by Bella Ball | Sep 13, 2023 | Feature-, News
More than 60% of Americans drink alcohol, according to a Gallup report released last month. The report found that 62% of Americans drink alcohol, keeping up with the 63% average since 1939. During this time frame, the amount each year varied from 55% in 1958 to 71%...
by Monty Self | Jun 14, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Deaths in the United States related to alcohol, drugs and suicide hit an all-time high in 2021. According to a May 24 report from the Trust for America’s Health’s, the death rate climbed to 209,225, marking an 11% increase from 2020. The breakdown of the study...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Jun 20, 2022 | News
The combined number of U.S. deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide jumped 20% from 2019 to 2020, according to a report published in late May by Trust for America’s Health. Total deaths reached nearly 187,000 in 2020, with over 96,000 drug-related, over 49,000...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 2, 2022 | Opinion
The past 20 years or more have seen a huge growth in the craft beer industry, with breweries popping up in small towns, big cities, and interstate corridors with some regularity. Thousands of amateur brewers and budding professionals want to put their own stamp on a...
by Sue Smith | Jul 9, 2021 | Opinion
Nobody’s perfect; we all make mistakes. But it’s especially hard when we make mistakes and there’s a little guy (or gal) watching, a child who just wants to be like their dad. Two immigrant men I know have young sons who are their constant companions. They’ve taught...