Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with alcohol www.salem-news.com 2010 Three popular street drama artists were arrested In the Sigiriya town area by police after complaints from people in this Sri Lankan neighbourhood. According to media reports, the three were "fully drunk" and their dancing and singing on the streets making the observers "astonished and ashamed". http://salem-news.com/articles/january182012/nude-dancers.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january182012/nude-dancers.php Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:28:00 PST Khuram Shaikh Zaman, of Manchester, died on Christmas Eve after he and his colleague, Victoria Alexandrovna, were attacked by a gang led by a politician in Tangalle, a tourist destination about 100 miles south of Colombo. The horrible story apparently began with an argument at a hotel, and ended in the bloody murder of Mr. Zaman and the viscous assault against Ms. Alexandrovna. http://salem-news.com/articles/december282011/sri-lanka-tourist-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december282011/sri-lanka-tourist-tk.php Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:53:00 PST Most of my readers know that I write and post much about PTSD and its ramifications. The official position of the waffle-butt swivel chair Army brass is that PTSD is NOT caused by combat, but is caused by pre-enlistment psychological deficiencies such as alcohol or drug use, or a predilection for the use. Yeah, 18-year old kids! http://salem-news.com/articles/november272011/army-alcoholics_pl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november272011/army-alcoholics_pl.php Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:39:00 PST Former DEA Agent Cele Castillo, who blew the whistle on the CIA-backed arms-for-drugs trade used to prop up the 1980s Contra counter-insurgency in Nicaragua, is now sitting in a federal prison. Before Castillo reported to prison, he shared with this reporter a series of revelations concerning arms trafficking and corrupt ATF agents. http://salem-news.com/articles/november262011/cele-castillo-bc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november262011/cele-castillo-bc.php Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:14:00 PST The conduct the U.S. is willing to commit to quiet its opponents is shocking. Retired DEA Agent Celerino "Cele" Castillo III was a front line agent for 12 years in the Drug Enforcement Administration. Today he's serving a 37-month prison sentence, and the feds would not mind if Americans believed they convicted someone in connection with a crime the ATF is presently accused of. http://salem-news.com/articles/november072011/cele-castillo-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november072011/cele-castillo-tk.php Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:00:00 PST "Noncommunicable diseases are the number one cause of death in the world", declared Dr. Douglas Bettcher, Director of the WHO’s Tobacco Free Initiative, during the presentation of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Moratlity Report in 2008. http://salem-news.com/articles/november072011/communicable-diseases-cf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november072011/communicable-diseases-cf.php Mon, 07 Nov 2011 02:36:00 PST British actor, Anthony Hopkins, is considered to be one of the most talented actors in the world today. Among his most important movies are: The Elephant Man, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Remains of the Day, Howards End, The Mask of Zorro, The World's Fastest Indian, Hearts in Atlantis, as well as Nixon and Fracture. In 2003, Hopkins was awarded a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. http://salem-news.com/articles/october252011/alcohol-drugs-cf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october252011/alcohol-drugs-cf.php Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:14:00 PDT An Italian court overturned the homicide convictions of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito today, setting them free after an emotional and painful span of time... almost four years, in the Murder of Meredith Kercher, a citizen of Great Britain. Amanda Knox broke down in tears as the appellate court jury of eight delivered their verdict. They deliberated for eleven hours. The verdict was celebrated in the courtroom by Amanda Knox's supporters who were so loud that the court ordered them silenced. http://salem-news.com/articles/october032011/knox-verdict-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october032011/knox-verdict-tk.php Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:52:00 PDT The Foundation Against Drug Addiction (FAD) has launched a new campaign to create social awareness about the dangers of alcohol. One of its slogans is: “What should we do with alcohol?” This campaign is aimed at the general public and its goal is to raise awareness to reflect about irresponsible alcohol consumption. http://salem-news.com/articles/september052011/alcohol-legality-cf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september052011/alcohol-legality-cf.php Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:25:00 PDT The singer lent her image to a fashion design multinational, and had also recently finished her umpteenth anti-alcohol therapy. Singer Lilly Allen expressed her remorse through Twitter: “It is more than sad, there is nothing more to say, she was a lost soul, may she rest in peace”. http://salem-news.com/articles/august302011/amy-winehouse.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august302011/amy-winehouse.php Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:41:00 PDT Retired FBI agent Steve Moore has spent hours watching the Amanda Knox crime scene video.   His experience and expertise lead him to say this: "They were doing unsound forensic techniques that lead to cross contamination. Their techniques were ... horrible," he said. "If you showed that video tape in an American court you would have lost most of your evidence." http://salem-news.com/articles/july282011/knox-forensics-sw.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july282011/knox-forensics-sw.php Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:45:00 PDT The Independent DNA Experts review of the Kitchen Knife and the Bra Clasp evidence has been turned in and the first court date discussing the results was on July 25. Dr. Greg Hampikian is a DNA expert who co-authored an Open Letter on 19 Nov 2009 along with Dr. Elizabeth Johnson and 7 others. http://salem-news.com/articles/july272011/knox-case.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july272011/knox-case.php Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:45:00 PDT Alerted about a loud gathering at a big house in the Real de San Jose neighborhood known as “The Mansion,” local cops broke up a party last June 29 and detained 115 people, including 77 minors. Of the detained youth, an estimated 75 percent were 14 or 15 years of age. Police reportedly discovered an intoxicated 12-year-old girl at the scene. The officers also confiscated three kegs of beer and 72 large bottles of brew. http://salem-news.com/articles/july082011/pool-scandal.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july082011/pool-scandal.php Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:48:00 PDT Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are investigating a Sunday morning two-vehicle serious injury traffic crash that occurred at the intersection of Highway 34 and Seven Mile Lane east of Interstate 5. Troopers say four people were injured, one critically, and alcohol is being investigated as a contributing factor. http://salem-news.com/articles/june052011/crash-us34.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june052011/crash-us34.php Sun, 05 Jun 2011 23:32:00 PDT Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is urging Oregon lawmakers to act on HB 3075 requiring ignition interlocks for the 11,000 DUII offenders who receive diversion and HB 3324 expanding the use of interlocks for third and fourth time offenders. HB 3075 requires interlocks in the 11,000 diversion DUII agreements. In Oregon, there are approximately 25,000 DUII arrests per year. http://salem-news.com/articles/june032011/madd-locks.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june032011/madd-locks.php Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:28:00 PDT plenary held at the main room of the Supreme Court has ordered Bacardi to remove all of its “White Label” billboard ads. These ads were denounced by the Association of Communication Users. Other than removing the ads, the alcoholic company will have to pay a 300 euros fine for each day that the ad removal is delayed. http://salem-news.com/articles/may232011/alcohol-danger-cf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may232011/alcohol-danger-cf.php Mon, 23 May 2011 18:45:00 PDT My text comes from two sources, the fist from National Council on Disability, titled 'Invisible Wounds' and the second, Newsweek's 'The Warrior's Brain'. The first was put together by 25 people including two PH.d.'s and one Education Doctor (E.D.). It seems the rest were qualified because they worked for the government! The document was 63 pages long. http://salem-news.com/articles/april102011/ptsd-tbi-pl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april102011/ptsd-tbi-pl.php Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:31:00 PDT I never would have imagined that I would now be writing the story of the 70th man who served at or lived aboard Camp Lejeune, who developed breast cancer. This is the final straw in drawing needed attention to serious health issues tied to the base water supply. http://salem-news.com/articles/april072011/male-breast-cancer-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april072011/male-breast-cancer-tk.php Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:40:00 PDT A former president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Debra Oberlin, used to dedicate her life to keeping drunk drivers off the road and in many cases, behind bars. But now she is facing charges in Florida for driving with what could fairly be deemed as an extremely high blood alcohol level; three times above the legal limit. http://salem-news.com/articles/february252011/madd-duii-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february252011/madd-duii-tk.php Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:08:00 PST For those who read my postings on this continuum of reality, you know what I am writing about. For any new readers let me put this together starting at square one. I got my inspiration from a documentary on OPB called KILLER STRESS which is a very important and suitable name. http://salem-news.com/articles/january252011/realities-pl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january252011/realities-pl.php Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:39:00 PST Jack's mom died when he was a baby. He left home at age 6 to fend for himself because his stepmom was too much to bear; finding shelter with a Lutheran minister who taught him all about God and making a living. http://salem-news.com/articles/january202011/knowing-jack-cm.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january202011/knowing-jack-cm.php Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:35:00 PST Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers reported more DUII arrests around the state in comparison to last year during New Year's Eve night. Increased enforcement efforts by OSP troopers, county deputies and city police officers will continue through Sunday night during the national "Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest." crackdown. http://salem-news.com/articles/january012011/new-year-duii.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january012011/new-year-duii.php Sat, 01 Jan 2011 14:07:00 PST Police responded to a vehicle accident on the west end of the Broadway Bridge this morning at approximately 5:30 a.m. Lt. Kelli Sheffer with the Portland Police Bureau, says investigators determined that the vehicle from this morning's crash was traveling westbound on the Broadway Bridge when the vehicle was unable to stay on the roadway to the Northwest Lovejoy off ramp. http://salem-news.com/articles/december262010/fatal-crash.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december262010/fatal-crash.php Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:02:00 PST Oregon news media outlets are sending out smoke signals over the bubbling popularity of Hookah bars, painting these establishments that are very popular in other parts of the world, in a negative light. TV reports have suggested the hookah represents a new problem, though research shows these tobacco water pipes have been in use for hundreds of years. http://salem-news.com/articles/november182010/hookah-bar-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november182010/hookah-bar-tk.php Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:35:00 PST Chemeketa Community College and Winema High School Programs are mourning a tragic accident which took the lives of 2 high school students and has left the other student in critical condition at Salem Hospital. Today a special tribute was held to honor the lost students and support those who lost fellow students and friends. http://salem-news.com/articles/october272010/chemeketa-memorial-jf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october272010/chemeketa-memorial-jf.php Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:15:00 PDT 2,413 wild turkeys have descended upon the Rogue Nation, with more arriving daily. No, it's not a seasonal migration or Turkey family reunion - the Rogue Nation just so happens to be the closest safe haven for the species. On October 18, 2010, the Corvallis City Council approved action to kill wild turkeys within city limits. http://salem-news.com/articles/october222010/newport-turkeys.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october222010/newport-turkeys.php Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:47:00 PDT On September 7, a major new front opened up in the campaign for Proposition 19, the ballot measure to tax and regulate marijuana in California. On that day, the California Beer and Beverage Distributors made a $10,000 contribution to a committee opposing Proposition 19. http://salem-news.com/articles/september162010/alcohol-anti-pot.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september162010/alcohol-anti-pot.php Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:22:00 PDT A reported fight between friends in Detroit, Oregon led to a man entering Cedar's Restaurant and Lounge Friday night shortly after 9:00 p.m., with a serious stab wound to the arm. Dennis Osbourn had just sat down for dinner. "There was a good amount of blood, and I guess it wasn't that life threatening but it sure looked like it. He dribbled all the way across the street into the bar and against the wall and then there was a puddle." http://salem-news.com/articles/september072010/detroit-stabbing.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september072010/detroit-stabbing.php Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:00:00 PDT A US government study says nearly 17 million Americans have driven a vehicle while drunk at least once within a year. According to a 2008 survey conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an estimated eight percent of all drivers, or 17.2 million people had driven a vehicle at least once even though they knew they were drunk. http://salem-news.com/articles/august272010/usa-drunk-driving.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august272010/usa-drunk-driving.php Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:00:00 PDT “I have seen my generation scouting among the black streets at dawn vitally searching for drugs”, asserts Allen Ginsberg. Nowadays, drugs – taken along with alcohol – are turned to by more than 48,000 youngsters between the ages of 14 and 18. These tendencies can lead to the abuse of cocaine and cannabis. http://salem-news.com/articles/august032010/insufferable-hell-cf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august032010/insufferable-hell-cf.php Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:59:00 PDT