European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16 stars and stripes june 2007 Thomas publisher Richard general Europe Stephen commander news and editorial Robb Grindstaff Doug Clawson executive editor managing editor Europe Sam Europe Bureau chief Joseph Mideast Bureau chief Marni assistant Bureau chief assistant managing editors Mary news Sean sports Brian features Christopher Patrick news editor Joe web editor addresses mail unit Apoate 09211 International mail Postrach 64345 Germany fax Dan 3498416 0 email news letters Central office 529 14th Street suite Washington do phone Dan 3127630900 or 1x202 fax 7610890 editorial director 529 14th suite do phone Dan 3127630945 or 1 202 How to Call us editor Dan 3498264 0 6155601264 letters Dan 3498237 0 sports Dan 3498225 0 circulation Dan 3498437 0 advertising Dan 0 news bureaus Germany country code Bamberg Mark car 459 Box Apo a 091393703 Dan 4697957 0 or fax Dan 4698007 or 0 email Baum older John 222nd Apo a 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timeliness and the ombudsman welcomes comments from and can be contacted by email at of buds Man@stripe5.qsd.mil, or by phone at euro Ottn and Pacific stars and stripes 2007 stars and stripes web site letters to the editor comments appalling with the chilling words that were writ ten in enforce shopping angered by local nationals and stocking up at base stores june i get the Pic Ture that there Are americans who do not take advantage of an overseas seclude ing themselves in Little talking bad about germans who Are most Likely tied to service members and not having an open mind and seeing past ignorance do not give them the Opportunity to shun some else its appalling that family members Are complaining about German shoppers in the commissary and Post male ing matters they say they Are tired of hearing German spoken during their wait to Check these people have what most people term they Overlook the fact we live in where Many service members Are mar ried to with this the dependent has the same privilege As any other american dependent to shop at the and speak whatever Lan Guage they just because they speak another language does not mean they dont belong the letter writers could be referring to my wife who is Ger Man and Speaks get this Ger Man one of the writers said that it affects her opinion of the local Are we that Small minded my suggestion to those who think germans dont belong on the installations is to be respectful to our Host a i encourage the letter writers As Ameri cans to grow and learn from the different cultures in have an open mind to the possibility of carrying away some Valu Able life lessons while staff Randy Merrill Germany wheres the melting pot How would letter writers know if a person is indeed an identification card or not shopping angered by local nationals and Stock ing up at base or a German Citi for that matter some folks speak More than one Lan right since service members Are stationed All Over the their spouses come from All Over the which introduces different languages and cultures to the military i recall that our history teacher referred to the As the melting pot of All Cashiers always Check id cards and a non id card Holder cannot buy anything on i am a local National and id card when i go shopping on i speak German to another since no other language spoken by patrons employees seems to bother the i am wondering if something else is the real Issue the has no official language but the writers find the need to get upset Over hearing i Hope they never have to leave the Yasmine Livingston Germany doonesbury Tell us what you think stars and stripes welcomes your comments on editorials and columns that Are published in the and values letters on topics of importance in the lives of out1 All letters must be and must include the writers address or base and Telephone please limit All letters to 300 we Reserve the right to edit letters for and Send your letters to mail stars and stripes unit 29480 Apoate 09211 International mail stars and stripes Postrach 1330 64345 Griesheim via fax country code 0 Dan 3498395 email store items Arent special it amuses me to read How Little things can get some people so Bent out of the claim that local nationals empty Racks at the Exchange and commissary tops it All though in let june i am a local National of Germany and have been to plenty of exchanges and com the products offered there Are not Worth special trips or hidden pointing once in a Blue Moon i might see cloth ing i like at the and a bottle of ranch dressing or hot Wing sauce will not Lead to the depletion of then Many items Are much cheaper on the shoppers pay about 49 euro cents for not per Pound for the question that interests me is How the letter writer knew those people were not authorized to shop there my guess would be that they were speaking a differ ent has it occurred to her that they might be actual identification card holders from a different background than she is what bothers her really the fact that they might be interested in tasting a Little bit of the american Way of or that they were German i dont think we would be having this Dis Cussion if they were americans without an id signed on to Post to go shopping with their families and who Are not authorized to shop at the pm or so next time a non id car hold ing family member comes to make them stay at or at least make sure they dont ask for something they might like to eat for did i mention that i am not Only a local National but also an authorized id card Holder Susanne Stewart Germany Many allowed to use stores my wife is my daughter is both German and our Foster Daugh Ter Speaks both languages As we speak German at Many of our friends speak German As what Hows she making out Shes arou6h when we fill those two tables at the food we normally speak when we then go to the Post Exchange or commis we normally speak we Are in Germany and we All have id cards in not to mention the fact that any nato a Tiv duty member and family members in nato slots at Ramstein air Ger Many there Are a lot of these Are also authorized to shop in the pm and commis this includes members of the Ger Man i think the letter writers Energy should be used to complain about things in the Community that Are not in an area of per Sonal like the army and air Force Exchange service Gas monopoly the Only Way to fix this one is to write to elected not complain to stars and i do not believe that Many elected officials read stars and stripes letters to the de Kopsick Germany no English Only signs after 32 years As an identification card i have never seen a sign at the base Exchange or commissary stating that i had to speak English while inside by local As Long As those signs Are not i will continue to speak dutch or German or whatever language i feel like speaking at that Marlies Claessen Wegner Germany whose Side is stripes on i am amazed How often your cover Sto Ries highlight the loss of troops and portray our efforts in Iraq and Afghani Stan the cover of june 22 is a Good the main headline 14 troops killed in Iraq Over 3 the photograph sharing the cover shows two saddened iraqi women who Are watching troops detain Young men from their i see How often you Are negative to what were doing and it it makes me won Der whose Side youre first Randall Cornelison Baghdad dont mention specific times it is great to see photos of soldiers trying to find some normality in their daily fives by playing and i Salute them for their efforts or june in whose Best interests was it to put in the caption the fact that the sol Diers try to play every Day at a specific regardless of weather if no specific time had been there would be no but since a time was men this seems to me to be a Gross Viola Tion of Security it is not that difficult to find this information if someone is really it is on and copies of this newspaper can be found All Over Iraq and i think we can be assured that the enemy is Jim Mcdonald Camp Kuwait by 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