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There are now four seats open on the LifeRing Board of Directors. Troy Spears, a Modesto, CA, member. has announced his decision to step down from the BOD before the end of his term. This means that the current five candidates will be vying for four seats in the election that begins at the LifeRing…

A page on this website has been created for candidates and members to give their view on the upcoming election for three Board Of Director seats. It is hoped that each candidate will submit a comment on that page giving what they consider their qualifications and relevant experience, or anything else they consider appropriate. And all members…

An article on the website www.sciencedaily.com says, “A new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows that alcohol is now the third leading cause of the global burden of disease and injury, despite the fact most adults worldwide abstain from drinking.” The article goes on to cite more material from the…

Philip H., a LifeRing convenor in Belfast, Northern Ireland, wrote this chilling poem about his late former wife: Powerlessness Two dead mice. One fresh, one slowly desiccating. Its head chewed, eyeless. A new lock on the dingy door and new keys. Inside the wooden floor was covered in something dark, like tar. A chair upended.…