Raising alcohol taxes won’t curb drinking-related harm

Raising alcohol taxes won’t curb drinking-related harm
Published: Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 8:05 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 8:05 a.m. Florida legislators should not allow Polk County to raise alcohol taxes (“County Seeks Alcohol Tax to Fight Addiction,” News Chief, Dec. 16).
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Jockey befriended victim’s mother, court told
A young woman who has accused a former Hastings jockey of repeated rape, sexual and physical abuse from the age of six, told a court today he began plying her with alcohol when she was about eight.
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