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LaCrosse students aim to to stop drinking deaths

The city of LaCrosse has a dangerous and well-documented love affair with alcohol. That affair has turned deadly over the last 15 years as nearly a dozen young, drunk men have fallen to their deaths in the Mississippi river. The Associated Press takes a closer look at the data around alcohol abuse in the city and profiles a group of students who want to stop the trend.
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The city of LaCrosse has a dangerous and well-documented love affair with alcohol. That affair has turned deadly over the last 15 years as nearly a dozen young, drunk men have fallen to their deaths in the Mississippi river. The Associated Press takes a closer look at the data around alcohol abuse in the city and profiles a group of students who want to stop the trend.

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