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Letter in North Platte Telegraph: Rep. Smith urged to co-sponsor colon cancer screening bill

April 5, 2019
Nebraska

The following letter was published on April 2, 2019.

Public Health Advocates Travel to Lincoln for Tobacco Prevention Day

February 21, 2019
Nebraska

Lincoln, Neb., – February 21, 2019 – Public health advocates from across the state traveled to the Nebraska State Capitol today to call on the Legislature to prioritize the 2,500 Nebraskans who will die from smoking this year. The visit was part of Tobacco Prevention Day at the Capitol, which

ACS CAN Nebraska Volunteer Thanks Congressman Bacon For Supporting PCHETA and CRC Legislation

June 18, 2018
Nebraska

The following letter was published in the Omaha World Herald on June 10, 2018. I want to thank Rep. Don Bacon for signing on two important pieces of legislation in the last few weeks that would change the future for cancer patients and their families, if the bills pass.

Letter in Omaha World Herald: Know the skin cancer threat

March 22, 2018
Nebraska

The following letter was published in the Omaha World Herald on February 12, 2018 Skin cancer is the most common form of all cancers in the United States and one that, despite repeated education efforts about the dangers of the sun and indoor tanning devices, continues to take the

Letter in Grand Island Independent: Raising tobacco costs will make impact

March 22, 2018
Nebraska

The following letter was published in the Grand Island Independent on March 4, 2018. The Nebraska Legislature is currently considering a number of proposals to increase the tax on tobacco in our state. I want to lend my voice to the chorus of supporters singing the praises of this

Letter in North Platte Telegraph: Support tobacco tax increase

March 22, 2018
Nebraska

The following letter was published December 15, 2017 in the North Platte Telegraph. Maybe you’ve already seen them: stark, plain ads running on primetime television, paid for by Big Tobacco, admitting that they have lied to Americans for decades about the dangers of their products. A court ordered them

Letter in Omaha World Herald: Higher tobacco tax would save lives

March 22, 2018
Nebraska

The following letter was published in the Omaha World Herald on January 21, 2018. I support increasing the tobacco tax in Nebraska by a significant amount. I am a local health care provider in North Platte, Nebraska, and a volunteer with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. I

Letter in Omaha World Herald: Stop smoking before you start

March 22, 2018
Nebraska

The following letter was published in the Omaha World Herald on February 3, 2018. The easiest way to stop a lifetime of smoking is never to start in the first place. Our Legislature has a bill in hand that would raise the tobacco tax to $1.50 per pack of

Letter in Lincoln Journal Star: Higher tobacco tax will curb smoking

March 22, 2018
Nebraska

The following letter was published in the Lincoln Journal Star on February 18, 2018 I recently talked with Sen. Adam Morfeld at a Day at the Capitol in Lincoln hosted by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association and American Lung Association. These groups are working