Bob McCarty Writes

I’m not an anti-smoking crusader, so don’t take this the wrong way.  I am an advertising junkie and, as such, had to share two images from a Brazilian anti-smoking effort.  I discovered them at BestAdsOnTV.com:

In case you’re wondering, the white text against the black background reads as follows:  CIGARETTES: JUST LOOKING AT THEM MAKES [...]

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I’m not a smoker, but I might have an answer to the mystery of why, according to a just-released report (pdf) from a coalition of public health organizations, Missouri ranks 49th in the nation in funding programs to protect kids from tobacco.
First, some background from a news release about the report:

Missouri currently spends $2.7 million [...]

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The headline for this post caught my attention this morning — not for any obvious reason, mind you — when it appeared above an article published by the Independent.
The headline made me think about the way Paul Marcarelli, the 30-something actor from New York City who plays the lead role in the Verizon Wireless “Can [...]

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Since 2003, when they lost sponsorship of what was then known as the NASCAR® Winston Cup Series of auto racing, big tobacco companies have been looking for a new sports venue that will allow them to associate their products with top-level athletic competition. Today, I think I have the perfect solution for them:
The Smoker Games
A [...]

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