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From Communist cadre to Coca-Cola rep: An East German story

by Associated Press
| October 2, 2020 12:27 AM

BERLIN (AP) — A few miles from the former Berlin Wall, Frank Mader reflects on a life divided between East and West, a tale of two halves that don't fit neatly together but which captures the twists and contradictions of Germany's journey 30 years since its reunification.

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