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December 5, 2008 at 12:58:51 Permalink Prohibition Repealed 75 Years Ago Diary Entry by Richmond Shreve (about the author) |
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Prohibition was repealed 75 years ago December 5th. Let's remember the folly of trying to legislate against addictive behavior, and celebrate!
(My friends who are in recovery will surely punish me for this imprudent and insensitive opinion. I apologise in advance.) :::::::: Excessive drinking, drug abuse, eating disorders, and a litnay of other abuses too long to list are no laughing matter. We live in an addictive society. But attempts to legislate a solution simply do not work.
Richmond Shreve is a Senior Editor at OEN, a writer, and an author of short stories. His "Lost River Anthology" (amazon.com) was released in March 2009. His "Instructor Candidate Manual" (lulu.com) is widely used by motorsport clubs to train (more...)
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