Administrators Conference – Day 2

Administrators Conference – Day 2 NABCA October 24, 2017     NABCA’s 23rd Annual Administrator’s Conference — Day 2   Day two of the NABCA conference wrapped up with attendees participating in the 12 sessions scheduled. To follow are summaries of some of them:   Combining Social Media Messages of Marketing & Moderation   As […]

Control States: Administrators Conference – Day 2

Control States: Administrators Conference – Day 2   Source: NABCA October 24, 2017   NABCA’s 23rd Annual Administrator’s Conference — Day 2   Day two of the NABCA conference wrapped up with attendees participating in the 12 sessions scheduled. To follow are summaries of some of them:   Combining Social Media Messages of Marketing & […]

A MASSIVE HEALTH STUDY ON BOOZE, BROUGHT TO YOU BY BIG ALCOHOL

A MASSIVE HEALTH STUDY ON BOOZE, BROUGHT TO YOU BY BIG ALCOHOL   Source: Wired MIRIAM SHUCHMAN October 26, 2017   A LITTLE BIT of booze, the conventional wisdom goes, can be good for you. But the evidence for that claim-beyond anecdotal accounts that a nip of whiskey can nip a cold in the bud-is […]

UK-wide minimum alcohol price would save lives and ease pressure on NHS (Excerpt)

UK-wide minimum alcohol price would save lives and ease pressure on NHS (Excerpt)   The British government must follow Wales and Scotland in tackling the scourge of ultra-cheap alcohol, say alcohol campaigners, health experts and politicians   Source: The Guardian Letters 25 October 2017   We unequivocally endorse the Welsh government’s adoption of a minimum […]

Pennsylvania: Pa. crackdown targets liquor sales at Philly corner stores

Pennsylvania: Pa. crackdown targets liquor sales at Philly corner stores   Source: Philly Voice BY ANDREW PARENT October 25, 2017   A group of Pennsylvania lawmakers hailed a proposed fiscal code amendment for what it could do to liquor sales in Philadelphia corner stores.   Along with marking a key step toward ending the state’s […]

Rising Alcohol Levels: How Winemakers are Adjusting

Rising Alcohol Levels: How Winemakers are Adjusting   Winemakers share their top tactics for managing-and reducing-alcohol levels in wine   Source: https://daily.sevenfifty.com Julie H. Case October 24th   As temperatures creep up across the winemaking world, many winemakers, especially in traditionally cooler climates, such as those in Oregon and Washington, are having to figure out […]

Control States: Administrators Conference – Day 1

Making Progress on Impaired Driving   Steve Schmidt began the session by giving an historical look at the progress of highway fatalities associated with alcohol-impaired driving. Since 1995, progress has stalled.  He also provided a general overview of laws that have impacted drinking and driving such as passing the Minimum Legal Drinking Age, adding sobriety […]

Welsh government plans minimum pricing for alcohol sales

Welsh government plans minimum pricing for alcohol sales   Rebecca Evans to introduce bill to Welsh assembly that will ‘make it an offence for retailers to sell strong alcohol at low prices’   Source: The Guardian Press Association 22 October 2017   A new law that will introduce a minimum price for the sale of […]