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 December 8, 2008Opinion Today |
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Reader Comment
"While legally prohibition has ended, social stigma, over reaching D.W.I. laws, and zero-tolerance policies for a variety of purposes have brought us much nearer to prohibition. Oddly enough, the new prohibition is aimed at responsible drinkers while the reckless continue as before. The higher legal drinking age has created two generations of binge drinkers and robbed them of the ability to learn responsible drinking behavior under supervised situations. . . ." - Posted by Kris, Dec. 8, 5:05 a.m.
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