Mariah McCarthy was killed by an alleged drunk driver who was under age, while walking home with two of her friends in Butte, Montana. She was only 14 years old. But Mariah’s death has both inspired and challenged the community she left behind.
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the war in Iraq at first appeared to be the most important issue, but now economic issues have captured the attention of voters from New York to California. Candidates have discussed fairer taxes, flatter taxes and tax plans to stimulate the economy, but so far they have ignored alcohol taxes. Economist Philip Cook of Duke University says it's time we boost taxess to pay the cost of alcohol problems in our society. Read More....

much in the same way as Americans, have been battling alcohol problems by advising their citizens who choose to drink as to what constitutes low-risk drinking. Over the years, the Aussies developed a series of 11 guidelines, but now as health officials have evaluated the results, the government has traded those 11 guidelines for just three. Read More....

100 cities across America were ranked in terms of their drinking habits. You might be surprised at the city ranked drunkest and several of the cities ranked as the least dangerously drunk. Read More....