Bartenders behind bars: Federal police in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, discovered an operating tavern, complete with a pool table, as well as 20 bottles of vodka, 12 bottles of tequila and 200 cans of beer within the walls of the federal prison there.
The tavern within the minimum-security prison likely would have gone undetected had it not been for repeated complaints about loud karaoke every Wednesday night.
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That’s what it’s all about: Lake Washington High School in Kirkland has backed away from a plan to test every student attending this year’s senior prom for alcohol, rather than only testing those who raise a “reasonable suspicion.
Instead, all students at the prom will be required to dance “The Hokey Pokey.” Students will be tested who demonstrate difficulty in putting their left food in, then putting their left foot out, then putting their left food in and shaking it all about.
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Drawing a line: The Washington State Redistricting Commission was in Everett on Wednesday night to take suggestions as to where to add a 10th congressional district in the state and how to redraw the boundaries for the other nine districts.
One of those at the meeting, a Mr. Kennis Ducinich, said the new district should be drawn in the Very Far Eastern Washington community of Ohio.
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