Tuesday, January 15, 2008

About Time: 'Welfare' Drug Testing Under Bill Proposed by Teenager


RIVERSIDE - A Mira Loma high school sophomore born with a disabling condition brought on by his mother's drug abuse will see his proposal to screen welfare applicants for narcotics introduced this year before the state Assembly, a lawmaker announced Friday.
R.J. Feild, a student at Jurupa Valley High School, competed with more than 200 students from campuses across Riverside County in Assemblyman John J. Benoit's "There Ought To Be a Law" contest. The youths composed 500-word essays stating what new laws they believe should be put on the books. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace