Dry Town Tries to Overturn Alcohol Ban
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ROCKPORT, Mass. - Residents of this tourist village where alcohol has been banned for nearly 150 years have asked the Legislature to take the first step toward allowing some sales of booze...
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By Paul Hammel, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Feb. 7--CORDOVA, Neb. -- This tiny village's proposal to secede from Seward County in protest over a long-unpaved road hit a crushing legal roadblock Tuesday night.
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The battle for Central Park heads to court today as organizers of what could be the largest demonstration in New York history make a last-ditch bid to overturn a ban on their
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Tequila is suffering an identity crisis: The original poor man's liquor has earned status and trademark protection, but now must fight to defend its name and its niche in a fickle international marketplace.
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By Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Jun. 2--The salty old song that goes "Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum" is starting to rub some folks the wrong way.
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A month before thousands of fans arrive in Jacksonville for the Super Bowl, a county judge ruled the city's ban on drinking alcohol in public is unconstitutional.
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GILBERT, Minn. - Promoting this town's proud history is one thing. Naming the town's festival Gilbert Whorehouse Days is another thing entirely.  A group of angry citizens showed up at a City Council meeting Tuesday to protest the event.
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Drunken drivers beware: Police say they are starting a crackdown this month and the government is promising arrests for those who drink and drive.
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Police appeal for witnesses after flammable liquid is thrown through the window of a house in County Down.
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The company seeks to overturn a penalty imposed for lack of antitrust compliance.
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Pubs and bars should be forced to start selling smaller glasses of wine again, an MP says.
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By Anthony Mccartney, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Jun. 7--TAMPA -- Facing a standing-room-only crowd, county commissioners postponed a decision Wednesday on an ordinance that independent trash haulers say would put them out of business.
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ATLANTA - After one of the driest springs in recent history, and looking  ahead to a parched weather forecast, Georgia farmers, environmental  officials and local authorities face some tough decisions about using water.
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A bus driver who was 13 times over the  legal alcohol limit while driving a bus load of schoolchildren  had a simple request for police who arrested him for drunken  driving, an Australian court heard on Wednesday.
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By Dick Cook, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Jun. 25--With drought continuing across much of Georgia, officials are  getting increasingly strict about enforcing the state's water use  restrictions.
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By Joan Kent, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 7--A city committee voted to delay action on a proposed public intoxication ordinance Tuesday despite the backing of La Crosse tavern owners and the mayor.
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A drought-hit resort town in Canada's Pacific rain forest is trucking in water to avert a total shutdown, but hotels and other businesses will have to severely limit consumption, the mayor said on Friday.