European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 letters to the editor a tuesday. November 23,1993 european edition col set Van �. Mot Whan commery Law pub Mhz a Cornaro a. 10vistosw news and editorial european editor Newte to ally editor 0ofe we fief jow0 to Yew sports editor acting special sections Edrow to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 ofpostfach111437 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 Jim Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Germany Joweph of fun room 117, women St. 104, 69126 Mendel two car 419. To 1319, to a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 of civilian iw721-23421 a Tom oc221-27239. Germany Kevin Dougherty John Bohmer. Stev scholar. 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So Why can t the on air personalities with armed forces radio and television service learn the basics of German pronunciation if they mispronounce simple German names and words he Sicri tag mispronounced tag and Many Many place names then the ple who Don t know any better will think that that is the Correct pronunciation. This perpetuates the image Many Ger mans have of us As being too Lazy to at tempt learning the basics of their Lan Guage. Many germans listen to arts to learn English and they must snicker at the image of our official communicators being so deficient in even the Barest concept of their language. What kind of Mes Sage docs this give regarding american arrogance we Are being told on arts that we arc ambassadors of our country and to learn the Don t the employee Swatch their own station while i m on the subject what happened to tuition assistance to personnel wanting to study the language where they arc stationed it. Col. Bradley n. Harper Heidelberg Germany an slighted Naftal let s talk television programming priorities. The North american free Trade agreement Naftal is one of the major things approved by our elected officials among other things being considered that Wil forever continues to develop. The an televised live debate on this Complex and confusing subject was a very valuable addition to the few sources we have available overseas to increase our understanding of this important agreement. However work schedules for Many people military and civilian mean Zero dark thirty just in t a Good Lime to turn on the tube even if one is available. I wanted to watch the debate but did t. Of so my alarm did t go off it a cheap clock. I can live with that. Still As i checked out your wednesday eve Ning prime time program schedule later in the Day and noticed Only the regular super duper stuff it seemed to me the decision not to rebroadcast something of this significance in the evening indicated a belief in the old mushroom theory of operation. You know keep pm in the dark and feed pm regularly scheduled an. Of Well maybe All of us who missed it can catch it during the rerun season. After r All it s Only "economics."j. Downing Naples Italy la will i ill Lilly Svall Ului Vivi Vyff will influence or change possibly scr the direction in which our nation let parents decide i must be a Pollyanna but when Myrose coloured glasses saw parental fair ure nov. 13the hairs on the Back of my neck stood up. Don t get me wrong. I agree with the writer s Points on parental discretion Are not without Merit but in the end the Parent must make the final decision. I would t want someone telling me How to raise my child. Why would i Tell someone How to raise theirs on the other hand who does this per son think she is telling parents that they should t take their children to stores or restaurants unless they plan on taking the child outside if they Start to cry did she forget that she was a child once i applaud any Parent who takes their child with them socially rather than leave them with a Sitter. If she does t want to tolerate other people s children in Public she should stay at Home. I m sure she could Dine there in peace. Rebecca Bustamante Hanao Germany -. Tench manners in Public Bravo for the letter on parental responsibility. Good comments on an in popular subject. The writer s right too parents Are generally not very attentive to their children s behaviour in Public. I had to wonder about her real motivation Here. She goes to movies and restau rants and wonders Why noisy kids keep spoiling her fun. She pretty much says hire Sitters for your noisy children or stay at Home with them so decent folks like the letter writer who does t complicate our lives with such things did t have to be exposed to them. It is hard to applaud that kind of childish self Cen tired thought and i have a right to write this since i said the same things about parents and children just a few years ago. Trouble is i decided to have kids and found out it is the responsible thing to do. I also found out you have to take them places to teach them How to act in Public. I m sure that even the writer has a Parent or two to thank for pulling her around through malls and restaurants in her whiny youth. I really do see her Point. We parents have to find ways to teach children Man ners in Public without repressing or Abus ing them. Darrell Stafford Heidelberg Germany. Finance clubbing Job congratulations to overseas federation of teachers in the Mediterranean who by the actions of their president for the past two weeks May have solved their pay problems by bringing them to the at Tention of the Public. The same pay problems have plagued department of defense dependents schools teachers in Germany but the overseas education association which represents teachers Here hired a staff member to work out pay problems with 266th finance. They work out the pay problems Only after the teacher goes through the hassle of grieving their pay problem. Something is seriously. Amiss when Union dues Are being used to solve finances problems. Why can t sea get finance to do its Job Virginia Wiesbaden Germany Stop ethnic complaints there s a joke in new York that if it was t for the Irish there would be no police department or fire department. In Many television shows and movies quite often the police and firemen Are Given Irish names and a reputation for having afew at the local bar. Am i offended Law this because of my Irish descent or am intelligent enough to know the difference Between reality and what is portrayed i entertainment \ .1 recently read two letters from people who were upset about the Lack of cover age of hispanic month and went on to complain that their people should get More recognition and be portrayed in the Media As More than criminals or drug users. Hey Why not have Irish heritage month or even greek italian German Swiss French or Indian heritage month Why not have one month of each year designated for a different ethnic group think you can see How unrealistic this would be. It s time to Stop complaining. For the same reason people Don t want individuals stereotyped because of the reputation group has Why should a whole group be praised for the merits of one individual each individual needs to take Pride i who he she is and do things that Are going to help the human race not just certain race. If it brings credit to your ethnic group or ancestry that s is nothing wrong with being proud of your heritage i could t imagine being anything other than Irish but you can to let that Pride stand in the Way of things either. Airman 1st class Diane o Guerin Raf Upwood England not Tough on crime our politicians most Likely could Dis Pute and make this letter look bad be cause they Are highly versed in polemics. The subject is crime and taxes. None of our elected officials Are interested in Low ering the Strain on our fatigued Dollar. Have you seen any one of them take a positive step toward reducing the deficit by lowering their paychecks who is really interested in lowering crime How can we expect to be Safe if we turn on the police who beat a Crook in the line of duty we can lower taxes and crime with a Liberal death penalty that is federally mandated. Murderers rapists and drug dealers should get an automatic death sentence. On a final note take the 2.2 percent pay raise it does not boost my morale to receive such an insignificant amount. The raise would be better spent on reducing the tax Burden. Now that is what would make me Happy. I love my country. Karl Pierce Gissen Germany j editor s note we encourage our readers especially those who Nave never submitted a letter to write to us. Letters expressing readers viewpoints or opinions Are published daily on this Page. All letters must be signed and in clude address and Telephone number. 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