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[Pennsylvania] Drum maker launches cigarette butt recycling effort in Bethlehem

The merchant is collecting cigarette butts in sand-filled buckets this year at the popular holiday market so that they can be recycled into plastic lumber, shipping pallets, lawn furniture and ash trays.
Allentown (PA) Morning Call
added Dec 22, 2012 12:44
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[Pennsylvania] 2 boys, 14, arrested in cigarette shooting death

Police have arrested two 14-year-olds in the fatal shooting of a western Pennsylvania woman after she told them to "get a job" when they tried to bum a cigarette off her boyfriend.
AP - Associated Press
added Dec 19, 2012 12:40
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[Pennsylvania] Chief: Club fire caused by smoking material thrown in trash can

Smoking materials - either a cigarette or a cigar - left in a trash can are to blame for the fire that damaged the Liberty Social Club in North York Tuesday morning, according to York City Fire/Rescue Services Chief David Michaels.
York (PA) Daily Record
added Dec 18, 2012 17:45
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[Pennsylvania] Erie Housing Authority residents split on whether to limit smoking

A survey the authority distributes annually for the first time this year asked residents if they were in favor of prohibiting smoking, both in outside areas owned by the authority and inside agency-owned apartments and houses.
Erie (PA) Times-News
added Dec 18, 2012 02:31
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[Pennsylvania] Woman Shot Over Cigarette: Mom of 1 Year Old Dies in Teen Shooting

A woman has been shot over a cigarette, in an incident that has shocked the local community on Pa. The 22 year old mother was shot and later died from her wounds, according to local reports.
Christian Post
added Dec 12, 2012 12:52
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[Pennsylvania] Boyfriend: Woman shot dead over cigarette comment to teens

Two 14-year-old boys are wanted in the senseless killing of a young mother . . . "My friend came in and got cigarettes, and three young kids followed him. They kept following him and asking him for a cigarette," said Brock Edwards, who was working at t
WTAE-TV 4 (Pittsburgh, PA)
added Dec 10, 2012 15:41
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[Pennsylvania] Tobacco Smoke’s New Danger for Kids

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing recently found that kids whose mothers were exposed to secondhand smoke were more likely to have behavior problems than kids whose moms avoided tobacco smoke during pregnancy.
Philly blogs
added Dec 10, 2012 12:41
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[Pennsylvania] Cigarette in restroom at Pittsburgh International starts fire, clears concourse

A smoldering cigarette caught paper towels and other debris on fire in a men’s restroom at Pittsburgh International Airport on Thursday morning, prompting authorities to evacuate a concourse and move three airlines’ planes to other gates. What remains a
Pittsburgh (PA) Tribune-Review
added Dec 6, 2012 14:27
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[Pennsylvania] Cigarette butt caused Pittsburgh airport smoke

-A smoldering fire that shut down a concourse at Pittsburgh International Airport was caused by someone smoking in the boy's room. Spokeswoman JoAnn Jenny says the butt caught some paper towels and other debris on fire that had been stashed behind a plum
AP - Associated Press
added Dec 6, 2012 14:26
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[Pennsylvania] Erie Housing Authority asks residents whether homes should go smoke-free

Should smoking be prohibited or limited on Housing Authority property? The question is included in an annual survey the authority distributes to the families and individuals who have lived in public housing for at least six months, 1,862 surveys in all.
Erie (PA) Times-News
added Dec 1, 2012 11:45
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