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World of Warcraft is ‘meth’ of video games

DEAR STRAIGHT TALK: Since seventh grade, our 17-year-old son has been entrenched in the video game, World of Warcraft. On school days, he plays 4 hours a day, on non-school…

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Former gaming addict says it was like being “dead”

Dear Readers: Two weeks ago I printed letters in defense of video gaming. Today the other side has the floor.


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Readers rise up in defense of video games

Dear Readers: Last week’s column on video games stimulated a rash of mail—many in defense of video games. Stay tuned for the other side of the story.


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Video games really do fry the brain

Dear Straight Talk: Our son, “Greg”, is 16 and things started out innocently enough with an X-box for his birthday two years ago. At first he played an hour or two a day three or four…

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Computer game addict needs measures

Dear Straight Talk: I am writing because my son, “Jason”, is addicted to video games. His latest fixation is Halo 2. Nothing his mother and I say can pull him away from it. He plays…

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