Salem Oregon - What was it Deep Throat said during the Watergate fiasco? "Follow the money." When we do so today in the Measure 50 debate what do we find? We find the anti-50 side has shattered all records for spending... over $10 million and still going strong... 99.999% of which comes from three out of state tobacco companies. Oh the shock and surprise are … [Read more...] about Send the Carpetbaggers Home: Vote Yes on 50
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Reynolds American Adds $304,000 to Fight Oregon Measure 50
Dave Hogan from The Oregonian reported today that: Reynolds American, the makers of Camel cigarettes, has contributed another $304,000 to the record-setting campaign against Measure 50, which would raise Oregon's cigarette tax by 85 cents a pack." Reynolds, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., has now contributed $4.6 million to the Oregonians Against The Blank Check campaign … [Read more...] about Reynolds American Adds $304,000 to Fight Oregon Measure 50
Cigarette Companies Light Up More Donations Against Measure 50
In a last-drag effort to defeat Oregon's 85-cents-a-pack tax increase on cigarettes, the makers of Camel smokes tossed in another $905,000 today against the fight to crush Measure 50. Today's donation puts tobacco contributions at a staggering record of $10 million so far. Reynolds American, the producers of Camel, has now contributed $4.2 million to the campaign against … [Read more...] about Cigarette Companies Light Up More Donations Against Measure 50
Young Victim of Smoking Leaves Legacy for the Youth
We opened up with a joke on his first name. With a gentle smile, Erphacksand Kinyua Mureithi explained that the name was handed down to him from his paternal grandfather, although it is biblical. The challenge of doing this story from an interview that Kinyua gave a month before he died, is that it has to be in the past tense. Kinyua was one of the youngest lung cancer … [Read more...] about Young Victim of Smoking Leaves Legacy for the Youth
Women’s Magazines Should ‘Drop’ Camel No. 9 Cigarette Ads
It is a "big disappointment" that R J Reynolds has "found an ally" in some women's magazines, which have "sold out the well-being of their readers" by publishing Camel No. 9 cigarette advertisements, Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) writes in a Washington Post opinion piece. Reynolds in February launched the brand, which several public health organizations and women's groups say … [Read more...] about Women’s Magazines Should ‘Drop’ Camel No. 9 Cigarette Ads
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