On March 15 Tom Dennis authored a sensible editorial about e-cigarettes in the Grand Forks Herald. He wrote that “vaping is best thought of as a method of quitting smoking. As such, it can be a public-health tool. Because while e-cigarettes are not ‘safe,’ meaning zero risk, they’re proving to be both dramatically safer than…
Brad Rodu: Reporter, Cass County Officials Mislead Public On Health Risks Of Smokeless Tobacco
Robin Huebner’s Sunday column, “North Dakota ranks high in use of smokeless tobacco,” was grossly misleading. As Rob Port pointed out, North Dakota may have the third highest smokeless rate in the U.S., but the state’s smoking ranking is “middle of the pack,” despite a relatively low cigarette excise tax. Worse, Huebner, along with Holly…