Here & Now; 642

April 25, 2008

Here and Now, Teenage Drinking, Report from Dept. of Health and Human Services says more than a quarter adult drivers in Wisconsin said they had driven drunk in the past year. Experts point to a culture that encourages drinking in Wisconsin. Our next guest tells us that up to 95 percent of adult problem drinkers got their start as teenagers, and he's got new science to show why teens are at especially high risk. (w/ footage of drivers getting pulled over at night and graphic of how alcohol affects the brain), We wondered what you thought might be done to help sober up Wisconsin. Rise in Food Prices, If pain at the gas pump was not enough, now it's hurting more to pay up at the grocery store checkout. Food prices are on the rise, up 4 percent last year and predicted to go up that much again this year. (w/ pictures of produce), Natural Resources, The State Natural Resources Board tackled several hot button issues this week. 'Here and Now' producer Art Hackett has the report. what some of you had to say about the Pennsylvania primary results. Democratic Presidential Primaries, The non-stop roller coaster known as the Democratic Presidential Primary rocketed through Pennsylvania, Tuesday, as you know. The winner was Hillary Clinton by ten points. Hard to believe we here in Wisconsin were worried over whether or not our primary would even matter. Leaving on a Jet Plane, This week he tells us whether you have air travel or a road trip planned, you'll have to stop at the bank for extra gas money.