Alcohol awareness event debuts in Times Square
Alcohol awareness event debuts in Times Square Fort Myers Beach Bulletin/ Myers Beach Observer By John Morton Fort April 27, 2016 FORT MYERS, Florida – In the heart of the party zone during the height of the party season, Lee County’s Coalition for a Drug-Free Southwest Florida set up shop in Times Square on […]
KS: Could liquor in grocery stores help solve the KS budget?
KS: Could liquor in grocery stores help solve the KS budget? KWCH By Devon Fasbinder April 29, 2016 WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) Uncork Kansas, the coalition to change liquor laws in the state of Kansas, released a plan Friday that it says could help close the Kansas budget deficit. Uncork says if the state allowed […]
Ebay Launches Online Wine Shop
Ebay Launches Online Wine Shop Online retailer eBay has launched eBay Wine – an online wine shop selling everything from fine and rare wines to everyday drops to customers in the US. the drinks business By Lucy Shaw April 29, 2016 Launched in collaboration with wine app Drync, customers can browse over 10,000 […]
Oregon: Grocery Coalition Withdraws Initiative to End State Control of Liquor
Oregon: Grocery Coalition Withdraws Initiative to End State Control of Liquor (Additional Coverage) Grocers Shift Focus to IP 28 Source: Oregonians for Competition April 27th Oregonians for Competition, a coalition led by the Northwest Grocery Association (NWGA) and Distilled Spirits Council, today suspended the collection of signatures in support of Initiative Petition […]
Do Children in France Have a Healthier Relationship With Alcohol?
Do Children in France Have a Healthier Relationship With Alcohol? Source: New York Times By Katherine Kinzler and Justine Vanden Heuvel April 28, 2016 The Italian Senator Dario Stefàno proposed a bill last month that would require schools in Italy to teach one hour of wine culture a week to students starting at […]
Alcohol Obsession, Corporate Greed And Devastated Lives (Excerpt)
Alcohol Obsession, Corporate Greed And Devastated Lives (Excerpt) Source: Final Call By Charlene Muhammad -National Apr 28, 2016 Alcohol is widely used to ‘turn up,’ ‘get the party started,’ or some say simply to relax, but excessive drinking and alcohol abuse render devastating results far different from the drug portrayed as euphoria in […]
One pilot a month failed alcohol and drug tests over the last five years, FAA figures reveal (Excerpt)
One pilot a month failed alcohol and drug tests over the last five years, FAA figures reveal (Excerpt) 64 pilots failed the alcohol and drug tests between 2010 and 2015 Among 56,000 alcohol screening tests conducted in 2015 among pilots, dispatchers and traffic controllers, 119 were at or above the legal limit […]
Survey: Northern states worst for drunken driving
Survey: Northern states worst for drunken driving Source: USA Today Bart Jansen April 28, 2016 Fueled by higher-than-average alcohol consumption and plenty of bad weather, Northern states in the Midwest and West are the most dangerous for drunken driving, according to a survey obtained by USA TODAY. North Dakota ranked first in […]
Oregon: Grocers drop liquor privatization plan to fight corporate tax measure
Oregon: Grocers drop liquor privatization plan to fight corporate tax measure Source: Portland Tribune by Paris Achen and Hillary Borrud 27 April 2016 A grocers coalition says it plans to withdraw an initiative to privatize liquor sales in Oregon so the group can focus resources on defeating a corporate sales tax proposed for […]
The 14th Annual Responsible Retailing Forum Concludes with Next Steps, New Collaborations
The 14th Annual Responsible Retailing Forum Concludes with Next Steps, New Collaborations Topics included The Changing Retail Environment and Expanding the Scope of What We Understand to be Responsible Retailing Source: Responsible Retailing Forum Dr. Brad Krevor April 27, 2016 The 14th Responsible Retailing Forum national conference took place April 20-21, 2016 […]