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SKELTON: Proposition 29 tax is a lifesaver - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
May 20, 2012 - News10.netSKELTON: Proposition 29 tax is a lifesaverSanta Rosa Press DemocratOne could argue that this sordid history does not necessarily mean they're distorting and deceiving in their current campaign ads attacking Proposition 29, the California ballot measure that would raise cigarette taxes ...
State casinos falling down on their luck - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
May 20, 2012 - State casinos falling down on their luckFort Wayne Journal GazetteINDIANAPOLIS ? With one new Ohio casino opening last week and another targeting Fort Wayne with ads in preparation for its upcoming debut, Indiana's decades-old casino industry is at a critical juncture. Revenue and taxes from the...
Toronto shouldn't gamble its waterfront on a casino - Toronto Star
May 20, 2012 - Toronto StarToronto shouldn't gamble its waterfront on a casinoToronto StarBy Stephen Bede Scharper Christianity I remember the subway ads for Ontario Place in 1978 during my first visit to Toronto. They depicted happy families slipping down waterslides, gamboling on grassy knolls framed by groo...
One shareholder's lonely pro-smoking battle - MiamiHerald.com
May 19, 2012 - One shareholder's lonely pro-smoking battleMiamiHerald.comThis year's prize may go to Daniel Morrison, who asked Altria Group, the parent company of Philip Morris USA, to resurrect TV and radio ads for its cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. His logic? It's the only way that potential cust...
Gambling presentation in Harleysville highlights the odds - Montgomery Newspapers
May 19, 2012 - Gambling presentation in Harleysville highlights the oddsMontgomery NewspapersHer answer is to point out that the ads for the lottery also include the gambling addiction hotline number, which shows gambling can be a problem, she said. Baker did have a reminder for those in attendance of one sure thi...
Dish Networks locks horns with broadcasters over ad skipping - Register
May 19, 2012 - Dish Networks locks horns with broadcasters over ad skippingRegisterThat at least is the intention of the Dish PVR ad skipping feature called Auto Hop, with the company gambling that the gain in subscription revenue will make the pain of having to defend a possibly protracted case against it from br...
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Lance Armstrong urge Californians to vote yes ... - Asianjournal.com
May 19, 2012 - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Lance Armstrong urge Californians to vote yes ...Asianjournal.comWhat we have raised won't match the tens of millions of dollars spent by Big Tobacco to spread their lies, but it's a start. And, I'm happy to announce that we now have three ads running that ...
GM says it won't run ads during the 2013 Super Bowl - Torque News
May 18, 2012 - Torque NewsGM says it won't run ads during the 2013 Super BowlTorque NewsBy Anthony Faccenda on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 19:12 GM's surprising decision comes just days after the automaker pulled $10 million in ads from Facebook. It appears that the folks over at General Motors are in a gambling moo...
Apodaca: Corporations have no place in public education - Daily Pilot
May 18, 2012 - Apodaca: Corporations have no place in public educationDaily PilotPut cigarette and junk food ads on the sides of school buses? If you think these ideas sound far-fetched, think again. As school budgets continue to be squeezed, districts are increasingly tempted to allow an insidious march of corpor...
Camel Crush Cigarettes Favored By Teen Smokers, Increasing Market Share By ... - Huffington Post
May 18, 2012 - Camel Crush Cigarettes Favored By Teen Smokers, Increasing Market Share By ...Huffington PostThe government has undertaken a new advertising effortto decrease the national smoking rate by using explicit graphics of tobacco's devastating health consequences. Cigarette companies have appealed the ...
