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Red Ribbon Week a worthy cause
Published Monday, October 26, 2009
Pink ribbons all month. Reb ribbons this week. Pink is the color of Breast Cancer Awareness. Red signifies the national anti-drug effort Red Ribbon Week. Like breast cancer, drug abuse has destroyed lives, and therefore it is fitting that a special time is set aside to recognize the dangers and convince young people to never start using drugs.
County students this week will participate in dress up days and a canned food drive for the Chilton County Emergency Assistance Center. Some schools are also organizing their own events centered around the national event.
Kimberly Martin, Too Good for Drugs instructor with Chilton County Schools, said Red Ribbon Week should also serve as a reminder to adults to be positive role models.
“It makes a world of difference for the students to have the adults behind them,” Martin said. “This is a great time for them to learn that drugs and violence are not the norm.”
Just like in every tough decision children and young adults make in their lives, they are more likely to make the right choice when they have received parental support.
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Posted by kwsrgraves (anonymous) on October 27, 2009 at 6:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)
"Pink ribbons all month. Reb ribbons this week. Pink is the color of Breast Cancer Awareness."--CLANTON ADVERTISER.
I think "Reb" ribbons harkens back to days of SLAVERY, State's Rights, and good ole Redneck Rebels. Then again this could be an Ashley-esque typo.
Posted by Rickey (anonymous) on November 2, 2009 at 6:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)
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Why a "journalist", and I use the term loosely, would write something and then not attach their name to it, greatly disturbs me. If I am not mistaken, it's called "yellow journalism".
At first I thought the "journalist" (again, using the term loosely) simply made a typo and should have typed the word "red" instead of "reb". A typo is completely understandable and totally acceptable. But even then, this would be incorrect. A red ribbon is the color for AIDS awarness, and always has been. I think there was a person with a story to write and a dead line to meet ... and you see the results.
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