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Mountain Home City Council Considers Proposal to Legalize Public Drinking

Jun 12, 2019Jerry CoxAlcohol, Public DrinkingAlcohol, Entertainment Districts, Public Drinking

Last week the Mountain Home City Council considered a proposed ordinance that would legalize public drinking downtown.

Earlier this year the Arkansas Legislature passed Act 812 by Sen. Trent Garner (R – El Dorado) and Rep. Sonia Barker (R – Smackover). The new law — which takes effect July 24 — lets cities create “entertainment districts” where alcohol can be carried and consumed publicly on streets and sidewalks.

The proposed ordinance currently under consideration in Mountain Home would allow public drinking from 4:30 PM to midnight over the course of several blocks in the city’s historic downtown.

To put it simply: Public drinking won’t encourage new businesses to locate in downtown Mountain Home.

Public drinking in entertainment districts raises serious concerns about public safety.

Cities like Memphis and New Orleans have had significant problems with violence in their entertainment districts.

Public drinking and intoxication also raise concerns about drunk driving in the neighborhoods surrounding the entertainment district.

Communities really should think twice before embracing public drinking — and the problems that come with it.

Abortion in Arkansas Hits a 42-Year Low

Jun 11, 2019Jerry CoxAbortion, VideoAbortion, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life, Video

Abortion in Arkansas is a fraction of what it was in 1991 and has fallen to levels we haven’t seen since the ’70s.

Watch this video to learn more.

Univ. of Alabama Returns $21.5 Million Gift Amid Protests Over State’s Pro-Life Law

Jun 11, 2019Jerry CoxAbortionAbortion, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

As a lifelong Razorback fan, I never thought I’d be proud of the University of Alabama for something, but here goes. . . .

Last week the University of Alabama returned a $21.5 million donation to the school’s largest donor and removed the donor’s name from the university’s law school.

The actions came after the donor called on students to boycott the university following Alabama’s passage of a new pro-life law that generally prohibits most abortions.

NPR reports,

The University of Alabama’s board of trustees has voted to return a $21.5 million gift from Hugh Culverhouse Jr. — the school’s biggest donor — and take his name off its law school. The move comes after Culverhouse urged businesses and prospective students to boycott the university and the state over Alabama’s new abortion law.
The school says the transaction to return the funds was processed Friday morning and that it will also return any accrued interest. Last fall, Culverhouse pledged to donate a total of $26.5 million over four years. . . .
Culverhouse issued a statement Friday in which he renewed his call for students “to protest and reconsider their educational options in Alabama.”

A lot of schools would be reluctant to give up that kind of money.

Hats off to the Board of Trustees at the University of Alabama for having the backbone and conviction to do what’s right.

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