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[California] Committee to consider outlawing smoking at three Palo Alto parks

On Tuesday, the city council's Policy and Services Committee is scheduled to review a city staff recommendation to prohibit smoking at Lytton and Cogswell plazas in downtown and at Sarah Wallis Park in the California Avenue area business district.
San Jose (CA) Mercury-News
added Mar 19, 2013 02:19
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[South Dakota] Smoking ban taken to vote

Northern State University students will vote this week whether to ban smoking from campus, a student representative said Monday at a faculty senate meeting.
Aberdeen (SD) American News
added Mar 19, 2013 02:11
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[Wyoming] Amend or repeal - Casper discusses smoking ban

The Casper City Council, on a 5-4 vote, decided March 19 to continue preparations to amend the city’s five-month-old smoking ban. ... Hedquist told the council he had surveyed his constituents in Ward II and found 55 percent wanted the ban left in place
Casper (WY) Journal
added Mar 19, 2013 01:22
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Strong Smoke-Free Law Coverage in the United States by Race/Ethnicity: 2000–2009 .... Hispanics are most protected

The paper, "Strong Smoke-Free Law Coverage in the United States by Race/Ethnicity:2000-2009" by Mariaelena Gonzalez, Ashley Sanders-Jackson, Anna Song, Kai-Wen Cheng, and Stanton Glantz, is available from the American Journal of Public Health here.
Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education (UCSF)
added Mar 29, 2013 14:15
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[Wyoming] LETTER: Citizens' opinions and facts locked out of council process

The ordinance has now come under attack based on the unchallenged opinions of a few people. I say unchallenged because the citizens who support the smoke-free ordinance have been locked out of the process since the new city council took office. We have no
Casper (WY) Journal
added Mar 27, 2013 09:56
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[Wyoming] Amend or repeal - Casper discusses smoking ban

Casper City Councilman Steve Cathey said that in spite of having had a heart attack and six bypass surgeries, he favors letting businesses decide for themselves about smoking.
Casper (WY) Journal
added Mar 27, 2013 09:50
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[Mississippi] Smoking rules likely to evolve for electronic cigarettes

"It's a questionable thing," said Charles Fagen, who is the manager at Snapper's in Biloxi. "What do you do? There is no precedent on it at this time. No smoking is no smoking, whether it's an e-cigarette or not." The Sheraton Four Points Hotel is smoke
WDAM-TV (Hattiesburg, MS)
added Mar 20, 2013 15:35
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[South Africa] Govt tightens smoking laws

The government will issue regulations this week to tighten the noose on smokers, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Monday. "These new regulations will, inter alia, restrict the smoking of tobacco outside of buildings," he said in a speech prepared
iafrica.com
added Mar 19, 2013 03:27
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[Canada] Smokers Need Not Apply

One local company has taken that a step further. Ottawa-based Momentous Corporation says it will only hire people who don't smoke. It's a growing trend with companies in the United States. It's starting to take catch on here. The company says it save t
Canadian Television (CTV) (ca)
added Mar 19, 2013 03:21
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[New Hampshire] NH Motor Speedway Bans Smoking In Grandstands

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is now banning smoking in the grandstand seating area. According to track officials, smoking is one of its top two complaints. Smoking will still be allowed in other areas.
WBZT.com
added Mar 19, 2013 02:32
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