European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 letters to the editor l monday november 28,1994 european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan. Commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski. Editor news and editorial Deborah aether Newt editor. Bih Willier european editor Bob Wicker sports editor George Menee City editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211. I or Post Tach 111437 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601418 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 Jim Jones ext. 226�?~. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Effle Bathan room 117, Rome str. 104,691 is Heidelberg Telephone Dan 370 7010 or ctyhian06221-23421telefax 0622110554. Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougharty and Ooyd Timan. 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Including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of detente or the Star and stripes of the products or services appropriate in regard to the lost or stolen weapon incident in 2nd in 68 Armor regt i have personally had the misfortune of being in several units in which sensitive items such As rifles pistols night vision devices and secure communications equipment have been lost or stolen. The actions taken to lock in the unit Are consistent with what happened in 2-68 Armor. In All instances i am aware of the unit involved has been locked in until one of two things happened the item was recovered or the proper Law enforcement agencies completed their investigation and determined the item could not or would not be recovered. It i have spent almost All of my career in Usa eur. Most instances where i was unfortunate enough to be in the units involved with equipment loss or theft have been in Usa eur. I have never seen any Case receive the treatment by the stars and stripes that this Case has received. I am currently serving my fifth tour in Germany. The vast majority of my time Here has been in combat arms battalions. I wonder what experience and background your reporters and those writing letters to the editor regarding this Issue Are using to base their opinions on. One thing is Clear to me. That is the fact their opinions Are not based on reality. Richard g. Hitchcox bad Kreuz Nach German teachers save the Day As we prepare to leave the Pir Masens Community i would like to say that i have been Here for four years i have seen it go through the goods times and now the bad times. A / we have to Quality of life Here. We have no clubs to enjoy no eating establishments Burger King for those nights when you Are in a hurry to get to Ramstein or Kaiserslautern. All of our facilities Are either closed or More than often simply do not carry the Basic by scrupps Howard news service As if determined to give conservatism a bad name Jesse Helms has again made news with an unseemly remark about president Clinton this time also managing to insult the . Armed forces. How much More damage will the North carolinian do to his party a not to mention the country s foreign policy a As chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee Helms issued a statement last tuesday explaining the context of the comment he himself called a mistake an a informal Telephone interview with a reporter in his Home but there is no setting in which it is appropriate for a senator to suggest that the president a better watch out and a better have a bodyguard if he visits military bases. Like Helms earlier remark on National Okay Ives Iesu Tau Vns about 5peakbz-Hhwnn&Amp nmn amp no Kochi tithe j Caus a the ref / to or readers �r-1let us know what you think we encourage our readers a Espe daily those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us. Letters expressing readers viewpoints or opinions Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Send to letters to the editor the stare and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Or fax country code 49 06155601-395, Dan 348-8395. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Needs. There Are barely Basic programs for our children to enjoy. And it is rumoured that we Are losing our movie theater at the end of november All we hear from the command in Kaiserslautern and Heidelberg is that they will Check into the problem and get Back to us. Well would like to know when that time will be. X have been waiting for answers for four years. The Only guarantee that we receive is that if you Call in a work order for repairs to your quarters they will get to you sometime we All know this is part of the draw Down but amidst All of this there is a Bright spot in this Community the teachers of the Pir Masens elementary and Middle school. This group of teachers goes beyond their Normal duties. They Are very special and caring people who put our children first. I personally would like to say thank of to each and every one of you and now that my children Are a Little bit better off for having you play an important part in their learning experience. Too bad the upper administration does no to take lessons from you. Janet l. Williams Pir Masens Germany k risky child care policy local child development centers cd operate on a Slid my fee scale. In other words the More you make the More you pay. These fees take into account la or bad and cola which i had always thought were designed to reduce the High costs of living overseas apparently not. But these fee categories do not take into account any outgoing Money such As the High Cost of rent utilities and car insurance or College loan payments. No other business that i can think of adjusts their prices to accommodate your fee category. For example patrons of the commissary or Post Exchange do not Alert the Cashiers of their category so the prices can be adjust i removed my son from the Schwein Furt cd for several reasons. One of which was Cost. My oldest child was placed into alternative care when our monthly child care Bill Rose to almost $600 More than one of my paychecks. The monthly charge for one child with a full time Slot in our fee category is $367. On the average i need child care 3 Days a week. The Cost of needed care at the cd was $25 a Day for one child. That s More than the hourly rate of $2 an hour. My son is in an acc Home which offers reasonable rates. Well now a new department of defense policy is mandating acc providers who Are private contractors to use that sliding fee scale in order to remain subsidized by the government. Acc providers Are allowed a variance of 10 percent either above or below the category fees. In Light of this recent event i have been pondering several questions what is the True objective to lower subsidy costs to monopolize the existing available child care overseas by implementing this policy does the . Army realize that some children May be placed a at risk when they Are placed with possibly untrained unlicensed and unsupervised personnel because their parents can Taf Ford the new fees Rhonda Schwil Furt Germany commentary to do damage in Post television questioning Bill Clinton a fitness to serve As commander in chief this ill considered Sally was characteristic of the senator. Of More concern than his verbal intemperance however Are his serious misjudgments in foreign affairs. Of these the most recent example is the letter Helms sent the other Day to Clinton on the subject of Gatt the world Trade pact scheduled for votes in Congress in the next two offered the president a Deal you agree to postpone Gatt till next year and my committee will give your initiatives prompt and fair treatment. The implicit threat is offensive a and the willingness to jeopardize Gatt through delay shows a failure to grasp the country a economic interests. The ultimate hard liner Helms was a Stalwart cold Warrior a but also never met a right Wing dictator he did no to like. From the Philippines to Chile to South Africa he read the fall of reactionary regimes As advances for communism instead of the breakthroughs for democracy and human rights they proved to be. One measure of Helms standing was the Effort to prevent his becoming Quot ranking minority member a the Lead Republican a on the foreign relations committee after the gop lost control of the Senate in 1986 the other republicans on the committee voted 7-0 for Richard Lugar Over Helms to take that position. No doubt a similar contest today would bring the same result though with four years More seniority than the seasoned and reasonable Lugar Helms can again have his Way. Only massive pressure orchestrated by the up leadership could dissuade Helms from chairing foreign relations. Over to you Bob Dole. Mark amp nor cd says the a Cral my Cha Bute Ham him by cause he cons amp to move. A riot amp Autty we of. Err s right. Actually personal. To amp to Esiaka in amp to Ajam Ioco Nso a amp to mob i for
