wiseup wrote on Nov 1, 2007 11:57 PM:
" Ollie right on! This city was founded on breweries, bars, entertainment and good times! COMPLAIN ALL YOU WANT about Oktoberfest and drunken people having fun but Madison and Milwaukee would be HAPPY to only have the same number of arrests on any weekend! They get more trouble on Halloween x 10 than we get in all 2 weeks of out Oktoberfest! OUR so-called alcohol problem has been way overblown! "
Wizard wrote on Nov 1, 2007 4:21 PM:
" Big spender hit it on the nose. Fetal Alcohol Synadrome is a huge problem, in the US. This town is loaded with people who are victims of FAS. Please read up on the subject. There are over 400,000 known cases each year, how many unknown? It is costing this country billions. Alcohol mames in many ways, not just drunk driving! "
Anna Banana wrote on Oct 31, 2007 11:15 PM:
" If anything I hope this group sticks to its mission, not to eliminate drinking in la Crosse because we know that will never happen but people something has changed and if we say that isn't so we are hiding our heads. Years ago when we helped our young people edge their way into drinking by having beer bars for the 18-21 group I think we provided safe places for people to drink- not house parties or cornfields - but yet didn't entice them into drinking all the hard liquor and shots they seem to have to do now. Let's look at some real possible solutions and not fool ourselves. "
Ollie wrote on Oct 31, 2007 5:36 PM:
" LaCrosse has an obnoxiously biased anti-alcohol Tribune, far too many self serving preaching counselors, two hospitals and a plethora of clinics full of "professional" know it alls, a LARGE hand full of self serving do-gooders and resume padding high society "Board" and "coalition" types, "formerly" drinking crusaders and teetotaler's, Two extremely large Law Enforcement Headquarters, three colleges, and quite a few bars.........a combination that equals exaggeration, opportunity to exploit, and overreaction.
If our major media spent their time investigating and crusading against corruption, and reporting hard news stories much much more and more in depth and with regular updates, we wouldn't be spending most of our time dealing with the shell game crisis de-jure like drinking. It wouldn't hurt if more people simply minded their own business too.
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North Sider wrote on Oct 31, 2007 1:09 PM:
" What a joke! City already had a 'group'? Booze profiteers and area leaders looked the other way as they took control. It was a convoluted mess. I only have two words to say, 'Linda Wissing'. Or like-person who works in the trenches. Then keep the profiteers off their back, and let them do the job that they have learned so well in the trenches each and every day. Although knowing the Steves as well as I do they will use it as always to their future political advantage. For those of you out of the loop? that would be Democrat! Yes, that's right, on a County Board. "
wiseup wrote on Oct 31, 2007 11:20 AM:
" Where was the referundum to the voters on changing our culture? Who decided for us that we needed these grants or committees or culture changes? Do unelected special interest groups really have this type of power over the taxpayer voters in Lax? Reminds me of the few that tried to change our culture by trying to remove the ten commandments and the word VETERANS from our university's football stadium. This smacks of totalitarianism and I hope the state and federal government looks into these self-appointed do-gooders before they violate OUR RIGHTS! "
ollie wrote on Oct 31, 2007 7:17 AM:
" The coalition needs to secure more financing (grants) they'll blow through that $50 GRAND before they solidify what the "problem" is.
Better start a new coalition...to secure grants.
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Krusty wrote on Oct 31, 2007 6:54 AM:
" Let me guess...This this coalition has dorothy lenard and at least one guy named steve on it. "
ACE wrote on Oct 31, 2007 6:43 AM:
" First of all, ban cell phones while driving so people don't run into those who had a few drinks and who ARE paying attention to the road. Secondly, ban people over seventy years old from driving for same reason stated above. This should help considerably. Thses are only two examples of "alcohol related" when the drinker didn't cause the accident. "
meximan wrote on Oct 31, 2007 5:33 AM:
" I think i need a coalition...for a coalition. Then later on i'll start another coalition....!!! "
Athenry wrote on Oct 31, 2007 2:37 AM:
" Wow, another committee for the same issue? At least this committee will have some professionals on it, as opposed to the joke that is the task force. "
Big Spender wrote on Oct 31, 2007 2:27 AM:
" Alcohol-impaired driving and so forth is well-known, but one problem not commonly thought of regarding alcohol abuse is fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). I saw an MRI of a FAS baby at a U talk given by an organic chemist...that poor baby's brain looked like a ball of rolled-up sausages...quite horrible! No amount of alcohol is safe for any pregnant mother-to-be. For more, see "Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders" http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/ "
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