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Glendive City Council Grants Open Container Waiver

In a 4-3 split vote the Glendive City Council voted to waive the open container ban for the Celtic Committee Pub Crawl Saturday night.It was a...

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered 30 companiesto prove that their caffeinated alcoholic beverages products are safe. You&...

"Alcohol abuse" is defined as use that repeatedly contributes, within a 12-month period, to the risk of bodily harm, relationship...

Drinking is good for you. Don’t believe me, trust science.As reported in yesterday’s New York Times, a review of studies published in...

About 25 years ago, before most of the patrons of Uncle Fatty’s Rum Resort (2833 N. Sheffield Ave.) were born, activists such as Mothers...

In Kentucky, at least, Democrats and Republicans can agree on something, the value to their state of its bourbon whiskey industry.Louisville...

Although I write about alcohol all the time, I rarely write about alcoholism and other alcohol-related harms. I don’t think doing one creates...

Kentucky isn’t the only state that wants to balance its budget on the backs of drinkers. Illinois lawmakers are currently looking at sales...

Abraham Lincoln, who was born 200 years ago tomorrow, was an abolitionist and most abolitionists were prohibitionists too. But Lincoln, who was...

"We will restore science to its rightful place."In a speech full of significance, those eight words from President Obama yesterday may...