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[New York] EDITORIAL: Raise the legal age for buying tobacco products

Two thousand high-school students on Staten Island have already begun to smoke. And about one third of them are destined to die prematurely as a direct result of smoking. That's what the experts report about the dire and potentially lethal threat to our
Staten Island (NY) Advance
added Apr 30, 2013 16:12
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[Kansas] Eagle editorial: Close casino smoking loophole

If tribal and privately owned casinos around the country insist on allowing smoking, that’s their business – though behind the times and bad for the health of their employees and customers. But it is Kansans’ business that state-owned casinos continue to
Wichita (KS) Eagle
added Apr 30, 2013 15:44
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Editorial: Best road to fewer smokers? See that kids don't start

The public's safety trumps some whackjob's notion of free expression. ... If tobacco companies are allowed to sponsor sporting events, concerts and the like, their message will be getting through to kids. Keeping those positive messages away from kids --
Springfield (MA) Union-News and Sunday Republican
added Apr 30, 2013 14:58
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[New York] Editorial: NYC's anti-smoking plan likely to spread

New York City has started anti-tobacco trends before: More than a decade ago it became the first to ban smoking in restaurants and bars -- the genesis of a statewide and nationwide movement. Smoking bans in parks, at beaches and other public spaces have
New York Journal News
added Apr 29, 2013 14:41
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[New York] EDITORIAL: Smoking and the right to dumb choices

18-year-olds are adults -- allowed to sign legally binding contracts, to vote, to go to war and to seek and obtain a doctor's prescription for Oxycontin. True, the legal drinking age is 21 in every state. But that is justified by the fact that an 18-year-
Los Angeles Times
added Apr 29, 2013 13:17
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[UK-Scotland] EDITORIAL: A tobacco-free nation may yet be within our sights

The once-unimaginable prospect of a tobacco-free Scotland could actually be achievable if politicians can now stay the course.
Herald Scotland (The Herald and Sunday Herald) (uk)
added Apr 28, 2013 23:44
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EDITORIAL: Wins and Losses in the Fight Against Tobacco

The F.D.A. should move quickly to find court-acceptable graphic images and should develop stronger evidence that graphic images will reduce the number of new or current smokers. Otherwise, tobacco will continue to addict and kill millions of Americans.
New York Times
added Apr 28, 2013 23:20
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[South Carolina] EDITORIAL: County right to consider expanded smoking ban

Beaufort County administrator Gary Kubic is on the right track with his proposal to ban smoking on all county-owned property -- inside and outside. ... people will adjust their behavior, and it almost certainly will make it easier and cheaper to maintain
(Hilton Head, SC) Island Packet
added Apr 26, 2013 12:22
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[Canada] Editorial: Everyone pays smokers’ costs

Although B.C. has the lowest smoking rate (14 per cent) in the country and the rate continues to drop, the habit takes its toll on people’s health and the economy. According to the B.C. Health Ministry, more than 6,000 British Columbians die each year be
Victoria (BC) Times Colonist (ca)
added Apr 26, 2013 05:01
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[New York] Editorial: NYC's anti-smoking plan likely to spread

Considering the high cost of smoking -- in lives lost and money spent treating preventable diseases -- and our follow-the-leader public policy on smoking, don't expect the idea to be contained within Gotham.
New York Journal News
added Apr 25, 2013 14:25
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