Anti-Alcohol Rally At State Capitol
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Activists met at the state Capitol today to
demand changes in the Arkansas Beverage Control Board.
Steve Jacobson, the president of Citizens Against Alcohol in
Craighead County, called for Governor Huckabee to immediately
replace three board members on the panel. All five members live in
wet counties, and Jacobson said three should be replaced with dry
county residents.
About 150 supporters shouted "Amen" when Jacobson made that
request. The group included church members and civic leaders from
across the state.
The activists were upset about recent decisions to broaden the
definition of "private clubs" that can sell alcohol. Before
legislation in 2003, that status was usually reserved for places
such as golf courses or private party rooms.
