European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes wednesday june 22, 1994 lies Jam traffic on computer Highway today a crossword dear Ann Landers i d like to speak in defense of the computer Buff who had a thing going with a girl who unbeknownst to him turned out to be 12 years old. Most networks Frame what is called a a a profile of users a a Brief description including your real name location sex age hobbies and so on. People lie a lot. Surprising Heck no. Every woman on a computer line describes herself As Cindy Crawford and every Guy is Tom cruise. Women lie about their marital status weight age and occupation. And get this Ann some women Are actually Guys. When i a a talk with a woman on line i have no idea what she looks like or How old she is other than what she tells me. Sometimes i can determine if she is underage by her use of language but not always. The Best thing about a computer a a relationship is if one or the other does no to choose to continue All he or she has to do is push a Button. In the meantime its great fun. V Larry in Monterey Calif. Dear Larry you be made a Good Case in defense of the computer Junkie who was on line with the 12-Ycar-old girl. Its Good to remember that strangers always put on their Best face when they Are trying to make a Good impression. Beware. Dear Ann Landers my wife smother is making our marriage a living hell. She is very domineering and Tough As an old Boot. Her oldest daughter was abandoned by her husband several years ago and went to stay with mama her Only dear Abby May i commend you for your open minded and courageous response to those who have expressed doubts about the War on drugs. Millions of americans now recognize that drug prohibition is responsible for Many perhaps most of our drug problems. It is time for the government to respond to the appeals of surgeon general Joycelyn elders former Secretary of state George Shultz mayor Kurt Schmoke of Baltimore and others who recommend that we re evaluate our current drug policies. Our choices arc not limited to either fighting a War on drugs or legalizing them. There is in fact a spectrum of options. We can learn much from Europe and Australia where governments have turned their backs on the a War on drugs a they began by accepting the obvious that it is fun dear Abby son is a wimp who can to hold a Job and lives off his Mother. My wife a Terry a was determined to get away from her depressing family. She put herself through College and left Home As soon As she could. We Are both now professionals and our joint income is considerable. We own a big Lovely House a few years ago my Mother in Law came to live with us. She started pressuring Terry to take in her wimpy son As Well As her other daughters family. I said a absolutely mama was so angry that she threatened to move out. I told her a go she informed Terry that if i forced her out she would consider both of us Well mama move out and is staying with her son. She refuses to take any Calls from Terry but continues to Cash the monthly Check she sends. Terry also sends Money to her brother and sister every month. None of them has Ever said a thank All this has been very painful for my wife. She thinks i am responsible for the estrangement and we be been fighting about it. We went to a Counselor who told Terry to Stop sending Money to her Mother and siblings but she refuses to follow that advice. / we Are supporting two sons in College and i resent All this in Law subsidizing. What do you suggest Cerritos Calif. Dear Cerritos i suggest that you and Terry continue counselling because it appears that her Mother has succeeded in driving a wedge Between you two. Its of to help Terry smother financially but done to allow her to ruin your marriage. Your wife needs to Cut Loose from her family without feeling guilty. It sounds As if her Mother really did a number on her. Utters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . Box 115s2, Chicago Iii. 60611-0562. 1 c creators Syndicate but Stop the War tile and dangerous to try to create a drug free society. Focus instead they insist on reducing the dangers associated with drug use if people continue to use them. To Stop the spread of aids we must make sure that junkies have Access to clean Needles make it easy for addicts to obtain methadone give heroin maintenance programs a Chance to work decriminalize marijuana and Stop spending billions on incarcerating drug users and drug dealers. We know we can reduce drug abuse More effectively by spending that Money on education prenatal and postnatal care and Job training programs. We must not forget that drug users Are citizens in most cases and human beings As Well. We can reduce drug abuse in America without creating a climate of fear hatred and intolerance. Ethan Nadelman assistant professor of politics and Public affairs Princeton University letters or this column should be addressed to dear Abby at . Box 447, mount Morris Iii. 61054. C Universal press Syndicate across 1 Long March Leader 4 strange oig.? 7 sink or swim 8 Quot cheers Quot barmaid 10 Cal length lash ions 11 farthest Orbital Point 13 Hepburn has four 16 tooth _ paste Type 17 suppress 18 past 19 Elmer a foe 20 command to Rover 21 one horse carriages 23 colonial Cronkite 25 fix in a sense 26 lean to 27 Andersons Quot High a Quot Down 1 Lillehammer 1 award 2 saharan 3 funeral ceremony 4 pontifical 5 indication of hunger 6 seaweed 7 immoral practice 8 haitian. 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