was appalled, and see it as a pathetic injustice to the children who ...
Nobel prize not a joke
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
First and foremost, most hard-working Americans are proud and blessed to have
a job right now and don't feel the need to teach their children that hard work
has no rewards ("Nobel: Somethi...
Bad decision on Sikh officer
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
The chain of command has just approved a waiver for Capt. Kamajleet Singh
Kalsi to allow him to wear his turban and beard for religious beliefs ("Army
waives its uniform policy for Sikh ph...
Handing out awards
Friday, October 23, 2009
My perception is that probably one of the most discriminatory practices in
the military is awarding commendations based on rank or position, especially
deployment service awards.
The no...
It’s called ‘change and hope’
Friday, October 23, 2009
Clearly most of America and the world gets it ("Why did Obama get prize?,"
letter, Oct. 19). It's called change and hope.
The letter writer should have been proud that, as commander in ch...
Runners hogging the roads
Friday, October 23, 2009
Here on Camp Speicher, I have been noticing an alarming trend in regard to
physical training around post: running in the middle of the road.
I am not talking about during PT hours (some r...
Bright Star highlights benefits of joint exercises
Friday, October 23, 2009
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