Because of the high-profile arrests of President Bush's 19-year-old daughter for underage drinking offenses, suddenly the debate about lowering the legal drinking age is back in the spotlight. ... The drinking age was first lowered to 18 in many states back in the Vietnam War era. The country was asking thousands of its...
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60 Minutes had an interesting piece last night looking at the debate over whether or not to lower the drinking age from 21 to 18. I guess I must be getting old as I viewed the scenes of college students trying to drink themselves to death with bemusement rather than the enthusiasm I would have undoubtedly exhibited...
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60 Minutes on CBS News: The Debate On Lowering The Drinking Age - 60 Minutes: Some Say Age Should Be Lowered To 18, But MADD And Others Strongly Disagree ... Play CBS Video Video Drinking Age Debate...
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This MSNBC Article sheds light on the drinking age debate. ... But my impractical "no drinking age" view aside, I feel a return to a legal drinking age of 18 is more than overdue and more than reasonable.
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Even if the drinking age was lowered to 16, I think it would be better. I know, in high school, we were not of age to drink... but everyone did. Some people died because of drunk driving. Why? Because no one knew or acknowledged the fact that drinking was going on.
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Why the drinking age should be lowered: An opinion based upon researc ... The legal drinking age should be lowered to about 18 or 19 and young adults allowed to drink in controlled environments such as restaurants, taverns, pubs and official school and university functions. In these situations responsible drinking could...
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Drinking age debate "abysmal" say cannabis candidates ... Blair Anderson and Kevin O'Connell, who presented the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party's advice on the drinking age in April, say that the coverage of youth issues in today's debate was shallow and immature, and shows the inability of politicians to "get real" on...
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The National Minimum Legal Drinking Age Act (NMLDA)has now been on the books for almost 24 years. During that time, we have had the opportunity to ... This debate will examine how effective the law has been in meeting these public policy criteria, and what Dickinson should be doing to address binge and underage drinking.
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Deborah Straszheim is a reporter for the Newport News (Virginia) Daily Press . ... That was before the drinking age was 21. He knows that back then, bad things sometimes happened on college campuses, just like they do today. But it’s hard to remember much bad at the College of William and Mary.
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