IA: 1884, The Year Iowa City Rioted Over Beer
IA: 1884, The Year Iowa City Rioted Over Beer In 1884, Iowa banned all alcohol. The German Beer Mafia of Iowa City was not happy. Daily Iowan By Claire Dietz September 14, 2017 Carroll Zuber was traveling in Germany, when he had an idea: bring microbrewing to Iowa. In 1975, the most popular beer […]
ND: 689 citations issued during alcohol saturation campaign in ND
ND: 689 citations issued during alcohol saturation campaign in ND Valley News Live September 13, 2017 BISMARCK, N.D. (Valley News Live) The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign resulted in 143 alcohol- or drug-related arrests and citations in North Dakota. Law enforcement agencies across the state participated in the national enforcement campaign from August 18 […]
MO: Drink special regulations might leave thrifty drinkers thirsty
MO: Drink special regulations might leave thrifty drinkers thirsty Columbia Daily Tribune By Caitlin Campbell September 13, 2017 Columbia soon may get a last call for popular drink specials such as 1-cent pitchers, $1 shots, $5 “bottomless cups” and trivia nights with alcohol for prizes. The city’s Substance Abuse Advisory Commission plans next month to approve a […]
U.S. brewers look to Germany to give Oktoberfest ales a little more oompah
U.S. brewers look to Germany to give Oktoberfest ales a little more oompah Chicago Tribune By Fritz Hahn, The Washington Post September 13, 2017 Oktoberfest officially begins Saturday in Munich when the mayor taps a ceremonial keg at noon. Over the next few weeks, bars and beer gardens around the world will be full of […]
To Change Students’ Dangerous Behavior, Understand Their Motives
To Change Students’ Dangerous Behavior, Understand Their Motives Chronicle of Higher Education By Noah Borton September 13, 2017 Anyone who works with fraternities eventually realizes how much their success depends on the decision making of undergraduates. When students make poor choices that lead to alcohol abuse or destructive hazing, there is pressure on us […]
Alcohol plays a pervasive part in many of our favorite fictional worlds
Alcohol plays a pervasive part in many of our favorite fictional worlds the pulse By Kelley J. Bostian September 13, 2017 In the dark reaches of a futuristic universe, the expansive lands of a poetic fantasy, the eerily familiar dystopian society—what could these fictional settings possibly have in common? If you guessed alcohol, you’re correct. […]
One in three pubs have closed since the 1970s as beer campaigners warn of more to come
One in three pubs have closed since the 1970s as beer campaigners warn of more to come Source: The Telegraph Katie Morley 14 SEPTEMBER 2017 Business rates rises will kill Britain’s pubs, beer campaigners have warned, as one in three have closed down since the 1970s. Over the past four and a half […]
Michigan: Bring competition to liquor sales
Michigan: Bring competition to liquor sales Source: The Detroit News Editorial Sept. 13, 2017 Regulators don’t often decide to regulate less. Yet the state liquor commission is attempting to do just that. It wants to open competition in the liquor store industry, and that effort serves well consumers who have suffered under the […]
Analysts say that self-driving cars could make people drink more alcohol (Additional Coverage)
Analysts say that self-driving cars could make people drink more alcohol (Additional Coverage) Source: Business Insider Rob Price Sep. 12, 2017 Self-driving cars are going to transform city streets, making our roads safer and our lives more efficient. But they will have other, less predictable consequences too – like helping people get […]
MI: House bills extend 0.08 drunken driving limit for 5 years
MI: House bills extend 0.08 drunken driving limit for 5 years McClatchy The Associated Press September 12, 2017 LANSING, MICH. – Legislation up for a vote in Michigan’s Legislature would continue the state’s 0.08 blood-alcohol limit for drunken driving until 2023. The limit is set to return to 0.10 in 2018, putting federal […]