Bonita M. Pennino

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  www.smokersclubinc.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/5/2008    Last Visited: 4/10/2009  

  "We are very excited that this day has finally arrived and we would like to express our gratitude to the lawmakers and restaurant owners who believed in this fight," said American Cancer Society Government Relations Director Bonita Pennino this week.
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  Bonita Pennino, a lobbyist for the American Cancer Society said it's a momentous day for restaurant and bar workers, because they will be protected from second-hand smoke when the law takes effect.

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  www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080201 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/1/2008    Last Visited: 2/1/2008  

  "Being overweight increases the risk of developing certain types of cancers," said Bonita Pennino, government relations director for the Maryland chapter of the American Cancer Society.Pennino conceded that some may see an official designation as useless, but she added, "It brings recognition.

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  www.gazette.net/stories/122807/polinew184023_32359.shtm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/28/2007    Last Visited: 12/28/2007  

  Other states' experience with smoking bans shows improved sales, said Bonita M. Pennino, government relations manager for the American Cancer Society.She maintained that the law will decrease the number of young smokers.
  
  Still, allowing some businesses to skirt the law for three years is not in the public's interest, she said. ,,The spirit of the law is that we protect the most people most of the time, and by granting a temporary waiver we don't do that."

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  www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/03_27-52/GO - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/28/2007    Last Visited: 3/28/2007  

  Bonita Pennino, government relations director for the American Cancer Society in Maryland, said the vote Monday was an important victory.
  
  "We see this as getting us closer to protecting more Maryland workers from the dangers of secondhand smoke," Pennino said.

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  Published on: 3/27/2007    Last Visited: 3/27/2007  

  "We want the best of both bills," said Bonita Pennino, government relations director for the American Cancer Society.

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  Published on: 5/12/2008    Last Visited: 5/12/2008  

  This is unacceptable," A.C.S.'s government relations manager Bonita Pennino told McKay.
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  Pennino said it is the belief of the cancer society that tobacco products continue to be sold to minors because the current penalties are not enforced as they are too severe for the offense.In stead of the state's criminal penalties, the A.C.S. has urged St. Mary's to consider making tobacco sales to minors a civil penalty."Civil penalties do not affect a person's criminal record and can be paid much like a parking ticket, without trial, thereby reducing judicial resources currently needed for tobacco control," Pennino said.Arguing that benefits of decriminalizing tobacco sales to teens outweigh the burdens, Pennino said currently the state law requires that minor clerks who are caught violating tobacco sales laws be issued a citation and be taken into custody.She said, "On the other hand, a civil citation may be issued to a minor without an arrest, eliminating unnecessary police processing, removing the stigma of being arrested, and fostering better relations between minors and officers."

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  Baltimore Sun: Gathering Storm on Smoking - Jan 26,... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/26/2006    Last Visited: 2/18/2007  

  Bonita Pennino, government relations director for the American Cancer Society, told the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee yesterday that the carrot-and-stick method does not work when it comes to health.
  
  "We do not give restaurants and bars incentives to keep rodents out of their kitchens," she said.

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  Baltimore Times - Article - your health - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/31/2002    Last Visited: 8/31/2002  

  Bonita M. Pennino, MS, of the America Cancer Society, another major supporter, said, "The American Cancer Society sees healthcare for all as a lifesaving issue."

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  Bottom line on ban still money - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/6/2004    Last Visited: 10/6/2004  

  Bonita Pennino, government relations director of the American Cancer Society, said restaurant workers, like office workers, need to spend their workday in smoke-free environments.
  
  "It's unfortunate we have to address the monetary issue," she said.

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  Legislators try again for state smoking ban - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/28/2004    Last Visited: 1/28/2004  

  "It's primarily about individuals employed in the restaurant industry," said Bonita Pennino, spokeswoman for the American Cancer Society, a member of the Smoke Free Maryland coalition.

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