Smoking report has harsh words Sep 2, 2008
Both programs are supported by the American Legacy Foundation, which focuses on getting teens to say no to tobacco and making it easier for people who smoke to quit. Lauren Noto is a freshman at Greenbrier High School. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Dartmouth researchers say too many children see extreme violence in movies Aug 4, 2008
This research was supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health and the American Legacy Foundation. . (EurekAlert!)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Jun 12, 2008
His most recent is "American Legacy: The Story of John and Caroline Kennedy." 1,000. RUSHDIE-BOOKS (Hoover, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) -- Salman Rushdie feeds on heroes of the past in his new novel, "The Enchantress of Florence." 750. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Vaseline(R) Cocoa Butter Campaign Uncovers Skin's Ability to Speak Volumes May 29, 2008
It is a special occasion in which families and friends come together to celebrate the rich cultural African American legacy. The deadline to enter is June 4, 2008. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
McGarrah Jessee, GSD&M big winners at 2008 ADDY's May 23, 2008
GSD&M Idea City picked up 9 silver awards for its creative work for clients, including American Legacy Foundation, Chili's and the U.S. Airforce. T3 won a silver in the Web site, consumer flash category for its work for Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal, while Action Figure snapped up a silver ADDY in the micro or mini site category for BMW.. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Special interest cloud over ban May 14, 2008
According to a report by the American Legacy Foundation, smokers cost Pennsylvania s Medicaid system about $470 million a year. State policymakers should try to mitigate the impact of smoking, rather than insist on serving narrow interests at the expense of health. (Scranton Times, PA)
Book Review: God Isn't Here May 7, 2008
American Legacy Historical Press. 432 pages. (Suite101.com)
Bush Seeks to Cement North American Legacy Apr 21, 2008
Seeking to Cement North American Legacy, Bush Readies for Summit with Canadian, Mexican Leaders. Sunday, April 20, 2008. (Fox News)
State liquidates tobacco fund for jobs plan Apr 10, 2008
In response to the bill's signing, the foundation said in a statement that it has requested that Cordray liquidate $190 million from the fund to go to the American Legacy Foundation, one of the three organizations identified to benefit from foundation dollars Friday. Cordray's office promptly issued a statement indicating the foundation's actions were too little, too late. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
$300M BUDGET: Gore Launches Ambitious Advocacy Campaign on Climate... Mar 31, 2008
The American Legacy Foundation, an anti-smoking campaign that arose out of the massive 1998 tobacco settlement, made $100 million in ad buys its first year, but its funding quickly dwindled and it now spends $30 million annually. The Ad Council -- which runs public service announcements ranging from the "Just Say No" anti-drug message to the "Smokey the Bear" commercials -- receives an average of $40 million a year in donated media for the 50 campaigns it operates and only occasionally hits the... (The Drudge Report)
Digital Buyers Enjoy MySpace's Banner Sale Mar 10, 2008
Anti-smoking group American Legacy Foundation is launching a Facebook page next month to promote its Truth or Dare application. It delivers smoking statistics information in the context of the popular party game. (MediaWeek.com)
Texas two-step leaving Dems flat-footed Mar 9, 2008
Suggesting that the common citizen is not fit to make the decisions that will shape the possible future of our government is as insulting to the American legacy as Super Delegates and the Patriot Act. Sent by Geoff | 8:02 AM ET | 03-08-2008. (NPR)
Report: Driver confused in Zunker accident Feb 6, 2008
Cheesehead Socrates wrote on Feb 5, 2008 8:27 AM:" Was I posting on a personal memorial site in error? This is a community blog site, granted with certain necessary rules, that allows all parties to comment on stories that affect our community. Just like many discussions, statements can be inaccurate, insensitive, exaggerated, or misrepresented due to personal bias. Overall, this site is a great addition to our community because it stimulates analysis and discourse in a forum free from personal... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
List of Official New York State Events for Black History Month Feb 6, 2008
Event: Expo: The African American Legacy of Future Young ChampionsTime: 10AM -2PMLocation: South ConcourseActivities: This two-day event cultural expo will showcase the talents of young people through song, dance, step and dramatic presentations ... Event: Performance Gospel: The Heart and Soul of the African American LegacyTime: Noon 1PMLocation: South ConcourseEvent: Concert featuring popular Gospel spirituals. (FOX23 News, NY)
News From NATPE 2008 Feb 4, 2008
"Ratings for Crosswords are building continuously and now hitting season-to-date highs, said Ritch Colbert of Program Partners. This renewal is a testament to our amazing production team and to the power of Merv Griffin s original vision. This vote of confidence from our station affiliates makes a nice start to 2008, said Ron Ward, head of Merv Griffin Entertainment and vice chairman of The Griffin Group. In return, we plan to deliver even more excitement in season two. -------------- Timeless... (MediaWeek.com)
Analysis: Big Ad-Spend on Radio Targeting Blacks Jan 30, 2008
National magazines such as Essence, American Legacy, King, Giant and XXL, drew $600 million in ad spending, or 26. 2 percent of the total. (MediaWeek.com)
The Show Will Go On: NATPE 2008 Jan 29, 2008
Unlike the broadcast networks, which are struggling to program their prime-time lineups smack in the middle of the current writers strike, syndicated programming is not feeling the same kind of pain. In other words, the variety of new first-run options ready to be showcased at the National Association of Television Program Executives conference in Las Vegas this week can happily move forward. (MediaWeek.com)
One year too many Jan 25, 2008
It is a tragedy that has stained and distorted the American legacy in the far corners of the world. When I hear Bush casually predicting that we will be in Iraq for another 10 years, my anger is palpable. (Concord Journal, MA)
The Kingmaker Jan 22, 2008
Bobby Fischer's American legacy. - By Ann Hulbert - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
build your own Slate Jan 22, 2008
recycledBobby Fischer's American legacy. Ann HulbertJan 18, 2008, 6:51 PM. (Slate)
Native of Moberly featured in movie Jan 12, 2008
An article in the Spring 1997 issue of the American Legacy magazine tells of the debate in 1931 with Oklahoma City University. Not only were they (Wiley debate team) first to debate a northern university of the Anglo-Saxon, but they blazed the trail for southern Negro collegiate clashes in the arena of forensics by their debate with Oklahoma City [the University of Oklahoma] in 1931. (Moberly Monitor-Index, MO)
Smokers Cost Medicaid System Nearly $10 Billion Nov 29, 2007
New Report from the American Legacy Foundation(R) Finds Tobacco-Free States Spend Less on Medicaid WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- America's Medicaid system could spend nearly $10 billion less within five years if all Medicaid beneficiaries who smoke, quit. A new study released today by the American Legacy Foundation found that effective smoking prevention and cessation programs could cut Medicaid costs by 5 ... "This report is a wake up call to the nation's health policy makers,"... (PR Newswire)
Teens who see more smoking in movies may have increased risk of becoming established smokers Sep 4, 2007
Editors Note: This work was supported by a grant from the National Cancer Institute, the American Legacy Foundation and a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, financial disclosures, funding and support, etc. (EurekAlert!)
Copiah native helping to teach 'Truth' about tobacco Sep 1, 2007
" Statistics on Truth's Web site indicate the movement continues to be a relevant and driving force in teen culture. In February 2005, the American Legacy Foundation released the results of an evaluation of the national Truth campaign that was published in the American Journal of Public Health which found that 22 percent of the overall decline in youth smoking, or 300,000 smokers, during the first two years of the campaign (2000-2002) was directly attributable to Truth. Thompson said he wants to... (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Newswatch, Police/Fire Jul 24, 2007
The American Legacy Foundation presented the award to Papa Ola Lokahi, a Honolulu organization that focuses on improving the health of native Hawaiians and Pacific islanders. The national public health foundation's mission is to keep young people from smoking and to help smokers quit. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Cigarette taxes do reduce smoking but can lead to bootlegging, says Mailman School of PH Jun 29, 2007
The study, which was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Legacy Foundation, will be in the August 2007 print issue of the American Journal of Public Health, published by the American Public Health Association, and is online at (The $5 Man: The Underground Economic Response to a Large Cigarette Tax Increase in New York City. . (EurekAlert!)
FDA approves Novartis Consumer Health Inc.'s over-the-counter THRIVE gum for cessation of smoking Jun 23, 2007
The American Legacy Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to smoking cessation and prevention, encourages those trying to quit to use a combination of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), such as Thrive gum, counseling (professional, online or telephonic) and social support from friends and family as part of a comprehensive quit plan. When used as directed, Thrive gum delivers low, controlled levels of nicotine to the bloodstream to help reduce cravings and other withdrawal symptoms... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Lung Cancer Alliance Hails Congressional Front Against Pink Camel Cigarette Campaign Jun 7, 2007
"It is not sexy, it is not pretty -- it is lethal." "We are looking forward to working with the American Legacy Foundation, Congress, public health leaders and anyone else interested in getting these cigarettes off the market entirely," she said. Lung Cancer Alliance () is the only national non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to patient support and advocacy for people living with, or at risk for, lung cancer. (PR Newswire)
Vogue blasted for chic cigarette ads May 31, 2007
Research out there shows that young people are susceptible to advertising, says Ellen Vargyas, counsel for the American Legacy Foundation, established in the wake of the 1998 settlement between the states and the tobacco industry. I wish the publications themselves would look hard at what theyre doing. (MSNBC -- Health)
NAACP, medical community, clergy join anti-tobacco effort May 31, 2007
The Nashville Branch of the NAACP, , , , Metro Nashville Davidson County Health Department and The American Legacy Foundation are banding together to draw attention to disparities in respiratory diseases, particularly among African Americans. The organizations will join in a two-and-a-half hour event about the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies and how to fight the tobacco epidemic from 5:30-8 p.m. on May 31 at Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist, 1410 Jefferson... (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Fashion mag ads irk anti-smoking groups May 31, 2007
"Research out there shows that young people are susceptible to advertising," says Ellen Vargyas, counsel for the American Legacy Foundation, established in the wake of the 1998 settlement between the states and the tobacco industry. "I wish the publications themselves would look hard at what they're doing. Readers look to them to see what's cool and what's trendy and they see cigarettes." Her organization sponsored a major tobacco report issued last week by the Institute of Medicine, a branch of... (Deseret News)
U.S. Expert Panel Urges Regulation of Tobacco May 26, 2007
The report was requested by the American Legacy Foundation, a tobacco control advocacy group created in 1999 under a settlement between various state attorneys general and the tobacco industry. "This report should be a wake-up call for elected officials who have been dragging their feet in addressing the nation's tobacco problem," said American Heart Association chief M. Cass Wheeler. (MEDLINEplus)
Steps needed to reduce smoking in the US May 25, 2007
The study was sponsored by the American Legacy Foundation. Established in 1970 under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine provides independent, objective, evidence-based advice to policymakers, health professionals, the private sector, and the public. (EurekAlert!)
Founder Buys American Legacy May 16, 2007
Rodney J. Reynolds is buying the assets of American Legacy, a quarterly devoted to African-American history and culture, from American Heritage, an affiliate of Forbes Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed ... The deal includes the print brand extensions American Legacy Woman, American Legacy Healthcare Advantage, American Legacy Jr.; and American Legacy TV.. (MediaWeek.com)
Stubbing it out: smoking to be rated in US films May 12, 2007
Ellen Vargyas - a lawyer for another leading advocate of tougher ratings, the American Legacy Foundation - said the new system did not go far enough. "There's really no commitment to do anything. All they are proposing is that a panel looks at the movies to see if smoking is shown and how it is depicted, but what they then do is completely discretionary.". (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Revere House project nearing completion Feb 20, 2007
COURTESY PHOTO / DEREK CHIPMAN. Old and new Architect Guy Peterson, developers Howard Rooks and Doug Olson, and builder Pat Ball have teamed up to restore the Revere Quality House, right, and build a large new modernist residence next to it. (Herald-Tribune)
Housing starts drop Feb 19, 2007
The new-home market is flush with unsold inventory, which makes today's report of a drop in housing starts a bit of good news, according to the National Association of Home Builders' new president. Total housing starts fell 14. (Herald-Tribune)
R.J. Reynolds introduces a feminized Camel Feb 15, 2007
"The sad part is, this product is just more of the same," said Cheryl Healton, president and chief executive of the American Legacy Foundation in Washington. The foundation oversees the national anti-smoking "Truth" campaign aimed at youth that is financed by money from Reynolds American and the other major cigarette marketers. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Siesta Key house listed at $19.5 million Feb 13, 2007
Siesta Key house listed at $19. COURTESY PHOTO / PREMIER PROPERTIES. (Herald-Tribune)
The New American Home at IBS Feb 10, 2007
Side by sides The New American Home and the Renewed American home, left, in downtown Orlando. ORLANDO -- A must-see at this year's International Builders Show is the 2007 New American Home, sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders' National Council of the Housing Industry and Builder magazine. (Herald-Tribune)
Nicotine increasing in cigarettes Jan 19, 2007
Work on the report was supported by funds from the anti-smoking advocacy group The American Legacy Foundation and the National Cancer Institute. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Reanalysis of cigarettes confirms tobacco companies increased addictive nicotine 11 percent Jan 18, 2007
Work on the report was supported by funds from The American Legacy Foundation and the National Cancer Institute. See the latest news from Harvard School of Public Health. (EurekAlert!)
