European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12letters to the editor sunday july 24,1994 european edition col. Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski. Editor news and editorial Deborah Aba her news editor Blit Walker european editor Bob Wicker. Sports editor George mania City editor to write us unit 29430 Apoate 09211 or Postrach 1114 37. 64278 Darmstadt German news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 061515-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 plus Extension As follows news ext 237,255,202,228,326. 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, rame str. 104, 49120 Heidelberg car 419, Box 1310, Apo a 03102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221-27239. 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Including insert or supplement does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised.aafes5 unseen Side it seems like almost every Day i read negative comments about the army and air Force Exchange service. I am an employee at the Berlin Exchange and let me Tell you about the Side you do not see. Sure there Are sour grapes on every Vine. That has a lot to do with the atmosphere you Are in. Some customers come in with that a you can to help me or a a cafes does no to have it attitude before we even have a Chance to say a can i help you a not once have i Ever read about the customers who Purchase a $900 television or a $500 videocassette recorder take it Home and Fry it because they plugged it in the wrong voltage then bring it Back because it does not work and get a refund or even Exchange. That costs cafes and you Money. And lets not forget the. Clothing and shoes. One customer purchased a pair of running shoes and a week later returned them with grass stains dial and stinking like he died in them. Of was Given a refund. Try that at Kmart or Wal Mart they i would laugh you out of the store. Of and lets hot forget a fest 45-Day return policy buy it use it then bring it Back. Try that at Sears or . Penney. J and you wonder Why we smile when we say a can i help you a a John Ognibene Berlin in be never heard any of the employees news for you. We have just sent president mutter a single complaint about management i eat in that snack bar most mornings and have seen More than a few so called a training sessions conducted in an adjoining room for cafes personnel. I wonder what they Are learning i wonder if they Are capable of realizing that their fellow employees Are suffering. One of my University Quot degrees is in management an Art i am often convinced most civilian managers Are unfamiliar with. Every management text i have Ever read or management seminar i have Ever attended stresses that people Are an organizations most precious asset. And yet abuse like this continues to exist. A cafes does sell fans does no to it is it asking too much for them to give decent hard working people a reasonable work environment its bad enough to see cafes fake advantage of soldiers civilians and families who Are trying to do the Best they can in a foreign country where the Exchange rate confines Many of them to military installations. Its absolutely unconscionable Clinton to your country to console your Chancellor Helmut Kohl. They were last seen wining and dining each other laughing a lot and patting each other on the Back. Clinton and your Chancellor then went to Berlin where you were praised As the wonder people. There Are still plenty of other things you should remember. You Are still the most powerful economic country in Europe. The United states still has some troops left Here who Are prepared to risk their lives to protect. That. Your German Mark is giving the . Dollar the beating of its life. You can go to the states for almost nothing and americans can Bow Down to you and thank you for spending your hard earned Money  you Dan till bring your dogs into the restaurants in Germany so they can bark at the other patrons. You Are still the Only country in the world that has no Speed limit on the highways. So if the Guy in front of you on the passing Lane does not move fast enough you can still creep up to his bumper Good ones a oppressed. A David b. Hamilton Heidelberg Germany to see their own employees a especially Kong your  r wave your fist he will surely get the message you have the highest wages most holidays and longest vacations. You Are still tops in the whole world. See you at the next Volk fest and have fun. So done to be sad. It ainu tall that bad. A Lance Robertson Numberg German limited Book selection i have been Reading the stories and the letters on the army and air Force Exchange service takeover of the stars and stripes bookstores and i have to agree that things Are going from mediocre to worse. But that is not what i want to write about. In several of your articles on the trans. Fer of functions you have mentioned that cafes does not want the stockpile of hardbacks that the stars and stripes bookstores currently have. What exact Impact is this going to have is cafes going to carry a limited selection of hardbacks aimed at what audience these Are questions which i have not seen answers to. One last comment on the lady who is dismayed at the displays of a skin mag a iries Quot that her children can look at. It is unfortunate that she is unable to take her children downtown where they might pass by a Kiosk or into any of the Economy stores that might have a display of magazines or newspapers. Or to the Schwilm bad swimming  the Beach Down by the River or to the Park on a sunny Day. It is sad that they Are in such a Beautiful country but wont get to see any. Of it. A David score a Cimon Germany. A a a workers abused i done to write Many letters to the editor preferring instead to read them for my personal entertainment. But lately some simmering people have gotten me pretty hot. The folks who work in the Patton Barracks snack bar in Heidelberg Are precisely the kind of people i would like to work for me. They Are courteous Friendly professional and reliable. Their Job is not the most exciting but they All take Pride in it and make every Effort to do it right and even add a Little extra for the customer. The problem is they Are forced to labor in excruciatingly hot temperatures in the basement of the building where they work. Just standing in line away from the Grill is sheer misery for the customer. Its Clear that conditions behind the counter Are even worse. Ther is no air conditioning no fans no apparent Trace that anyone in the army and air Force Exchange service management gives a darn about these folks. An who is she anyway in response to a take responsibility july 10i am incensed that a civilian a military spouse who May or May not have government privileges is allowed to express her unadulterated ignorance of the current military system the Ever eroding earned benefits and the demands placed on spouses. To liken the spouses of the military members to welfare recipients is an abomination i certainly believe that her spouse is not called upon for All the a comes with the territory Quot obligatory or implied duties for his her Honor of wearing the uniform. Where docs this time come from family time. She does not indicate whether her spouse is a government contractor. Contractors government or not Are often paid at the rate of 2vi times their stateside base pay to serve their contractor. Nor does she state that she is not taxed on the first $70,000 of income not to mention the myriad other perquisites for hardship duty outside the United states. If this is a government contractor then who do you think is receiving the a a welfare Benefit after All what Are subsidies or allowances a contractual euphemism for welfare contrary to her selective memory soldiers and family members Are not Given anything. They earn everything and defend the Constitution to give her the Opportunity for full Freedom of expression. No matter How erudite. If the writer is none of these Why is she the recipient of a government subsidized paper last i heard the stars and stripes was not sold in Economy locations. Also id be curious to know if she used the Bunde Spost or inadvertently used our a welfare mail system to save Money. Finally since she is such a Good tax paying citizen with no implied duties because of her spouses title or occupation Why does no to she just go ahead and put in j a few Volunteer hours and mow the Lawn where she bought this paper a Marcia Collins Wiesbaden German Gays break legs in response to the controversy. Concerning Gays and lesbians in the military How can there be any controversy does no to article 132 of the uniform code of military Justice cover that Correct me if in a wrong but i thought sodomy was an a unnatural sexual  How does it look to allow a select few skip by while others Are punished for the rest of the articles _ in my opinion col. Margarethe Cam me Meyer should be glad  got an involuntary discharge and no judicial action taken. Whereas the controversy when its this Clear a Kelly Harris Kuwait Cit Media is. Simpson it is unfortunate to see such enormous Media attention diverted toward . Simpson when every Day in America we read occasional stories about the not so famous person. In fact such stories Are printed depending upon the nature of the crime committed and the person s status. Of the positive Side of this we Are witnessing How our Justice system works and opinions vary widely in regard to .�?Ts innocence. Are we to let the Media decide which verdict will take hold or will we sincerely consider the arguments presented by both the prosecution and the defense if this Isnit arguably so perhaps col jumbo should investigate the Case against the Media is. Simpson for added sensationalism. A Earl Brown Brun sum Netherlands c editors note cheer up Germany a major tragedy has just happened 0r up Bdl hed Dally we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us. Letters expressing readers View the German National soccer team has lost in the quarterfinals in the United states to the bulgarian team and therefore will no longer be the soccer world champions. Our normally Happy and euphoric German friends have suddenly become very quiet and there is a look of sadness in their  cheer up Germany i have Good on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Preference is Given to Shorter tetters 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 country code 49 06155-601463, Dan 348-8463