European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes monday february 17, 1992 thes Europa edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander pump two Bernard a. Zovistoski editor Bill Walhart european editor Deborah my a or new editor Bob Walekar sport editor Bryan Nolan City editor Gorga Manaa special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 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 e0itor ext. 208. Education Jim Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven pc Many Kan Clauton building 103, cart Schun Chaam Apo a 09069 Tala Phona ets 342-bs59 or civilian 0471 -08789. 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Upon my arrival the first thing that was pointed out to me was the enormous Concrete air terminal and parking garage. I was informed that was Quot army a and we were not permitted in there. We drove on to a Bare open spot of solid Granite. I was told to help construct a tent. This tent later served As Home for seven months a seven months of the hottest and coldest Days and nights i have Ever had to endure. During that period we were never invited to the a other  As far As these mar de medical and financial services that were discussed there were very limited mar facilities and what Little there was it could barely handle the 4,000 of us air Force members. I agree to one Point in the letter that a the part about the rivalry Between the two services. But i think irs a rivalry of a different sort. 1 believe its a Pride the kind of Pride where we both think we Are the Best. As far As i am concerned we both Are. A sgt. Paul j. Hafer Raf Lakenheath England a give kids love attention As tired As i was to read yet another letter about the pros and cons of physical discipline in raising children i Felt compelled to respond after Reading the biblical reference to using the Rod. As a paediatrician i come across Many children a those who Are spanked Ana those who Arentt. The difference in the eventual outcome is not based on their families form of discipline. The deciding Factor is How much love and attention they receive. Many children who Are not spanked but Are ignored end up having serious emotional and psychological problems. On the other band children can be physically punished but otherwise receive no Praise and love and also end up with Many problems. This is the reason that people keep citing different examples of both Good and bad outcomes in children who were disciplined in one Way or the other. Parents Are very Good at responding when their children have misbehaved but often fail to notice the Many times when they Are playing quietly and behaving like Angels. It is just these times when parents need to Praise the admirable behaviour. Children thrive on attention so much that they would rather receive physical or verbal abuse than to be ignored. When children act up you should examine the reasons behind their actions before you Rush to the  my advice for raising a Well behaved and adjusted child without resorting to physical discipline is several fold. First and Foremost consistency Between parents is essential because mixed signals Between what is right and what is wrong Only serve to confuse the child. Concentrate on praising admirable behaviour. Remember this takes More Effort than spanking Misbehaviour. Ignore temper tantrums a they Are Only attention seeking outbursts a but whatever you do done to give in to this behaviour and give the child the Candy bar or whatever else he desires because this reinforces his action. When necessary use timeouts or loss of a privilege to extinguish Misbehaviour. Finally and most important give your children lots of love and attention. A Gregory p. Welch . Wurzburg Germany editor s note a letters from readers expressing their viewpoints Are published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be addressed to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. A a a letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which appears on Page 16 every Day except thursday and sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Letters to the editor was by reviewing each individual Les each month. Now under joint service software the commander has a new tool to accomplish this task called the commanders monthly financial report. This report gives the commander a one line synopsis of each of his soldiers pay accounts. At a glance he can see entitlements collections and changes. In ices Buck stops with voters i too am tired a tired of hearing people complain about Congress. Congress is there because we put them there. We elected those a a cheats As a recent writer put it. I have read letters that Call for the president to a do something about Congress. Did the president appoint those people to Congress can he Quot fire them no on both counts. The Only one who can a do something about Congress is you. You do the hiring voting in and firing voting out of members of Congress. You want people in Congress who will not Cut so much Money from the defense budget. You want people who will help the president beat the recession. You want Congress to Stop voting itself pay raises and perhaps vote a pay Cut. You Are not going to get that by writing a complaint letter to the editor of the stars and stripes or any other newspaper. Take that angry Energy and write to your congressmen. Tell them if they done to shape up you will vote them out and follow through. Get involved. Find out who is running for Congress for your state and find out what he or she stands for. Then vote for the one who will do the Job you want done. Done to vote for the incumbent just because he or she has been there for sons. The incumbents Are the ones doing or failing to do the things you re complaining about. Find out the facts. Vote. If they done to do the Job a a fire them in the next election a Sandra Whitson _ Simbach a Germany Les Best possible service in response to the letter on leave and earnings statement privacy the information presented on the Les is a matter of Public record and is therefore not covered under the privacy act. The writer is Correct in his statement that leave and earnings statements Are reviewed to catch pay problems and that soldiers should be taught to read and understand their own less. He is also Correct that a soldiers Les should be considered personal in nature and As such special care should be taken to prevent unauthorized persons from having Access to it. However it is still the commanders responsibility to ensure that his soldiers Are paid correctly and on time. 3 under the old jumps automated coding system the Only Way the commander could Monitor his soldiers pay this report should go a Long Way i helping him to ensure that his Soldier receive the Best possible pay service available. It should also help him Monitor unauthorized transactions thereby cutting Down on waste fraud and abuse. If the writers leave and earnings statement is being indiscriminately viewed by unauthorized persons then he has a problem of an entirely different nature and should take this Issue to his Chain of command immediately. A capt. Robert h. Sweigart Wurzburg Germany reason for Les reviews the writer of a Les privacy apparently does not know the headaches the people in personnel get from soldiers wanting to initiate a pay inquiry less leave and earnings statements Are reviewed to ensure that the soldiers pay is Correct and that the leave is Correct. If you want your Les by mail Well Good Luck getting it because the mail system would Cost the government More Money. No one in personnel really cares How much you make or How much leave you have. We review less for your own Protection. A Tyree r. Cooper arc Mchaven Germany a game not evil. There is not one shred of credible evidence to link dungeons and dragons to any violent or suicidal behaviour. For the most part the people who rant and rave about the Quot evil of Damp a Are religious fundamentalists. A sgt. Ben Eaddy Friedberg Germany just Selling albums gee Whiz the incredible wish Dom one can learn from a Genius rapper like Chuck d. Of Public enemy faces a no places Jan. 21. Here i was totally unaware of the . Governments conspiracy against americans Black a leaders a when a Brilliant mind like Chuck d. Brings the entire dubious plan out in the open. Imagine i thought that Muhammed All just took one too Many left Hooks. Nope seems the Cia and not Foreman or Frazier were the real culprits. I was under the impression that Richard Pryor had a disease that affected thousands of americans. Wrong again. And its the Fri who a laughing at Pryor a act now. Of course i had no idea that female intelligence operatives had infected themselves with his and then used government issued Negligee to seduce magic Johnson and How did that undercover Pentagon agent get on the Field to throw that Covert hit on to Jackson anyway in All seriousness its unfortunate that an individual with the influence of Chuck d. Would make such an irresponsible statement. Are the members of Public enemy truly concerned with ending racism or Are they simply interested in igniting controversy and exploiting any situation in order to sell More albums a Randy j. Hansen Stuttgart Germany