Pubdate: Fri, 17 Apr 2009
Source: Times-Standard (Eureka, CA)
Copyright: 2009 Times-Standard
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BATTLE AGAINST METH WORTH FIGHTING

Fighting a problem as pervasive and damaging as the methamphetamine 
scourge will take a partnership that spans the gamut from public to 
private, religious to secular.

We therefore applaud the efforts of the new nonprofit organization, 
Business Against Methamphetamine Use, for its groundbreaking efforts 
to raise money for a public agency charged with exterminating the drug.

Methamphetamine, as most are aware, is a heinous drug that has had an 
extreme detrimental impact on our society over the past few decades. 
To this mind-warping drug can be attributed a recent and massive 
spike in property crime, not to mention the breakdown of millions of 
families and the destruction of millions of life. Any effort to 
contribute to the ongoing efforts to lessen its impact should be encouraged.

Businesses Against Methamphetamine Use has organized the 2009 Chicken 
Wing Fest with the intent to raise funds with a chicken-wing-cooking 
contest set for Sept. 12 at Eureka's Adorni Center. The proceeds will 
then be donated to Humboldt County Department Health and Human 
Services' ongoing anti-meth campaign.

We encourage the community to mark their calendars and attend. Every 
cent raised in this effort is money well-spent in an effort to 
reclaim our community.
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