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[Florida] Editorial: Leave smokers alone

We agree with state Rep. Audrey Gipson of Jacksonville who said: "The beach belongs to everybody. And people are different." If lawmakers want to truly make an impact, crack down on all those cigarette butts that litter intersections.
Pensacola (FL) News Journal
added Feb 27, 2013 11:10
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[Korea - South] Smoking Banned from 21 Nat'l Parks in S.Korea in 2013

The Korea National Park Service said on Saturday that it will designate all national parks as nonsmoking areas starting January first next year. Visitors found smoking will be fined 100-thousand won.
Korea Broadcasting System (KBS World Radio) (kr)
added Dec 30, 2012 15:57
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[Canada] Grey kills public places smoking ban

Public health’s dream of a Grey County-wide ban on smoking at outdoor public places like playgrounds and sports fields has been killed. County council voted Tuesday to abandon the Grey Bruce Health Unit proposal, saying it would be best to wait for the
Owen Sound (Ont) Sun Times (ca)
added Nov 7, 2012 12:36
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[California] Smoking ban foes to get in last puff

Kristen Mulvany, left, a waitress at Naked Cafe in Carlsbad, accepts a flier from Dannah Hosford concerning smoke-free outdoor dining areas. Hosford and Levi Martinez, right, were distributing the fliers to Carlsbad restaurants in September.
North County (CA) Times
added Oct 20, 2012 19:35
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[New York] Letter: SCIANDRA: Smoking bans just good policy

The recent Times Union editorial regarding the Schenectady outdoor smoking ban does not address that inhaling secondhand smoke can be deadly ("Think again in Schenectady," . . . Outdoor smoking bans are not overzealous or impractical.
Albany (NY) Times-Union
added Aug 31, 2012 04:31
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[New York] LETTER: Don't tell me I can't smoke outdoors

I have tried to quit numerous times. But you know what? I have the right to do it, and as long as I am courteous toward others and do not leave litter around, you should not have the right to tell me I cannot smoke outdoors.
Auburn (NY) Citizen
added Aug 24, 2012 05:11
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[New Jersey] Today's Sunbeam - Editorial: Give some ground in smoking bans

Unless there’s a public safety issue, such as an elevated fire danger, there’s room (pun intended) for some compromise: Ban all tobacco use where people (and especially children) gather, at active recreation sites, sports fields, picnic facilities and in
NJ.com
added Aug 22, 2012 16:15
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[Oregon] Portland State University's off-campus smoking ban

Just kidding! Mutual respect doesn't apply to smokers. Everyone knows that. Thus has PSU approached Portland Parks & Recreation about banning cancer sticks in the South Park Blocks in the middle the campus.
The Oregonian
added Aug 2, 2012 07:38
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[Florida] LETTER: Barry Hummel: Fight for right to be smoke-free

a young female volunteer that presented on the dangers of second-hand smoke was surrounded and harassed by 11 representatives of Cigar Rights of America . . . This mob mentality is exactly why the tobacco industry was found guilty in 2006 in a federal co
(Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Sun-Sentinel
added Feb 2, 2013 18:43
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Smoking ban called for in Italy when smog levels high

Italian consumer group Codacons on Thursday called for a ban on smoking when city smog levels get too high, and said that citizens are entitled to damages for the harm caused by unsafe air. "We call on mayors across the country to prohibit smoking when sm
Gazzetta del Sud (it)
added Jan 17, 2013 09:57
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