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[Missouri] Infant Hospitalized from Cigarette Burns, Wouldn't Have Happened with EverSmoke

e grandmother removed her oxygen to light a cigarette, which caused a fire, that then burned the baby on her arms, chest and hand. The grandmother immediately grabbed the infant and ran outside the flaming trailer home.
SBWire
added Jan 15, 2013 12:52
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[Missouri] St. Louis County rethinking smoking ban exemptions

Councilman Mike O'Mara said he will introduce a measure Tuesday in an effort to "level the playing field" for businesses that must comply with the ban while their competitors do not. "I've heard from too many owners of bars and restaurants who have conv
Southeast Missourian
added Jan 14, 2013 10:06
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[Missouri] Push in St. Louis County Council to ban smoking in casinos

On Friday, that tweak turned into a call for a major alteration as O’Mara announced he would introduce legislation at Tuesday’s council meeting to remove all exemptions from the ban, including those for the county’s two gambling venues, River City Casino
St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch
added Jan 13, 2013 23:45
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[Missouri] Mo. House Democrats ban smoking in their offices

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) -- Missouri House Democrats have decided to prohibit smoking in their offices and plan to seek broader smoking restrictions at the state Capitol. Smoking is barred in the House chamber and public galleries. It has been permitted in l
KRCG-TV 13 (Jefferson City, MO)
added Jan 11, 2013 08:32
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[Missouri] Drought, Careless Smoking Blamed for Increase in Springfield Fires Last Year

e. City leaders say careless smoking is still a concern -- which contributed to a record number of fires. The number of careless smoking fires rose nearly 23 percent: from 88 in 2011 to 208 in 2012. Large fires at Chardonnay Apartments and Lakeshore Apar
KOLR-TV Channel 10 (Springfield, MO)
added Jan 9, 2013 12:35
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[Missouri] Lake Saint Louis limits sale of tobacco paraphernalia

Rolling your own cigarette isn't illegal in Lake Saint Louis, but buying the rolling papers in that city will be difficult. The Board of Aldermen on Dec. 17 voted 4-1 to approve a bill regulating the sale of "tobacco-related paraphernalia" inside city
St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch
added Dec 23, 2012 22:36
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[Missouri] Lake Saint Louis board considers new bill on tobacco paraphernalia

Lake Saint Louis aldermen could vote Dec. 17 on a bill that would regulate the sale of "tobacco-related paraphernalia" in the city.
St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch
added Dec 10, 2012 15:02
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[Missouri] Christian County group promotes smoke-free air

NIXA -- A community-based coalition interested in reducing the effects of tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke took its efforts before city governments, school officials and civic organizations in Christian County.
Springfield (MO) News-Leader
added Dec 5, 2012 12:44
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[Missouri] LETTER: Ban e-cigarettes in indoor public places

I write as a concerned St. Louis resident, consistently disgusted at the fact that I am offered an e-cigarette every time I pass by Supreme Nicotine, a kiosk in the center of the Galleria mall. Not only am I offered an e-cigarette, I am forced to breathe
St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch
added Dec 4, 2012 11:04
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[Missouri] UCM to go smoke-free

The University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg will become a tobacco-free institution by July 2014. After a yearlong process that included campus-wide input, the UCM Board of Governors last week approved the new policy
Sedalia (MO) Democrat
added Dec 3, 2012 09:33
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