Considering headlines about UW students’ drinking, what are the stumbling blocks that contribute to problem drinking? They are poor role-modeling by parents, teachers and government leaders; greedy bartenders; churches hesitant to speak up lest they lose members; legislators unwilling to alienate the alcohol industry by taxation and restrictions on ads and the apathy of others who say it’s culture and unavoidable.
Abraham Lincoln said “A child is a person who is going to carry on what you have started. He will assume control of your cities, states and nations . . . the fate of humanity is in his hands.”
The Roman Empire was not defeated from enemies without but by debauchery and corruption within. We cannot let this happen to our state and nation.
– Allegra Zick, president, Baraboo Woman’s Christian Temperance Union