Geneva Celebrates Red Ribbon Week Oct. 20-27
Geneva Celebrates Red Ribbon Week Oct. 20-27
Filed under: Drug Addiction Illinois
That's because Saturday, Oct. 20, through Saturday, Oct. 27, is Red Ribbon Week in Geneva, a time when students and community come together to celebrate smart choices, particularly in regard to drugs and alcohol use. … WHEREAS, The Illinois Drug …
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Grant Will Help Lake County Towns Combat Youth Drug, Alcohol Abuse
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They are intended to help the Lake County group, composed of law enforcement members, health department employees and community members, grow more collaborative and implement activities to reduce youths' alcohol and prescription drug use. “What we want …
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Rev. Jackson arrested in protest with workers
Filed under: Drug Addiction Illinois
Not only had she lost custody of her children because of her drug use, but now two strangers were…More >> … Jesse Jackson has been arrested in a group of protesting northern Illinois workers during an act of civil disobedience in Freeport. Michael …
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Renato Zero-Il Cielo – Renato Zero with his great song Il Cielo live, a special show very beautiful by this great show man and singer and songwriter. here is something about him. Renato Zero is the stage name of Renato Fiacchini (born September 30, 1950), an Italian singer-songwriter and showman. Throughout his career, Renato Zero has been a crusader against drug abuse. Renato Fiacchini was born in Rome in the Via di Ripetta, next to the Via del Corso. He quit his studies early to devote himself to his true passion, the arts, more specifically playing music and singing – though initially with little success. From an early age, he would wear make-up and cross-dress. He replied to the criticisms he received (including the recurring insult Sei uno zero! – “You’re a “zero”(number)!”) by taking on the pseudonym Renato Zero. He recorded his first two singles in 1965: “Tu, sì”, “Il deserto”, “La solitudine”, which were never issued. His first published single, “Non basta sai/In mezzo ai guai” (1967), sold a total of 20 copies. He had several different jobs, including an appearance in an advertisement for ice-cream, work as a dancer in a TV show, and playing in two musicals and (minor roles) in two Fellini movies. In the late 1960s Zero’s career was helped along by the glam-rock movement, from which he benefited with his sexual ambiguity and androgynous appearance. At the same time, this led him to being accused of emulating other celebrities like David Bowie. In 1973 he issued his first LP, No! Mamma …