European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22letters to the editor sunday september 4,1994the in up european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan.  Ublish or is Bernard a Zool Stoskel. A editor a news and editorial Bill Walker a a a european editor Deborah Aba her Bob Wicker news editor sports editor. George Manet City editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 7 a a a a a or Postrach 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 237,255 282, 226,326. Sports ext. 225, 269, 263, 332,321,221, features ext 230, 245 341. Letters to editor ext. 208,400. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany room 117, to Mettr. 104, 691zq Heidelberg car 419, Box 1318. 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Advertising display Gormany 06155-601247 or 601309, Dan 3438247,classified Germany d61 �5-601349. Dan 348-8349. Advertising Tel fax 06155-601412 a please Recycle this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members of the military services oversees. Contents of the stars and stripes do not necessarily reflect the official views of or endorsement by the . Government the department Al defense or the . European command. The appearance of advertising in this publication including insert or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the deportment of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services  supplies there is a policy concerning the disposal of a excess Quot government property from the department of defense dependents schools that we must change. As the draw Down at Rhein main began Over the summer Halvorsen elementary and middie school reduced in size by approximately 50 percent. At the end of the school year teachers were required by. The school administrators to turn in All of the books teaching materials and other supplies remaining in their classrooms. One Quot would imagine that these would be reused at other schools or returned to the United states but this is not the Case. While the school administration looked the other Way student desks classroom furniture and supplies were literally thrown out the windows and reduced to a pile of rubble with sledgehammers. If it were not for the persistence of a dedicated and concerned group of parents who by Chance saw this happening an entire gymnasium full of usable equipment would have been thoughtlessly destroyed. This waste is compounded by the fact that because of the two or three year lag in Deli cry of teacher requested supplies Many of these materials were in fact Brand new. Quot when the parents asked Why they were told there is a policy stating that materials which arc sent outside the United states for use by Dod cannot be returned. At the expense of their own time and Effort they boxed up some of the items and had them sent to Africa. / two thoughts come to mind. The first is of that asinine spot on american forces network where the father tells his daughter that he cannot take her school report to the office and photocopy it for her because it would be an abuse of government property and a waste of taxpayer Money. Secondly is that As the new year has started for Dodds students All of these children will come to a classroom where they will have a place to sit books to read and supplies including computers and cd players to help them learn at the same time in almost every part of the United states there Are poor school districts where teachers Ana students alike will make the Best Effort they can with what Little they have. And now we must live with the knowledge that the very things they do need which we paid for with our taxes and most certainly m All decency would have gladly donated to them lie on a junk pile because our government refuses to perform a simple act of Charity. If your Community is drawing Down please press for a change of heart in your school and installation administration. We must face the fact that today the United states is not affluent enough to simply throw away the material resources that our own children need. If we cannot revise an outdated regulation such As this one we certainly should ignore it and do what is morally right. We have to. 7 Keith Johnson a. _ Wiesbaden Germany foundation and my wife founded the soldiers attic in Augsburg. As for the latter question we vote republicans into office. The writer complains that exclusion of abortion from Anyn Tiona health care plan would perpetuate a the separation of socioeconomic classes and Calls for across the Board equal Opportunity regardless of status. I find it Odd that someone who describes him herself As antiabortion would then advocate standing Pat on that Issue based on the fact that we re forced to choke Down other things. I also object to the notion that refusing to pay for someone else a abortion amounts it has been five years since the collapse of the Berlin Wall four years since German reunification and three years since the soviet Union itself disintegrated and there Are people who Are still infatuated with the idea of the workers Paradise who would like to see America turned into one. 7 7.a. .7 77. V 7� they done to accept equal rights As enough but want equal results. They Are willing to sacrifice the Chance of Prosperity for guaranteed mediocrity. They would like someone else to accept the responsibility for their welfare. They think life is unfair. Well life Isnit fair but neither is paying for someone else a mistake. Finally the writer complains that during the draft wealthy Young men stay in College while poor Young men get slaughtered. Even though the draft ended in 1973, the writer has a Point. For a Good explanation i recommend our current commander in chief. _. Stephen d. Grantham Augsburg Germany must take leave. 7 .7 Many civilians including myself Are proud to serve our country through working in Federal service. We re not in it just for the Money. You see in recent years Wiir pay has fallen significantly behind that of our counterparts in private Industry. Although some May think others have it better than themselves at the end of the Day All did personnel both military and civilians Are in the same Agency together and viewed As such by the current administration. Hopefully we Iii Dod can deem Phaize our differences and recognize the real meaning of  James h. Carlock Raf mildew shall England who s clipping whom now let me get this straight. First army and air Force Exchange service installed a ceiling camera at what Cost to film a proprietor giving away haircuts something she already informed her supervisor she was doing As a promotional policy. Does no to cafes have giveaways at Community events then they filmed 800 hours of videotape at what Cost to trap the accused. Next i suppose a government paid cafes investigator had to watch the 800 hours of videotape at what Cost to determine the deeds had been done. The Case was prepared at what Rostand the raid was planned we gotta take those live cops shows off american forces network and executed. The culprit was smeared the Community a hair Salon was closed and we the american taxpayers were saved $67.73. Is that right hello fraud waste and abuse. Id like to report. _ Robert m. Bransford Wiesbaden Germany great country i read with fascination a recent letter that began with some complaint Over canned phrases moved on to blaming America griped about taxes and Lazy  lifers and ended with a Call for a classless society pretty wide ranging for seven Short paragraphs. A _ when has our country Ever been great id judge As recently As today when rwandans whom we will never know were saved by american compassion. I could cite other examples and nausea but ill finish by dating american greatness to july 4, 1776, by the Gregorian Calendar. The writer asks what efforts the a average staunch abortion foe makes to allay the worlds suffering and what that same person does to fight the wave of senseless killing which is sweeping our  offering my wife and me As examples of the above we have volunteered to collect eyeglasses for our local Lions club supported the special olympics association of retarded citizens and the diabetes civilian drawbacks a civilian is. Military aug.15 May leave the Reader with the impression that All civilians enjoy certain benefits for which military members Are deprived. To consider All civilians in the same category is like viewing All military officers and enlisted exactly alike. I am a civilian living overseas. To set the record straight As i Nave done As a guest lecturer in air command and staff College seminars i done to have Union backing bargaining units Are not authorized by the 1j,s. Air Force overseas nor do i receive pay for the overtime i work on weekends evenings or holidays. This year i did not receive a pay raise because civilians overseas Are not entitled to them. I do have health insurance but it Only pays one third on the average of the $95 per visit pay patient fee i and my family members Are each assessed at the base medical facilities. By the Way we have the same Long Waits to see the military doctors As our friends and colleagues in uniform and Long Waits for health insurance reimbursements. Civilians do not receive a Down Days Quot for a Job Well done As the military do we column was racist this letter is in reference to a Germany goes the right Way so leave it alone aug. 28. In be never written before but this seems to warrant it. As i started to read the article i was under the impression that it was a humor piece and anxiously awaited the punchline. Upon  end without finding it i re read the article in Case i missed it the first time. After the second attempt also proved futile i began to wonder whether the Finiece was serious. It seems that i mistook literacy for intelligence. That anyone could with a straight face and a Clear conscience advocate a position As racist As this is amazing. If the germans Are Quot happiest sharing a common National destiny among themselves bet i can guess the writers favorite russian nationalist perhaps we should let them sift out some of those troublesome outside elements so they can be happier still. Perhaps we could help them put the Wall Back up t6 get rid of those Nasty Ossis and Only let a a Good immigrants in a those who Are willing to work for less than germans and done to want anything As troublesome As a say in the government that they Are paying taxes to sound familiar. Not surprisingly in be not heard any germans advocating aay of this and most in be talked to done to agree with Helmut Kohls As Well As others administrations View on restricting citizenship for immigrants. The world has changed in the last Century no country can afford to ignore the contribution that a diverse set of ideas make in keeping a country vibrant or create a class of second class citizens Okay permanent residents. _ our problems in the United states Are not because we have too Many shades of people but because too Many people have no Hope often because of racism no Power except at the end of a gun and the perception that they have nothing to lose. Twe Are now paying for our own Experiment with second class citizens. Our Job now in America is to give Hope empowerment and a future that they would be unwilling to jeopardize with unlawful behaviour. Then perhaps dear columnists Hometown will be Safe enough for him. Jon Myers _ Lomheim Germany r editors note 1 we encourage our readers yes daily those who have never submitted letter a to write to us. Letters expressing readers viewpoints or opinions Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must be Slunec and include address and Telephone number. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a Tine by 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 06155-601 463, Dan 348-8463