European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16letters to the editor Friday june 17, 1994 european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan idol Isajiw Bernard a. Zool Stoskel a a editor a news and editorial Deborah aether news editor a Bui Walker european editor Bob Wick or sports editor George Manet City editor a to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211. Orpostfach11 14 37 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax os155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 34b-b 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. £08 education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg German Josh Bowfin room 117, flame sir. 104, 63126 Heidelberg car 4i0, son 1310, Apo a d3102 Telephone Dan 37q-701q or civilian 06221-2342.1 lol fax 06221-27233. 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Tha appearance of advertising in this publication including i sons or supplements aces not constitute endorse ment by tha department of Dulanna or tha stars and slopes of tha products or services advertised mail suffering i was stationed at Ramstein Abr str Many 13 years ago. At that time i thought the mail service was terrible a Well As they say a the More things change the More they stay the same Quot or in this Case worse. Mail service to Apos has definitely gotten worse t have two checks for Over $500 that were sent to agencies stateside in september �?T92 and As of this Date have never been cashed and never even shown up at the addressees location. So much for two to three Day service. Magazines seem to disappear into the a Apo Triangle Quot first they go to the Apo then they arc possibly being read by workers then if pm Lucky 1 get them in Good shape a most Are shoved into our Little . Box. We pay Good Money to enjoy our magazines just once i would love to get my mail within two to three Days. Hasni to happened for me in 13-plus years. A Cheryl Warren Reichin Buch Styc gun Germany cafes to be rouble i read with interest the article concerning the impending army and air Force Exchange services takeover of the stars and stripes bookstores in the May 17 paper. I see cafes is at it again. In the article Michael Cunningham senior vice president for cafes in Europe says that cafes will restrict the number of adult publications sold in the bookstores under stars and stripes. Now i am not a Reader of these publications. However i believe in everybody a right of free speech and their right to choose what they wish to read. In my View this is blatant censorship and something that every american should fight. In the same article Cunningham was also quoted As saying that some bookstores will merge into existing cafes retail outlets in some locations. Docs this sound familiar you bet. Several years ago Congress removed the responsibility for operating class i stores from morale welfare and Redrea lion and handed it Over to cafes. I remember cafes saying How they would continue to offer the same service but with greater savings. I want to know of All the people who remember class i stores before the takeover How Many believe that service is the same or better How about the selection in my experience most class i stores were moved into the existing shop Pettus cafes then Cut Down drastically on the number and variety of items on Sale. Another Side effect of that move was decreased floor space for the shopper pcs forcing them to Cut Down on the number and variety of products they sold. Better service i done to think so. I wonder How Long it will be before the so Bookstore becomes a Book rack in the shop Pette Selling the top Twenty paperbacks and nothing else. With a fest track record i predict it will not be Long. Will Cunningham guarantee that we will still have the same selection we Are used to will he also guarantee that we will be Able to order books through cafes As we now can with stars and stripes probably not. Cafes needs to look Long and hard at the Way they do business especially in Europe. If Cunningham a comments arc Correct then cafes is going to consolidate stores Cut service and it will be the serv ice member who loses out again. This strikes me As a prime example of a fest attitude toward the captive Market they have in Many locations which is a a we re the Only game in town so you la just have to put up with if Quot a Stuart a. Ibberson in Ciurlik a Turkey polluting army in a writing in regard to the Short article a army wont try to recover 14 vehicles lost in River May 20. The article especially As evidenced by its a business As usual Lone a a describes the disgusting but typical . Military a absolute disregard for the environment. This disregard is a travesty when almost 15,000 . Military Sites Are labelled toxic waste areas by the environmental Protection Agency and the cleanup if there Ever is one of these Sites will Cost american taxpayers $200 billion. But As i mentioned this disregard is typical. A. For example the army a own corps of engineers describes Basin f of Colorado a Rocky Mountain Arsenal As a the most contaminated Square mile on Nevada so Bravo 20&Quot is Moon crate red due to army battering. Twenty three million artillery tank and mortar shells have been blasted by the army into the Jefferson proving ground in Indiana. One and one half million of these shells have not exploded yet. Thus with the army As one of our nation s leading polluters i guess it should come As no Surprise that the 14 vehicles sunk into the Mississippi River near fort Campbell ky., will stay put. In comparison with Colorado Nevada Indiana and other states 14 vehicles becoming a permanent addition to the Mississippi River bed Are no big Deal. All we can Hope for is that one Day the army will be forced to change its Lazy and reprehensible environmental habits and clean up its act. A Karen Katz Heidelberg Germany care in december when i was diagnosed with kidney cancer i was Given three options go to Lan Stuhl Fly Home to the states or go to our local German Kline Kum. I chose the Augsburg Klinl Kum. 1 Felt this would be easier on my family and it meant that my support system was near me. Yes there were differences and yes there were some language problems but had a terrific experience. I armed myself with a dictionary and our patient Liaison gave me a Sheet with important sentences on it and 1 was admitted. The Hospital staff worked with me and spoke English whenever possible. At first the doctors had a hard Tim with my asking questions. Germans done task questions they just do whatever the doctor says. 1 wanted to know everything that was being done to me what i was taking and Why Etc. When they finally realized that i Wasny to questioning them but needed to know these things for my peace of mind they told me things i did no to even want to know. They found me English speaking intensive care unit nurses because there was no Way i would be Able to think in German in that situation. I had an English speaking therapist and several of my doctors spoke English. But i also tried to speak German when Ever i could a wrong words wrong punctuation and All a it seemed to make a difference that i was at least willing to try to speak their language. I had several doctors not one. There Are no your bed a but you know when you re sick and hoping to get Well that a a very Small problem. I had some of the Best care in be Ever received and i have had other cup cry fences to compare this one with so i can judge fairly. 1 had a life threatening illness and i put myself in the hands of the German doctors and i have not regretted this at All. I no longer have a right kidney which is exactly what would have been done in the states a t checked with the american cancer society and my american doctor also concurred that this is what would have been done. For every a a horror Story you hear there Are also a Success Quot stories. 1 Hope this letter will help and that your readers do not put off their care simply because they Are afraid of a system that is differ ent. A Alyce Stewart Augsburg Germany. Secondhand killer because of the letter about smoking from Raf Upwood England i just can to keep quiet any longer. I understand people need to smoke i even understand what they Are saying about certain foods causing cancer. But my eating a twin Kic Isnit going to kill anybody but me. Done to people understand it is a proven fact that secondhand smoke kills even in places like Bingo where you have a no smoking Section you still go Home with your hair and clothing full of the smell of smoke. If its in your hair and clothes its in your lungs. If you want to smoke that a your decision but your smoke is a danger to people who choose not to a Cindy k. Brown a Raf Alconbury England editors note 1 we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us. Letters expressing readers viewpoints Are published Dally 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. Or fax 06155-601-463, Dan 348-8463. 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