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    May 23, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  1. A sober approach to drunk driving

    In its new report on how to reduce drunken driving deaths, the National Transportation Safety Board states its goal in the title: "Reaching Zero." The agency thinks it is irreproachable to try to ensure that no one ever dies in an alcohol-related accident. In fact, it's a utopian goal requiring excessive compulsion in the pursuit of unattainable perfection.
    In its new report on how to reduce drunken driving deaths, the National Transportation Safety Board states its goal in the title: "Reaching Zero." The agency thinks it is irreproachable to try to ensure that no one ever dies in an alcohol-related...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Transportation Industry, National Transportation Safety Board, Drunk Driving

  2. May 20, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News
  3. Reader Panel: Lowering the drunken-driving limit

    Today’s question: Federal safety regulators have called on states to lower the drunken-driving limits from .08 blood-alcohol content level to at least .05. What do you think of the idea? What do you see as the positives and negatives? And where do...

    Tags: Abusive Behavior

  4. May 15, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call
  5. Should the legal limit for drinking and driving be lowered?

    A federal agency recommends lowering the blood alcohol limit for drivers from 0.08 percent to at least 0.05 percent. Reporters Peter Hall and Colby Itkowitz asked supporters and opponents about their views.
    A federal agency recommends lowering the blood alcohol limit for drivers from 0.08 percent to at least 0.05 percent. Reporters Peter Hall and Colby Itkowitz asked supporters and opponents about their views. YES: The NTSB argues the legal limit should be...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Transportation Industry, National Transportation Safety Board, Criminals, Motorvehicle Accidents

  6. May 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  7. Alcohol and traffic deaths

    The entire undergraduate student bodies of the Johns Hopkins University and the U.S. Naval Academy combined. The population of Bel Air, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. The average attendance at a Hershey Bears hockey game (the highest in the AHL).
    The entire undergraduate student bodies of the Johns Hopkins University and the U.S. Naval Academy combined. The population of Bel Air, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. The average attendance at a Hershey Bears hockey game (the highest in the AHL)....

    Tags: Politics, Transportation Industry, Government, 2010 Census, Public Officials

  8. May 15, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News
  9. Area officials weigh in on lower DWI recommendation

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving from 0.08 to .05.
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving from 0.08 to .05. Area officials would like to hear more discussion and information on such a proposal. “...

    Tags: Politics, Transportation Industry, Government, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Government

  10. May 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  11. Federal agency says lowering legal limit could cut DUI deaths

    Even moderate drinking before driving could become illegal if a federal safety panel's recommendation Tuesday is enacted eventually by the states.
    Even moderate drinking before driving could become illegal if a federal safety panel's recommendation Tuesday is enacted eventually by the states. The National Transportation Safety Board recommended that states cut their thresholds for drunken driving...

    Tags: Politics, Transportation Industry, Government, Montgomery County (Maryland), Laws

  12. May 14, 2013 |Story| Winchester Sun
  13. Winchester native Jason Epperson premieres documentary on Carrollton bus crash

    The Winchester Sun
    After 2 1/2 years of planning, filming and editing, “The Impact,” a documentary about the Carrollton bus crash, is now complete and ready for a public screening. “It’s been a journey,” Director Jason Epperson, a Winchester...

    Tags: Daniel Smith, Human Interest, Movies, Festive Events, Carrollton

  14. May 11, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant
  15. Connecticut Moms Take Lead On Social, Political Causes

    Far from the Hallmark holiday it's turned into, Mother's Day was conceived in the U.S. by female activists interested in expanding women's impact in society. In Connecticut and across the county, women are carrying on that tradition, incorporating their status as moms into their roles as social and political leaders.
    The Hartford Courant
    Far from the Hallmark holiday it's turned into, Mother's Day was conceived in the U.S. by female activists interested in expanding women's impact in society. In Connecticut and across the county, women are carrying on that tradition, incorporating their...

    Tags: Woodrow Wilson, Politics, Lobbying, Queens (New York City), Newtown

  16. May 7, 2013 |Story| HB Independent
  17. Barricade suspect has long history of convictions

    A 38-year-old Huntington Beach man who was arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot police while barricading himself in a garage rafter in April had prior convictions for burglary, drug possession and evading arrest in a vehicle, according to...

    Tags: Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Orange County Superior Court, Crimes, Punishment

  18. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call
  19. Corbett's liquor privatization plan on life support

    HARRISBURG — First came the cops. Then came the drug-and-alcohol counselors. Next up was the moms. And finally, the kids.
    HARRISBURG — First came the cops. Then came the drug-and-alcohol counselors. Next up was the moms. And finally, the kids. All of them told a state Senate committee Tuesday they oppose a plan to privatize wine and spirits sales and make beer more...

    Tags: Politics, Government, Dining and Drinking, Consumers, Mike Turzai

  20. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  21. Prom Promise makes traffic fatalities real for South Hagerstown High students

    Brett Jamison said she found herself getting tearful while playing a dead teenager in a fatal accident skit for the Prom Promise program at South Hagerstown High School on Thursday.
    caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.com
    Brett Jamison said she found herself getting tearful while playing a dead teenager in a fatal accident skit for the Prom Promise program at South Hagerstown High School on Thursday. “When I heard the sirens, that’s when it really snapped in,...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Health and Safety at School, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Drunk Driving

  22. Apr 20, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant
  23. What's Left For Gun-Control Advocates After Crash-And-Burn In U.S. Senate?

    The Hartford Courant
    One of the phrases repeated often by advocates of stricter gun laws since the Dec. 14 Newtown school massacre has been: "If not now, when?" That rhetorical question became a literal one Wednesday when a federal gun-control bill crashed and burned in the...

    Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), U.S. Congress, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, U.S. Senate, West Hartford

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