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Sussex Tech student fights for smoking ban in park  

OCEAN VIEW -- Inspired by the sight of adults smoking cigarettes yards away from her 5-year-old brother, Nathaniel, Kelsey Magill has embarked on a campaign to ban smoking in John West Park.

"I'm worried about him being around second-hand smoke," said the 14-year-old Sussex Technical High School freshman.

When Magill read that the Town Council had voted against a similar measure in October, she decided to address council members directly.

In preparation for her presentation, she spoke to the park's groundskeeper about the butts he collects each week and researched the effects of smoke on children and adults.

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