The cold weather on Saturday didn’t stop students from getting their message out about their concerns regarding tobacco marketing. The students are all members of Reality Check, a youth led, adult supported program aimed to educate local communities and elected officials about the problems they see regarding tobacco. 3X was the message they chose for the chainlink fence that belongs to the Stockbridge Valley Central School. Alongside the cups hangs a banner that reads, “Stores near schools contain nearly 3X the amount of tobacco advertisements.” “We set out to inform the community and our elected officials that even in small communities this is a concern,” said Riley Hysell, an eighth-gra... [Read more]