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[Africa, Kenya] NJOGUNDONGWE: Here's why you should not smoke shisha

Shisha smoking has become a craze of sorts in Nairobi and other cities. It looks cool, makes for good bonding or hangout, and even smells nice. It is not your typical cigarette, so it must be safe, right? Wrong. Unknown to many, smoking shisha may actual
Daily Nation (ke)
added Jun 18, 2013 15:33
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[New York] AUDIO: Blair Horner: A Big Gift For Big Tobacco?

Lawmakers are considering legislation that would give a gift to the tobacco industry. Under the proposal, tobacco companies – and only tobacco companies, no other types of businesses – would not have to post a bond that is the equivalent of the judgment
WAMC/Northeast Public Radio (Albany, NY)
added Jun 18, 2013 12:54
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[Canada] CAYO: No ifs, no butts - a provincewide cigarette recycling system could work and smokers can cough up costs

But smokers wouldn't bear the full cost of the deposit unless they chose to. They could, if they wish, collect their own butts and get their money back. No doubt this would be inconvenient, but it would place the inconvenience where it belongs - on the s
Vancouver (BC) Sun (ca)
added Jun 18, 2013 11:14
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[Alaska] ELLISON: Smoked out: New smoking rules for public housing are a slap in face

As a former Alaska landlord and a veteran who has bled and laid his life on the line for these United States to be free, I find the rule change to be a slap in the face, not only to free Americans, but to the most fragile of all Americans, the older gene
Fairbanks (AK) Daily News-Miner
added Jun 16, 2013 12:10
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[Australia] Rex Jory: Using taxes to help extend the lives of smokers has gone a puff too far

FORGIVE me if I'm being unfair. But why should my taxes be used to repair the health and extend the lives of people who choose to smoke cigarettes?
Adelaide Now -- The Advertiser and Sunday Mail (au)
added Jun 16, 2013 12:07
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FIFIS: Father leaves warning on smoking

As the owner of Ponzio's Diner in Cherry Hill, our dad spent almost every day for more than two decades greeting guests ... We miss our dad. A lifelong smoker, he died of lung cancer in 2007. Two weeks before he passed away, he called us all together f
Philly.com
added Jun 16, 2013 11:51
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[Ohio] ROIZEN: Not hiring smokers is good for business

Is it ethical for employers to hire smokers? The practice fosters ill health and makes America less competitive in an international marketplace. The expense of healthcare in the United States represents more than 18 percent
Cleveland (OH) Jewish News
added Jun 15, 2013 16:48
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[Europe] BRAUCHLI: Cigarettes and Senators

Consider Senators Mitch McConnell (R - KY) and Richard Burr (R - N.C.). ... The money that cigarettes have paid the two men, as well as some of their colleagues, makes them understandably sensitive to the well-being of their donors and they have expresse
Huffington Post (blog)
added Jun 15, 2013 16:30
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BERKIN: Kids are going to smoke, so time for Plan B: Sell cigarettes to minors

a spokesperson for the CVS drugstore chain told The Wall Street Journal that the company "supports medication access, including promptly and appropriately satisfying the needs of customers for emergency contraception." So, the morning-after pill will be
Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger
added Jun 15, 2013 11:09
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[Kentucky, Washington] COLLINS: An early lesson for preschoolers: Big Tobacco rules

Lawmakers who labor on behalf of preschool programs may get stars in heaven, but they don't get squat in campaign contributions. And the ones who eliminate money for infant care programs have no fear whatsoever that they'll lose an election over it. Look
The Olympian (WA)
added Jun 14, 2013 19:18
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