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Madison to Approve 20 Liquor Licenses, Regulate Fight Events

The Madison City Commission will approve twenty liquor licenses on Monday night. That's one place to buy alcohol for every 320 people. The commission will then take up regulations to ensure that our well-lubricated residents can watch men (and women?)…

Frat Boys More Drunk, More Dangerous to Women

My distaste for the college fraternity system stems from deep suspicion of hierarchical exclusivity. These good-old-boy networks in training seem to thrive on demeaning new members and non-members. But I'm lucky. I went to SDSU, where the Greek presence was…

Madison Firefighter Gets Fine, License Revoked for DUI

Beer worth $1000? Let's hope that's what firefighter Scott Johnson and other Madison devotees of barley pop are asking themselves following Johnson's DUI sentencing yesterday. Judge Tim Tucker refrained from giving jail time, but he slapped Johnson with nearly $1000…

Madison Fireman Guilty of DUI; Sentencing January

Remember Scott Johnson, the Madison fireman arrested in September for driving the firetruck drunk? His case provoked all sorts of awkward conversation and exposed some ugly attitudes about alcohol in our fair community. But Johnson's case appears not to have…