Today's Opinions

We are surrounded by images of power, glory and importance. Look, for instance, at the kinds of statements advertisers use to convince us to buy items and services.

• A software ad promising that the product will help you trounce your competition.

Ben Chandler

Recently, a coalition of more than 100 health care, business, education, and health advocacy groups comprising the Coalition for a Smoke-Free Tomorrow called on the Kentucky legislature to raise the state tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack, with parallel increases in taxes on other tobacco products.