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INDIANA - Bill Stanczykiewicz: E-cigarettes pose new challenge in battle against teen smoking

Parents need to remain aware of the growing use of e-cigarettes by teenagers. Ask your kids if they are seeing or hearing about e-cigarettes at school, from their friends or online. Continue discussing the dangers of smoking. Remind them that the marketing of e-cigarettes as hip and glamorous is false and misleading. While smoking is advancing through technology, old fashioned communication from parents and other caring adults still provides the best chance for preventing youths from lighting up.READ THE REST...

IOWA - Rekha Basu: Remember shutdown when it's time to vote

MICHIGAN - Brian Dickerson: Conservatives warming up to climate change

MISSISSIPPI - Sam R. Hall: Rising health care costs hurting higher ed funding