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Western Carolinian Volume 70 Number 03

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  • Giving it another shot WCnewsmagazine Jackson County prepares to put the liquor by the drink bill on the table...again By Gary Takacs * WCnewsmagazine This November, Jackson County officials will bring the liquor by the drink vote back to the ballot box. Local businesses get ready to either take the plunge or bite the bullet if the decision passes or falls short. Liquor by the drink is a law that, if passed, will allow local restaurants the opportunity to sell liquor in addition to beer or wine. It would also allow corporate owned companies, like Applebees or Outback Steakhouse into the Jackson County limits. Local businesses, new and old, have mixed feelings about what may happen if the law is passed. Even though their location isnt large enough for a bar, Nick and Nates of Sylva isnt worried about what the law could do to their business. Nicole Lavere, one of the shift managers at Nick and Nates, says their clientele come for the atmosphere, specialty beers and of course the menu. Everyone loves our cheese fries. The new sports bar on the block, Johns on Main, of Sylva is prepared to extend their bar seating and will embrace the law if its passed this fall. Dry county legislation backfires By Lilli Nicholson * WCnewsmagazine In the US, dry county legislation prohibits alcohol from being sold in the county in which it is passed. This is to deter residents from drinking as heavily in hopes of reducing alcohol-related problems, such as car accidents. But in dry counties, alcohol-related car accidents are generally higher than in wet counties. ~ According to Dr. David Hanson of Potsdam University in New York, analysis suggests this is because residents of dry counties have to drive further than residents of wet counties from their homes to consume alcohol. This increases the number of impaired drivers on the road. This analysis was readily verified by a recovering alcoholic living in Arkansas. Simply known as NH, (s)he states, An alkie HAS to drink, and if Managers John and Michael say, Were gonna go for it. Students are concerned with other matters involving the bill's outcome. Nick Belli, a senior at WCU, feels if the law is passed, it would create new jobs and generate revenue for the surrounding community. On the down side, Belli feels the risks of drinking would increase, such as drunk driving. If the law is passed, Chris Holcombe, a senior at WCU, says, It would add to the college experience that we dont get right now. If the liquor license passes, | dont see people not going to Nick and Nates because they might not sell liquor like a major restaurant, theyre going to continue going for the way it was before the license passed. The vote will be this November, and with this vote, the unique and quaint appearance of Jackson County may change forever. Some think it would be for the best, and some think it might be for the worse. that means having to drive a considerable distance to get home after leaving where he was drinking in a wet county, so be it. Its a classic case of how legislation can backfire. NH also states that dry county legislation has never caused a serious drinker to reduce his/her consumption of alcohol. On the contrary, (s) he just has to drive further to drink or stock up on the home supply. Dry county legislation has proven to be ineffective in reducing the number of alcohol-related car accidents. To the contrary, it has unwillingly raised the number of alcohol-related car accidents. LSP PAL let = pA a a ae teats
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