Wis. College Town Struggles to Prevent Drunk Drownings
Charleston Gazette › October 24, 2006
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LA CROSSE, Wis. - Searchers combing the Mississippi River this month pulled out the body of basketball player Luke Homan - the eighth college-age man in nine years to disappear from a city tavern and turn up dead in a river.
La Crosse officials have debated for years how to keep drunken students safe, but some say there may be no answer for a town with three colleges, three rivers and $3 pitchers of beer.See the full content of this document
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Wis. College Town Struggles to Prevent Drunk Drownings
"I'm not sure anything we do can prevent a future tragedy," Mayor Mark Johnsrud said.
Some officials want to rein in the binge-drinking culture. Others have proposed fencing off the scenic waterfront.But solutions...See the full content of this document
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