European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12letters to the editor tuesday january 4,1994 Europe an edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Deborah a Thor. News editor Bill Walker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor. George Manaa City editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 or Postrach 1114 37. 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 Jimi Jones. Ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117, Rel Merar. 104,69126 Heidelberg car 419, Box 1318, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221 -27239. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services crime pay regarding a sex army official rehired after shoplifting arrest a As a Law enforcement official i cannot believe that a Man who was the acting Secretary of the army admitted to shoplifting on a . Army installation and was rehired in another government position at $85,000 for one year. In my military experiences in be seen other people do much less and receive much More severe punishment. In be seen people go to Mannheim confinement facility for much less. This was the Man at the top. One of his duties was to be an example to All army personnel. Furthermore this Man was a retired . Army colonel who at one time or another was a commanding officer. A a imagine How Many prison sentences a tides 15 and god knows what else he issued to other individuals who have committed crimes. This Man did something that i could never do and if i were to do what he had done my military career would be Over. I would not have received $85,000 from anyone let alone the government. He had to attend a nine month shoplifting prevention program and do 50 hours of Community service. If he had been an enlisted person he might have gone through a shoplifting prevention program a from behind bars. At some Point our government officials need to abide by the same rules that apply to the rest of us. Just recently most of us received a briefing on ethics which applies to All military and civilian government employees. Why should our time and tax dollars be wasted creating this document if the rules outlined in it Arentt going to be followed by everyone i done to recall certain people or groups being exempt from these rules. Maybe crime does pay. A staff sgt Frank a. Weems Iii Hedl a Germany. A Quot v a. A think about past in regard to the article a a russian a a Mirinovsky meets German rightist a in a deeply concerned and i believe everyone who read that article should be too. God help Mankind if a Mirinovsky becomes president of Russia. I ask everyone to took Back at the conditions of Germany when Adolf Hitler came to Power and compare them to russians current situation. A a if we done to Stop to think about Why and How we came to be stationed in Europe to begin with the world May suddenly be struck with Dejavu. A spec. Scott Miner Schweinfurt Germany editors note the Holiday season has produced a Short age of letters so this feature has been abbreviated. A a a a. We encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us expressing viewpoints or opinions that Are published daily on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211.an apology owed i am compelled to respond to capt. Stephen r. Arendse comments regarding a doily he reportedly commands More than 2,500 Navy personnel at Nas Simonella Sicily. His attitude toward the military members under his command and their families is unconscionable. He obviously feels that enlisted personnel and officers for that matter cannot make an intelligent decision about their everyday lives. We Only Pray he is never forced to allow any of these military members to make an educated decision since he clearly feels they Are unable to do so. I believe that the decision to join the military to Lead troops and to sign your name to a Check requires some modicum of intelligence. Capt. Arends does not seem to have grasped this concept. He thinks military members and their spouses can Only determine the a Quality of the doily in front of he asserts that the military Slegal assistance is All the military needs. Does he not realize that Legal assistance will not represent military members when they Are the plaintiffs in civil suits can i assume that military members will Only be on the receiving end of Legal action or maybe capt. Arends does not know the difference Between a a doilies and jurisprudence. I feel that Gap. Arends owes an apology to All members of the military dependents and civilian employees. A Katherine Harris Kitzinger German explaining football polls in reference to a recent letter writers associated press football poll conspiracy theory i have four words Welcome to real life. From his letter it is obvious that he thinks the a writers have nothing to do but make deals to determine who will be no. 1. It is also obvious that he does not understand How the poll system works. The Are two polls the can Usa today coaches poll and the associated press writers poll. There was talk of eliminating the coaches poll the one with Nebraska first several years ago because the coaches simply do not have time to watch other teams play. Each week they must prepare for their next game and normally Only see the teams they play. That is Why a few years ago can and Usa today put their names on the coaches poll to lend it some credibility. The coaches poll and the writers poll Are combined to produce the coalition poll from which the bowl matchup Are chosen. A Marcel Noel Augsburg German commentary the grand scheme behind Gran parenting by Elise Chisolm it s kind of like this you want to be the Best grandparent Ever. But i have found out that you have to know How to be a Good Parent first. As a grandparent you have to be Sensi five to your own children a wishes As to How they want to Parent a abide by their requests that is if you want peace not War. As practising grandparents we have to have endless patience exceptional hearing eyes in the Back of our Heads and know when to skip it and when to zip it a our opinions that is. You have to make up your mind whether to admonish cajole or just say no when you Are with your grandchildren and their parents. For today a grandparents when to keep your Mouth shut and Why is a real problem. But Here a a Rule of thumb if you keep the grandchildren sometimes without the parents then you Are the Boss. If you keep them every Day you Are the Boss. But if your Gran kids Are with you and their parents the parents Are their Bosses. Magic to your ears would be to hear one of your children say to a Friend a ooh my mom is a wonderful but in order to have magic you have to practice and hone it. And i guess i have Learned a bit through my mistakes. For example at the mall one Day my grandson is walking 10 feet behind us a just far enough that i can to see what he a doing and just far enough away to be snatched by somebody who wants a Darling 4-year-old with big Brown eyes Chubby Cheeks and of those Long eyelashes. It drives me bonkers so i say to my daughter a a he a too far behind Honey. I can to see she tells me she has panoramic peripheral vision and he Sok. She does and he is. What do i know i do not have a degree in Early childhood just experience in keeping the Bathtub clean the socks in pairs the Mold out of the fridge and the pet gerbils out of the Beds along with expertise in cooking and coping. It and speaking of coping a teen age grandchild has an All night Date for the prom. Aghast i say a you mean she is going to a breakfast party with him too when will they sleep a bad Choice of words a a a sleep a with today a mores. And if Vou think the new baby should sleep on his or her stomach a shut up that is still a medical controversy. And Here Are the last of the Good grandparent rules done to Ever say what you used to do in your Day even if you washed All the clothes by hand in the basement tub. Watch out. You done to want to be known As a Gran mommie above All remember Loose lips sink relationships. C the Baltimore evening Sun /7/s sap Isott Tuata time Kwh in they should amp a Point Somsac Poyung a outlast year \ Thev be spent 7ujo a Steps be the Yearb fore Rve Gorrene Jas 9l��pmlkjng.< 7 o his car he Hap a sleep Pis Creer
