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Due to popular demand, Story Land is hosting another 21+ nostalgia night!

Thirty years ago today July 17, President Reagan signed off on making the national drinking age 21. The law held back highway funds if states didn’t comply. Do you think 21 is too old, young or the correct age philosophically?

When I worked for a chain convenience store way back in the day we had three basic rules when selling alcohol. Don’t sell alcohol to someone’s who is intoxicated, don’t sell outside of legal hours and don’t sell to anyone under 21. To my knowledge, I had never broken anyone of the three rules. Twenty-two out of 80 Portland stores did break the rule of selling to minors.