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Will the mental health stigma ever end?
My calendar today says it's Aug. 8, 2012. That's more than a decade into the 21st century. So why does it still often feel we're back in the Dark Ages when it comes to mental health? The latest evide...
Posted on 8/8/12 at 9:58 AM
Pregnancy Tests in a Bar?
After being away from Facebook, Twitter, and most forms of the news for a week due to my vacation last week, getting caught up has been a bit of an overwhelming experience. To go from only the sounds ...
Posted on 7/25/12 at 7:00 AM
Healthy habits reduce breast cancer risk between mothers and daughters
Mothers and daughters nationwide are beating the odds of developing hereditary breast cancer. The American Cancer Society says that five to 10 percent of breast cancer cases are caused by gene defects...
Posted on 3/28/11 at 8:25 PM
UPDATED: Senate kills bill allowing minors to eat in bars
BISMARCKNorth Dakota should not have a law allowing minors to eat in bars, the North Dakota Senate decided Wednesday. The Senate voted 30-17 to defeat a bill that would have allowed this if the bar s...
Posted on 3/23/11 at 5:10 PM
Another chance to live
Bill Chantelois says losing his legs in a snowmobile accident was the best thing that ever happened to him. The Osceola, Wis. resident told me how an accident that almost killed him resulted in a new ...
Posted on 10/21/10 at 10:31 AM
Group hopes to use changes in policies to curb underage drinking
A new project with a new approach to curb underage drinking is putting its roots down in Jamestown. Unlike other prevention projects, Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol wants to influence policy to punish the providers of alcohol to those who are underage.By Ben Rodgers , September 08, 2012
N.D. has law against overserving alcohol
North Dakota state law has provisions that regulate how much alcohol a bar can provide a person, but it’s unclear if they apply to what led to the crash that killed Aaron Deutscher’s family.By Ben Rodgers , August 15, 2012
Developers ask Fargo to drop liquor license fee
Land developers in Fargo are asking for a new type of liquor license they say will level the playing field with cheaper alternatives in neighboring West Fargo.July 23, 2012
GF gets closer to building detox center
What an intoxicated individual picked up by police needs isn’t a costly visit to the emergency room so much as a safe place to sober up and help overcoming addiction, Grand Forks social services officials say.By By TJ Jerke , Forum Communications , July 23, 2012
Patrol: Driver's blood alcohol level was three times legal limit
By Sun Staff , July 18, 2012
Alleged drunken driver in crash had record
The man driving the wrong way on Interstate 94 in a deadly crash Friday had a history of drinking and driving, drug violations and other offenses, according to court records in North Dakota and Minnesota. The North Dakota Highway Patrol said alcohol was a factor in the crash. Troopers say they smelled alcohol on the driver, Wyatt Daniel Klein of Jamestown, and his vehicle.By By Marino Eccher , Forum Communications , July 10, 2012
A sobering problem: N.D. culture often soft on drunken driving
Days after a West Fargo family was killed in an alcohol-related crash, officials debated Monday how to address North Dakota’s growing problem of drunken driving with some blaming society’s lax attitudes and others pushing for tougher state laws.By Teri Finneman , July 10, 2012
UND requiring alcohol education
When Brittany Hillerud sets foot on the University of North Dakota campus this fall, university officials believe she and her fellow freshmen will be more aware of the dangers of alcohol than previous classes.By By Chris Bieri , Forum Communications Co. , June 01, 2012
No more booze at UND frat, sorority houses
The University of North Dakota's fraternity and sorority houses are going dry.April 12, 2012
Forty-six cited after big party bust
Forty-six people face citations for underage drinking after a large party bust in the eastern North Dakota town of Wheatland.January 24, 2012
46 cited after big party bust in North Dakota
Forty-six people face citations for underage drinking after a large party bust in the eastern North Dakota town of Wheatland.January 23, 2012
Parents held responsible for their teens’ underage drinking
Parents of teens: If you think a drinking disaster at your kid’s party can’t happen at your house, not with your kid, because he’s a good kid, it’s time to wake up and smell the whiskey bottle tossed on your lawn.By By Leanne Italie, Associated Press , December 31, 2011
N.D. college binge drinking rates fall
The rate of binge drinking among North Dakota college students is continuing a slow decline.July 06, 2011
Council turns down singles club’s liquor license request
The Jamestown City Council denied a beer and wine permit Monday for a proposed new business in Jamestown. Shari (Doepke) Besednik had applied for the license to offer alcohol with fine dining meals and during social events sponsored by the singles club she operates. The business is planned for the strip mall at 2619 Eighth Ave. S.W. in Jamestown.By Keith Norman , May 03, 2011
Wal-Mart gets OK to sell liquor in Grand Forks
Wal-Mart has received approval to get into the booze business in Grand Forks.April 20, 2011
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