Shutting Down Spaghetti Ads
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Ads for fish fries, spaghetti dinners, and elementary school carnivals in Vermillion County, Indiana, have been banned by the Department of Homeland Security. The reason?
The ads were run on electronic emergency message boards designed to warn residents of a terrorist attack or natural disaster — boards the DHS bought for $300,000. DHS says the ads violate federal rules and could dull the public's attention to important messages. But County Commission President Tim Wilson says, "We make decisions to run the county on what's best for us."
Ads for fish fries, spaghetti dinners, and elementary school carnivals in Vermillion County, Indiana, have been banned by the Department of Homeland Security. The reason?
The ads were run on electronic emergency message boards designed to warn residents of a terrorist attack or natural disaster — boards the DHS bought for $300,000. DHS says the ads violate federal rules and could dull the public's attention to important messages. But County Commission President Tim Wilson says, "We make decisions to run the county on what's best for us."
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