Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

say we did our best, we tried, and face ourselves. We do not need the drug's lie that we are something we're not. Mr. jensen states that "an individual with a drug problem is just an individual with a problem. The drug itself is not responsible." A sad statement, because it is a cop-out. Drugs are, by their nature, mind and/or mood altering. They affect judgement, decision-making, and an individual's sense of responsibility. An individual with a problem compounds it when he adds drugs. To give a suicidal pt;rson a. weapon would be folly. Take away the drugs from a person with a problem (don't we all have at least one?) and you've taken away a loaded gun. Drugs take people away from the love of those around them and place them in a night of self·seeking, self-sufficient illusions. Perhaps Mr. jensen feels he has control over his drug use. He is lucky - for now. Let no one be encouraged by his good fortune to where they are similarly deceived. There is no place in racing, or in a world of people caring for others, for substances which deceive, which make an individual less him· or herself. I may be moralizing, Mr. jensen. But I've saved and assisted more lives than I can count because I believe in morals; because of them, I'll be on one of the turns at the next Sears Point race and many more to come. I ~ hope it will never be necessary to come to your aid, but if it is, you can be sure my thinking will be clear, and my judgement won't be impaired by WEST America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Sharon Claylon, Publisher Mike Klinger. Comptroller Sk.ip Johnson. Associate Publisher/ National Sales Manager Caroline Gendry, Executive SecrelIJry to the Publishtr Editorial John Ulrich Editor Dale Brown. St!n;or Editor Kit Palmer, Associate Editor Rex Reese, Feature Editor Advenising Terry Pratt, Sales Manager ~ike Spencer, Sa(es Manage'/' Tim Ryan, Sales Manager Linda Brown, Advntising Coordinator Nancy Waslcll, Advertising/Editorial Auislant Graphics and Procluction Lori Tyson, Graphic Artist Larry Gill, Graphic Artist Marion Hatashiu.. Typeseurr Sht'ila Lanm. Typesetler Dennis Greene. Lab. Tull. Accounting/Data Processing Prices SO low Donna Bryan. Accounts Rueivabk Coordinator Ce:MVa Repass. Auistant Fran Hamwey. Credit I have recently seen a number of motorcycle dealer advertisements in Cycle News claiming "prices so low, Cycle News won't print them." If this is true, why don't you print the prices? If this is false, why do you print the ads? ROBOKULSKI Los Angeles, CA Circulation R~ba Smith. MaMgf':T Michelle Hanna. Assis"ml Sarah Taylor. Ass;stGnt Debbit Walke'r. Assistllnl Lyna Hood. Ass;stant Dealer S.... and Service Bob ~Ilioll. Dealer Sales MtrnaK"' Want Ads Judy Hilgenberg. Want Ad Sales Service and suppon Chris Aitch~n. It is the long·standing policy of the publisher not to print discount prices of current·year motorcycles in dealer ads...Editor. Ruepl;onist Gregory Han$On. SbS West 2201 Cherry Ave.. Long Beach. CA P.O. Box 498. Long Beach. CA 90801· 0498 (213) 427·7433; iJ.A. Line 636·8844. Drugs East 4190 Fi.rst Ave.• Tucker. GA. P.O. Box 805. Tucker. GA 30085·0805. (404) 934·7850. Cycle News/West (USPS 141·340) is pub· lished. weekly exceptlhe first and last week of tht calendar year for S25 ptr year by Cycle News. Inc.. 2201 Cherry Avenue. Long Beach. CA 90806. Second class postage paid at Long Beach. CA. POSTMASTER: Send form 3579 to Cycle N-.. P.O. Box 498. Long 8eec:h. CA 90801 -0498. Su~scription rates: One year. second class mati. S25; two years. second class mail S45: three years. second class mail $68: week.s. SI~. Foreign rates a\'ailable on request. Cycle News welcomes unsolicited t..-ditorial material including stories, cartoons. pholos. elC. Such material. if publish~. becomes the exclusive property of Cycle Ne~~. Such.accepl~ material is subjeclto r~vlslon as IS necessary in the sole discre· uon of Cycle News. Unsolicited material which is not used will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed stamped envelope. All unsolicited material wi.1l be handled with r~sonable care. however. Cycle News assumes no responsibility for the salcty.lossordamage losuch material. R~p~inting in who.le or part only by permiSSion of the publisher. Advertising rdtes and circulalion information will be sent 25 upon request. See S.R.D.S. N_. Copyright

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