12 Misc.

A recent radio broadcast of NPR’s Talk of the Town concerned itself with the stark truth about the toll that Alcohol takes on the American people. Tens of thousands dying each year, millions addicted or dependent, millions more who’ve suffered grievous damage directly related to alcohol use. You can listen to the archived broadcast, or…

Update: The problem seems to be fixed (fingers crossed) We’ve been having problems — origin unknown — with the website. Some people (including the people who need to read this) are unable to sign on to the site. We’re working to track down the problem and hope to have it resolved soon. Thanks for your…

A new LifeRing meeting got underway last week in Esquimalt, Canada, outside of Victoria, the provincial capital of British Columbia. Michael Walsh, Executive Director of LifeRing Canada, announced the new meeting which takes place on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre on Fraser St. The Victoria area now has meetings six times…

As of the first of the new year, LifeRing’s Oakland office is being overseen by Robert Stump, already known to many in the organization for his years of service. Robert is currently the group’s Treasurer — a position he’ll hand-off soon — and also has given much time and knowledge to dealing with our computer…