Louisiana to clear the air in 2007
Shreveport Times - The statewide law, at least for restaurants, provides no gray area, something the 2005 Shreveport ordinance — the first city in the state to go after second-hand smoke — did. Shreveport’s smoking law provided an exception for restaurants with
Tobacco habits go up in smoke
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Certainly, it’s based on the anti-smoking advocates’ issue that they should not be exposed to second-hand smoke,” said Murphy J. Painter, commissioner of the Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, whose office is responsible for enforcing state
Smoking bans take effect in central Illinois cities
Belleville News-Democrat - I think in the long run it’ll be a healthier environment for everybody, especially now with what we know about second-hand smoke, with the risk for lung cancer being so high,” Ihejirika said. Cafe owner Sam Issa said he went smoke-free early to
Smoking banned in Louisiana restaurants starting Monday
WWL-TV - Guidry said the toxins from second hand smoke increase the risk of lung cancer and heart disease in adults and increase asthma rates in children. People who inhale a large amount of second hand smoke have a 25 percent to 30
R.B. bullish about New Year’s
Record Searchlight - The event will feature 30 of the top professional bull riders from California and across the West, followed by a dance in the arena dirt to the sounds of country and classic rock music provided by the Chico-based band Second Hand Smoke. A fixture for
Huette, Crawford showed leadership
Pantagraph - They cannot claim that smoking/second hand smoke is safe, and they cannot rely on their own brains to create a clever catch phrase, so they use the only term uglier than smoke lover troll .nazi. With every smoke lover post, their stupidty becomes
Smokers, owners fret over ban
Gazette - Smoke-free advocates say exposure to second-hand smoke is unfair for employees. Their opponents say working in a bar or tavern is a choice for employees to make. A study completed by Hugh Waters, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
Stop Smoking is Top New Year Resolution
WMBB TV - Your second-hand smoke can cause respiratory illnesses in young children. Here’s what one Bay County resident says about his plan to stop smoking. “Yeah I’ve been telling myself I was gonna quit at new years so I’ve been preparing myself, got me some