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[Maryland] The 3-Minute Interview: Anjela Barnes helps bring Colonial tobacco plantation to life
Barnes is communications manager for the Accokeek Foundation, which operates 200 acres of Piscataway Park in Prince George's County. The foundation hosts educational programs about farming, history and conservation, and its outdoor living history museum
Apr 29, 2013
Washington DC Examiner
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Apr 29, 2013 01:03
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[New York] Smoke Without Fire
A little company called NJOY thinks it has finally designed an electronic cigarette that doesn’t look ridiculous. But would James Dean have smoked one?
Apr 28, 2013
New York Magazine
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Apr 28, 2013 23:32
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[Colorado] Fire News / Fewer smokers. Fewer wildfires. Are they related?
According to a recent U.S. Forest Service study on wildfire ignitions, there seems to be a correlation between the two. The number of smoking-caused fires has dropped from 991 in the 1970s to 97 per year in the 2000s, the report said. "One possible exp
Apr 24, 2013
Colorado Springs (CO) Gazette
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Apr 26, 2013 05:47
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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
Apr 23, 2013
New York Journal News
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Apr 29, 2013 14:41
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[Australia] Tobacco ‘saved my life’ says war veteran
“When I got down there they said ‘you’ve got a reserved occupation. You grow tobacco, get back up there and grow tobacco, the troops in the front line have got to have tobacco!’ so I did that,” Bruce said. “The tobacco saved my life! Wonderful tobacco!”
Apr 23, 2013
Inverell (NSW) Times (au)
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Apr 23, 2013 14:07
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[Wisconsin] Sauk County Reflections: 1913; sale of tobacco to minors outlawed
A new law prohibits the sale of tobacco in any form to any minor under the age of 16 years without the written order of the parents or guardian. The penalty provided for violation of the law is a fine of not less than ten dollars or over twenty-five doll
Apr 23, 2013
Baraboo (WI) News Republic
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Apr 23, 2013 13:13
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Camel (cigarette)
Camel is a brand of cigarettes that was introduced by American company R.J. Reynolds Tobacco in the summer of 1913. Most current Camel cigarettes contain a blend of Turkish tobacco and Virginia tobacco. Early in 2008 the blend was changed as was the pack
Apr 22, 2013
Wikipedia
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Apr 27, 2013 11:57
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[Australia, UK] Lynton Crosby
Lynton Crosby AO (born 1956)[1][2] is an Australian political strategist who has been described as a "master of the dark political arts," "the Wizard of Oz," "the Australian Karl Rove," and "one of the most powerful and influential figures in the (Austral
Apr 21, 2013
Wikipedia
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May 9, 2013 14:06
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[Canada] David Stewart's first presidential report.
miscellaneous assortment of documents have been put on the trial record. Many of them are worth a second look. ... Among those deposited earlier this month were short corporate histories ... a colourful history of Macdonald Tobacco written by one of its
Apr 19, 2013
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
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Apr 20, 2013 12:21
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PHOTO: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Commemorates Tobacco Workers on April 20
African American women were the primary leaf workers in the Winston-Salem tobacco industry, and formed the United Tobacco Workers Local 22 of the Food, Tobacco, Agricultural and Allied Works of America-Congress on Industrial Organizations (FTACIO). ... La
Apr 16, 2013
Beach Carolina Magazine
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Apr 17, 2013 13:30