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UNDERAGE DRINKING - Who’s to blame? (The Garden Island)

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:34:56 +0000

LIHU‘E — Is it the parents, the system, the police, the schools, the teens themselves, those adults who get alcohol into the teens’ hands, or a combination, to blame where underage drinking is concerned?

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Minnetonka Today TV news May 19 Social host ordinance addresses underage drinking (Minnetonka Sun-Sailor)

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:34:56 +0000

The Minnetonka City Council official approved it proposed social host ordinance that targets property owners or renters who provide a location for underage drinking.

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Underage drinking bust in Madison (WTNH-TV New Haven)

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:34:56 +0000

Police investigating a report of suspicious activity arrested five people Thursday on multiple charges including underage drinking.

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It’s up to adults to put an end to underage drinking (The Capital)

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:34:56 +0000

Ending underage drinking is critically important. As a resident of Maryland, an employee of Diageo, the world’s leading spirits, wine and beer company, and as a parent, I take perhaps an even more pointed interest than most in the topic of preventing underage drinking.

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Geneva police charge 25 in underage drinking bust (Kane County Chronicle)

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:34:56 +0000

GENEVA – A complaint about a loud party resulted in 25 people receiving tickets under local ordinance violations for underage drinking, police said.

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Undercover officers fight underage drinking at Speed Street (WBTV Charlotte)

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:34:56 +0000

(CHARLOTTE) - Mecklenburg Alcohol Beverage Control officers plan to be at Speed Street this weekend catching underage kids who try to drink. Thursday night we went out with undercover officers as they mingled with the crowds in uptown Charlotte looking for underage drinkers.

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Round Lake teens work to prevent underage drinking (Lake County Journal)

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:34:56 +0000

ROUND LAKE – Underage drinking. Poor recycling programs. Nasty, unhealthy school lunches. Those are the issues on the minds of teenagers across the state of Illinois.

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Event against underage drinking to be held Saturday (1:20 p.m.) (Las Cruces Sun-News)

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:34:55 +0000

Event against underage drinking to be held Saturday (1:20 p.m.)

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Police chief urges parents to help stop underage drinking (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:34:55 +0000

WESTBORO - Underage drinking is not just a problem of teenagers, says Police Chief Alan R. Gordon.

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Tenn. House Passes Bill Targeting Underage Drinking (The Memphis Daily News)

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:34:55 +0000

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The House has passed a bill aimed at making it a crime for adults to host parties where alcohol is available to underage drink….

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