Media Archive

Secondhand Smoke  

2009 Media

01.31.09 - Winston-Salem Journal
Public health must take precedence

01.11.09 - Charlotte Observer
Backing builds for N.C. smoking ban

01.11.09 - News & Observer
Time to clear the air

2007 Media

• Alliance Press Release (3.21.07): Historic legislation to limit exposure to deadly secondhand smoke passes House Judiciary Committee.
  
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• State Government Radio Shows

  Pass the Word - Week 1, February 21, 2007
  (Guest: Annie Butzen, NC Alliance for Health)

  2006 Shows

• Editorials
  • Smoking Ban
    May 8, 2007
    Winston-Salem Journal
    
  • Last in Health
    May 7, 2007
    News & Observer
    
  • Smoked out: Shame on NC Lawmakers for ignoring worker protection
    May 6, 2007
    Charlotte Observer
    
  • Greensboro News and Record

Tobacco Excise Tax  

2009 Media

January 2009 - Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids analyzes benefits from a $1.00 cigarette tax increase in North Carolina.

2008 Media

November 25, 2008
Anti-smoking group calls for $1 increase in cigarette tax
WRAL News

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May 13, 2008
Easley’s ‘sin taxes’ called unlikely
The News & Observer

May 21, 2008
Under the Dome
Higher Cigarette Tax Backed
The News & Observer

May 21, 2008
Letter to the Editor (by Richard R. Rosen, MD)
Accomplish much by taxing cigarettes more
Greensboro News and Record

Obesity  

2008 Media

May 27, 2008
Letter to the Editor (Kevin Cain)
Battling Obesity
The News & Observer

May 21, 2008
Legislative Briefing - Noteworthy
News and Observer

May 21, 2008
Schools short of lunch money
Greensboro News and Record

May 20, 2008
Lawmakers to help struggling schools provide healthy lunches
NBC 17

May 20, 2008
School cafeteria operators want help from state
News and Observer

May 20, 2008
School nutrition programs ask for more funding
Greensboro News and Records