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Ads on school buses generate cash, criticism
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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
02-22-2008
Ads on school buses generate cash, criticism
By ALLISON PRIES, STAFF WRITER
Date: 02-22-2008, Friday
Section: LOCAL
Edtion: All Editions
Column: TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY
The buzz on school buses may soon go beyond the hottest gossip or who is sitting with whom.
Advertisements for clothing and backpacks even public service messages have been cropping up on school buses ac...
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