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Proposition 23: Backers were outspent, out-organized (UPDATED)
GreenspaceThe fight over Proposition 23, the ballot initiative to suspend California's global warming law, "will definitely be a David versus Goliath battle," Steve Maviglio, spokesman for the opponents told a reporter in September. "Our slingshot versus their oily... -
American Lung Association's luncheon inspires guests to 'Breathe Free'
Edgar B. Bolton Jr., D.O., will receive the Lifetime Legacy Award for his commitment to lung health in the community at the eighth annual "Inspire Life, Breathe Free Luncheon." The event, benefiting the American Lung Association in Florida, takes place...Tags: Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, Lung Cancer, Health Organizations
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Ten years after the smoke cleared
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.Nobody really wants to go back to the bad old days of smoke-filled restaurants, bars and public events. ''Asking me if I wanted to sit in a 'no-smoking' section of a restaurant was like asking me if I wanted to swim in the 'no-peeing' part of a swimming...Tags: Quitting Smoking, Health Treatments, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking
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ND air quality receives 'A' grade
The Dickinson PressThe Peace Garden State continues to receive high marks for air quality, despite dust issues plaguing the western part of the state. "North Dakota is one of a handful of states that meet all clean air standards," Jim Semerad, North Dakota Department of...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Politics, Population, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues
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Phila. smokers and drinkers get ready for (tax) hit
The Philadelphia InquirerThe destitute Philadelphia schools are counting on Kevin Sosinavage, and others like him, to come to the rescue by continuing to do what they're doing: smoking and drinking. Sosinavage, 45, sat at the bar at SugarHouse Casino on Friday, sucking on a...Tags: Edward G. Rendell, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Sales, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Beverage Industry
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Council faced recall and repeal vote
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.The night City Council approved the smoking ban, Councilman Bob Schilling went home and broke the news to his wife, Sue. "I told her I'd become the swing vote on the smoking ban and that I'd voted for it," he said, and with a wry chuckle, added: "As a...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Chiropractic, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Dining and Drinking, Politics
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Pueblo led way going smokeless
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.Think of it this way: There are children as old as 10 in Pueblo today who have never smelled cigarette smoke in a restaurant or bowling alley or any other public place because Pueblo citizens had a political bar fight a decade ago that transformed the...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Dining and Drinking, Politics, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Council broadened smoking ban in a flash
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.Former Councilman Bill Sova recalled that a coalition of local health advocates -- the Pueblo City-County Health Department, American Lung Association, American Cancer Society -- approached council in 2002 about a ban on smoking in restaurants and...Tags: Chiropractors, American Cancer Society, Bars and Clubs, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Dining and Drinking
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Soddy-Daisy senior who couldn't read headed to college honors program
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.Mei Li Margaret Zuber will process through a high-school rite of passage on Saturday: Put on her cap and gown, line up with the 320 seniors in her class and receive her diploma from Soddy-Daisy High School. A few short years ago, such an...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Abusive Behavior, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Education
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BRIEF: Health notes: Duluth's public-housing high-rises earn kudos for going smoke-free
Duluth News TribuneDuluth's public-housing high-rises earned a state nonprofit's plaudits for going smoke-free. The Duluth Housing and Redevelopment Authority and its executive director, Rick Ball, were presented with the Mission Leadership Award by the American Lung...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Housing and Urban Planning
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BRIEF: York Better Breathers Club meets Thursday
The York Dispatch, Pa.The York Better Breathers Club of the American Lung Association in Pennsylvania will host its free monthly meeting from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday at the Codorus Valley Corporate Center, 105 Leaders Heights Road in York. Deena Gross from the York... -
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Funeral service for Hildreth Marie Venegas, 93, of Sisseton was held on Friday, April 19, 2013, at 10 a.m. at the Tribal Community Center, Agency Village with the Rev. Charles Chan, the Rev. Vern Donnell, Deacon Vernon Cloud, and Senior Catechist John...
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