Source: SpokesmanReview Contact: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 Page B9 Think about changing lawmakers Rep. Mark Sterk has boldly proclaimed, "I would never legalize drugs." How noble. How full of deep thought. I suggest that Sterk and others like him should boldly start thinking. Let us start thinking about those seriously ill people who could benefit greatly from the availability to them of certain illegal drugs. Let us think about our current drug laws and ask what they are really doing for us and what they are not doing. Let's think of the wisdom of filling our prisons with people convicted of simple drug possession, and let's quit letting violent drug offenders out on parole. Let's pass Initiative 685 in November, and let's start electing representatives who are capable of and willing to really think about these difficult issues. Richard E. McInerney Spokane, WA