{"id":102371,"date":"2019-03-19T23:31:47","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T03:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=102371"},"modified":"2019-03-19T12:23:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T16:23:17","slug":"letter-seventh-grader-wants-tobacco-ads-removed-from-local-haunts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=102371","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Seventh-grader wants tobacco ads removed from local haunts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>To the Editor:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently my family and I stopped for gas and snacks at a\nCircle K. On the window, I noticed two big tobacco signs.&nbsp; They were colorful and attention-grabbing. My\nsister saw them and asked what they were. I had to explain to my 7-year-old\nsister that JUUL is a vape and it is unhealthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/fullsizeoutput_386.jpeg?resize=640%2C673&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"102372\" data-link=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=102372\" class=\"wp-image-102372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/fullsizeoutput_386.jpeg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/fullsizeoutput_386.jpeg?resize=143%2C150&amp;ssl=1 143w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/fullsizeoutput_386.jpeg?resize=285%2C300&amp;ssl=1 285w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/fullsizeoutput_386.jpeg?resize=400%2C421&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/JaaYx2ipT8aW4iO8fQ0kug.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"102373\" data-link=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=102373\" class=\"wp-image-102373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/JaaYx2ipT8aW4iO8fQ0kug.jpg?w=4032&amp;ssl=1 4032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/JaaYx2ipT8aW4iO8fQ0kug.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/JaaYx2ipT8aW4iO8fQ0kug.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/JaaYx2ipT8aW4iO8fQ0kug.jpg?resize=900%2C675&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/JaaYx2ipT8aW4iO8fQ0kug.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/JaaYx2ipT8aW4iO8fQ0kug.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/JaaYx2ipT8aW4iO8fQ0kug.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She thought it was jewelry and not something that can damage\nyour health. If the signs weren\u2019t there, she wouldn\u2019t have been exposed to\ntobacco. I also see these ads on the doors of SV foods in my home town and two\nbig displays on the counter near the ice-cream and pizza (two of our favorite\nfoods).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope to see that tobacco ads will be placed indoors and in\nadult only areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Respectfully, Rocco\nPizzuto, Stockbridge<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To the Editor: Recently my family and I stopped for gas and snacks at a Circle K. On the window, I noticed two big tobacco signs.&nbsp; They were colorful and attention-grabbing. My sister saw them and asked what they were. 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