European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12letters to the editor i tuesday june 28,1994 the St fend ipes european edition col Steven s Hoffman Usan Cortin Iander Pubis Fifer a Bernard a Zovistoski editor news and editorial Deboth a Bihar news editor Bill Walker european editor Bob Weckar sports editor George Mart cily editor to write us unit �9480 Apoate 09211 or Post Tach 11 14 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. £55, �02, 226, 326. Sports ext. 225, �69, 263, 332, 321, 221. Features. Ext. £30. £45,341. Letters to editor ext 203. Education Jimi Jones ext 226. A business news ext 326, news bureaus Heidelberg. Germany Joseph Owen Annm 117,. A Homer air. 1 14. 6ut2 j Toi Volborg cart 419, Box 1310, a also at 0g102 Nulf phone Dan 3707010 or civilian 0 1221-2 42lrcit<f3u6>21-272-39. A. Kaiserslautern. 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It was nothing More than a vicious and juvenile attack on a concerned Mother. During the recent american women a activities Germany conference one participant expressed concern about the Large number of sex magazines that Are available in the stars and stripes bookstores. Her comments were not based upon sexual harassment or incidents such As Tail Hook. Her complaint was that children should not be exposed to suggestive and inappropriate Magazine covers. The letter to the editor distorted this mothers concern and portrayed her As a Book Banning extremist. The writer called this Mother a a narrow minded bigot.�?�. Certainly the stars and stripes must get enough letters to the editor that it does not have to resort to such vindictive letters from the intellectually challenged. That letter contributed nothing to the legitimate debate As to what magazines Are carried by our bookstores and How they arc displayed. Please exercise a Little More editorial control in the  Michael e. Hokunson Heidelberg Germany Able to function As efficiently without vol unto cars so before the writer knocks Usas Queen bees wanting to Wear unearned rank and dismisses us As unconcerned about important issues maybe he should attend a Board meeting of a spouses group or talk to a spouses group member or better yet join a spouses group and help make a difference in our lives overseas instead of sitting Back and perpetrating the old stereotype of a military wife going to luncheons and eating Bonbons All Day. We arc a vital part of All military communities because they Are our communities too. A Marlene flyer 11 Pitburg All Germany drugs still nut of i think the German court ruling on the legalization of marijuana Wasny to a very Good decision on Germany a part. Although. It is Only Legal to have a certain amount it gives the impression that it is of to do drugs. The future lies m the youth of today and if they become drug addicts what will Germany a future be like Quot a a. Kitade. Heidelberg Germany loves that thankless Job a a i aids everyone after Reading the letter about a Queen bees a i sch tic need to respond. I was one of the women who attended the american women s activities Germany conference this year and 1 certainly done to fit this description nor do Many of the women there. Awag delegates As Well As wives groups members Are women from All walks of life who Volunteer their time and efforts to make the lives of All service members and their Famili Stetter overseas. A a a a a a wives groups now called spouses groups As men Are dependents too arc no longer strictly social support groups. They touch the lives of everyone in their military communities in Many ways. One Way is through the Money raised at their Annua bazaars. These monies enable service members and their children to receive higher education through the granting of scholarships our children to receive free books through Reading is fundamental our military and varsity sports teams to Wear uniforms and rent buses to travel to away games military children to go to Camp Etc. As Well As supporting activities outside the communities such Asaf Village and the enlisted wives Home the red Cross local National projects and orphanages. The list goes on and on. Another Way members of Awag and spouses groups support their communities is by giving of their time through volunteering in places like the base Library Hospital family services army Community service department of defense dependents schools As Well As in their husbands or wives squadrons or  of these paces would not be there arc Many thankless jobs that people choose to. Do to name a few medical Fields in the military Security police and child care providers. The last one is what 1 want to Tell you about. Having been a a forc and after schoo Counselor at the Rhein main a youth Center for the last seven months i have gained a lot of insight on How people treat each other. This is not a complaint toward parents or staff members so i Hope not to offend too Many people. Every Day of the school week parents drop their children off and entrust us to ensure their children Are properly cared for. As a Counselor we Are educators dieticians sports officials nurses mothers fathers confidants and myriad other professions All rolled into one. While some of us have children of our own Many work because they love children and like to play like a child themselves. We play such a diverse role to these children and love them so much we Start to Call them a your  a my kids know How much i love and respect them not Only As imaginative Little beings but As magical time machines to remind us All that we were Young once ourselves. And to a my kids a i love each and every one and will miss them dearly since i am going Back to the United states soon. Thank you to the parents who have been supportive during such projects As the Art show and the videotaping of the kids play. Most of All i would like to say to the parents who sometimes get upset and angry with the before and after school program . Staff. Who in the world would want a Job where you work. Strange hours do All the above jobs scrounge for materials for fun things to do throw parties and love doing it and help your children with their Homework except for the new math for the amount of Money we get paid most people Don t realize that we make less than most people who work at fast food places. But the Money Isnit the motivating Factor for the thankless Job Wedo. The Security safety and the love of your children arc the reasons we do it. A Gena a. Tussey Rhein main All Germany. 1 taken for a ride As All of the political grandstanding surrounding the 50th anniversary of every event of world War ii builds to a Ere Scindo i am drawn to a front Page article a a cafes sales sliding As troops Dwin die May 15. I am drawn to it not by the articles common sense subject but by the single sentence in the fourth paragraph that perhaps went unnoticed by Many of your readers. The article mentions that army and air Force Exchange service sales have dropped off precipitously since the draw Down began m 1989. The Dollar amounts. In order to be accurately compared have been adjusted for inflation. The interesting fourth paragraph reads a Baa fest figures take into account. 13.3 percent inflation.�?�. The number is most certainly not a misprint while most who use the commissaries and exchanges arc Content to Wallow in the belief that inflation is Only 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent and it is if you shop Only on the Economy few realize that the sum of recent Price increases in the commissaries and exchanges along with the insidious a surcharge Quot adds up to a real inflation rate that Hasni to been seen since the late �?T70s. The typical counterargument goes something like a the commissaries and exchanges arc still a great Deal even with 13.3 percent  Well maybe in absolute terms they Are a Good Deal but when the commissaries and exchanges Are included As part of the Overall compensation package for All military members and that very significant part of the package loses 13.3 percent of its value every year service members and their families Are being taken for a ride i believe that the real position of this administration with regard to the military can be Best illustrated by the recently published photo of a Young Marine in full dress saluting a Golf bag carried by an administration official onto an inappropriately used military helicopter. And we were told we needed the courage to change. A Dennis j. Of Meara Brussels Belgium a c editor s note 1 we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us. 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