Tag: responsible use of alcohol

We’re number one! Go ahead, have another. :-(

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Well, this is a designation I think North Dakota could live without: More beer shipped to North Dakota in 2012 per capita than any other state.  I caught this article by Erik Burgess on InForum before my family headed out to vacation in Canada and made a special effort to save it so I could [...]

Until being strong is your only choice…

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When I read the stories of victims and the families of victims that are raising their voices to bring greater awareness to the cost of drinking and driving I am humbled by their strength.  I don't think I could or would be as strong as they are if I was in their shoes.  I think [...]

I promise not to gloat…

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I am irritated today.  I am irritated because I read the article on InForum titled - North Dakota drunken-driving laws to be targeted for harsher penalties.  I am not irritated by the general message of the article - that North Dakota legislators will be putting forth legislation that increases penalties - I am irritated by some of the [...]

What could have been…

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The NDSU family lost a member Sunday morning.  Colby Jacob Anderson, a freshman at NDSU and all of 18, was killed when he was struck by a train.  Apparently a group of four attempted to cross the tracks at 3 AM on Sunday near 12th Avenue and Dakota Drive and Colby didn't make it.  It [...]

Alcohol + Driving = Tragedy

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I really don't understand why folks continue to drink and drive after so many years of focused efforts by schools, police, government, and social service agencies to send the message of how disturbingly dangerous it is.  I thought when the laws relating to driving under the influence were stiffened that the potential penalties would substantially curb the [...]