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November 17, 2009 10:10 am Published by Shawn 3 Comments

John McCardell just won’t go away. In fact, he’s gaining more visibility. (see “An Amethyst in my Side” blog post)... View Article

August 31, 2009 6:55 pm Published by Shawn Leave your thoughts

In the workshops that Straight Up conducts in local schools, we are being told that, more and more, kids are... View Article

August 14, 2009 11:05 am Published by Shawn Leave your thoughts

A fake ID vendor’s sign in Bangkok, Thailand The title of this post was taken from a website selling falsely... View Article

July 14, 2009 12:11 pm Published by Shawn 1 Comment

The Amethyst Initiative continues to concern me… For those of you not aware, this initiative has been signed by 135... View Article

June 13, 2009 12:36 pm Published by Shawn Leave your thoughts

Straight Up Ventura County held its first ever Leadership Retreat on May 14th, and I was very impressed. Not because... View Article

April 3, 2009 3:08 pm Published by Shawn Leave your thoughts

A hotbed of debate that is arising in Santa Barbara centers around the possible implementation of that county’s first Social... View Article

March 25, 2009 2:54 pm Published by Shawn Leave your thoughts

It was reported on NPR’s Weekend Edition March 22 that, despite the fact that national surveys over the past few... View Article

February 20, 2009 3:02 pm Published by Shawn 1 Comment

The poem that appears below was originally sent via e-mail to numerous recipients across the country, if not the world.... View Article

January 31, 2009 1:45 pm Published by Shawn 1 Comment

The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 is up for renewal next year and there is a movement currently... View Article

October 17, 2008 5:00 am Published by Shawn 2 Comments

It’s been six months since the needless death of Newbury Park High School student Cody Murphy. Cody, a junior at... View Article