I
t's been almost four
years since Jim Gardner
was appointed Chair-
man of the North Caro-
lina Alcoholic Beverage
Control (ABC) Com-
mission, and in that
time the agency has made huge
strides in the areas of growth and
enforcement. The main focus
of Gardner's tenure has been to
combat underage drinking, and
the ABC Commission's "Talk It
Out" campaign has been praised
for its detailed comprehensive-
ness and wide scope. Still, Gard-
ner stresses that there's much
work to be done in this and other
areas to bring North Carolina to
the level of compliance it needs.
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RESPONSIBLE
LEADERSHIP
The North Carolina ABCC places prevention fi rst.
BY MELISSA NIKSIC
The ABC Commission's "TALK IT OUT" campaign
has been praised for comprehensively combatting
underage drinking.
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