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Recent news stories show that the vast majority of Tennessee citizens want smokefree air in restaurants and other public places. This right is being won in communities across the nation, including Lexington and Louisville in the neighboring tobacco state of Kentucky. Legislators in Georgia and Florida have passed statewide bans on smoking in restaurants, showing more concern for their constituents than for the big tobacco industry which profits from their suffering (not to mention government-subsidized health care for the diseases caused by exposure to tobacco smoke).
News stories listed on this page focus primarily on Tennessee and surrounding states. In Tennessee, our legislators are letting us down by perpetuating a state law which actually prevents us from protecting our families from toxic tobacco smoke. Under TCA Section 39-17-1551, it is illegal for a city, town, or county in Tennessee to protect the rights of its citizens to breath smokefree air. That's as ludicrous as having a state law preventing the county health department from conducting hygiene inspections in restaurants.
If you are interested in following the news as it happens, please return to this page often because some news organizations remove stories from their web sites a week or two after they are published. Also note that articles about a location which are published in another state may be listed under one or both states.
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Smoking-Breast Cancer Link Appears Stronger
FOX News, 30 September 2005Cigarette Smoking Rates Much Higher for Low Income African Americans
eMaxHealth, Hickory, North Carolina, 26 September 2005Smoking May Raise Diabetes Risk
Forbes, 26 September 2005'Light' Smoking Takes Heavy Toll on Health
Forbes, 22 September 2005Health Tip: Quitting Smoking
Forbes, 22 September 2005Study takes preschoolers cigarette shopping
WhyQuit News, Charleston, South Carolina, 19 September 2005How did parental smoking impact cigarette purchase rates? Dr. Dalton found that among families where one or both parents smoked that 59.3% of children purchased cigarettes, compared to just 19.4% where neither parent smoked.
Possible sources of influence for the 19.4% whose parents do not smoke include a growing ocean of convenience store advertising, smoking on TV, in movies, magazine advertising or watching adults smoke in public places, including restaurants.
A June 2005 study published in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology found that 86.8% of youth who smoked nicotine at least once daily were already chemically dependent using dependency standards contained in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, 4th Edition.
Contrary to the $14 billion dollar annual marketing perception painted by the tobacco industry, smoking is not an adult activity. According to the CDC almost 90% of new smokers continue to be children or teens. Roughly two-thirds of first-time youth smokers soon find themselves hooked solid, many after smoking only a few cigarettes.Statement...on D.C. Councilmember Orange's Support of
Comprehensive Smoke-Free Workplace Bill
U.S. Newswire, 21 September 2005Health Alert: Smoking laser
WISTV-10, Columbia, South Carolina, 21 September 2005Quitting smoking has very real withdrawal symptoms
The News Leader, Staunton, Virginia, 18 September 2005[Nicotine] is an addiction no different from any other, except that it is legal, and relatively cheap. The largest and oldest drug cartel in the world is the tobacco industry. Nicotine is an ideal drug because is it highly addictive and does not kill the addict for thirty to fifty years, insuring a faithful customer for years and years.
State Smoking Restrictions for Private-Sector Worksites, Restaurants, and Bars—
United States, 1998 and 2004
Journal of American Medical Association, Illinois, 13 September 2005Still smoking? It can blind you too
MSNBC, 13 September 2005Smoking and Very High Risk Viruses Pose Greater Danger for Cervical Cancer Patients
eMaxHealth, Hickory, North Carolina, 12 September 2005Parents urged to talk about effects of smoking
Benton County Daily Record, Bentonville, Arkansas, 12 September 2005Another study warns smoking damages the eyes...
EARTHtimes.org, 9 September 2005You simply cannot equate smoking and obesity
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 7 September 2005Two-Year-Olds Mimic Parents' Smoking, Drinking
Forbes, 6 September 2005Smoking damages key regulatory enzyme in the lung
Medicine News, 6 September 2005Doctors warn against dangers of smoking
The Daily Times, Maryville, Tennessee, 5 September 2005Don't condemn bar workers to early deaths, says BMA
I-Newswire, 3 September 2005“Each year of delay condemns around 50 hospitality workers [in England] to die as a result of exposure to second-hand smoke while at work - this is totally unacceptable and completely unnecessary.”
In the UK, public support for a complete ban has been steadily increasing. Support for smoke-free pubs rose by 11 points between 2003 and 2004, and polls consistently show that the majority of people support smoke-free policies.
“The medical profession is united in its calls for a total ban on smoking in all enclosed public places and workplaces. Recent research reports that second-hand smoke kills 30 people each day. The situation in New York, Ireland and other cities and countries that have gone smokefree show that these policies do not harm business, they do not cost jobs. The policies are popular, they encourage people to quit and they protect health and save lives. What possible argument is there for NOT implementing a total ban?”Indoor smoking should be banned
The News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri, 25 August 2005Unfortunately,...people continue to be exposed to this Class A carcinogen, a substance known to cause cancer in humans. The American Cancer Society states that many nonsmokers die each year from exposure to secondhand smoke.... Secondhand smoke knows no boundaries. It does not stay in designated smoking areas.
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers recently released a position paper that said the only way to effectively eliminate health risks associated with indoor exposure is to ban smoking. They encouraged elimination of smoking indoors as the optimal way to minimize secondhand smoke exposure.
The evidence is clear. Secondhand smoke kills and makes people sick. Smoke-free buildings are the only way to ensure that people indoors are not exposed to secondhand smoke and the toxins it contains. A recent radio advertisement stated the case for clean indoor air well: "Secondhand smoke — it's time we got sick of it, not from it."More States Go Smokefree, Increase Cigarette Taxes
as Momentum Builds for Combating Tobacco Use
Market Wire, New York, New York, 25 August 2005Alexandria [Virginia] Restaurants Snuffing Smoking
Washington Post, Washington, DC, 25 August 2005"It means if people want to smoke, they'll have to leave," said Denise Yeager, who is spearheading the "Proud to Be Smoke Free" campaign for the Alexandria Health Department.
Yeager said the statewide campaign reflects an awareness that secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States and is responsible for the deaths of 53,000 non-smokers every year, about 1,700 of those in Virginia.
"We feel this will definitely benefit not only the patrons who go to a restaurant for a great-tasting meal but also for the employees who won't have to be around secondhand smoke," she said.
Under the state constitution, local jurisdictions are prohibited from passing laws that are more restrictive than state law. That is why Alexandria's smoking ban is voluntary.
"The main thing is that having a non-smoking restaurant is better for our customers' health," manager Yuping Wu said. "We don't want to cook unhealthy food for the customers," he said. "And we don't want to provide an unpleasant environment. It's the same thing."Anti Tobacco Advertising Associated With Reduced Smoking
and Increased Anti Smoking Attitudes Among Youth
eMaxHealth, Hickory, North Carolina, 25 August 2005Help available to quit smoking
WBRZ-2, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 25 August 2005Mena Suvari In An Anti-Smoking Campaign
Softpedia, 24 August 2005Ruling favors anti-smoking ad campaign
Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, 23 August 2005Stand by Your (Marlboro) Man
The New York Times, New York, New York, 20 August 2005Seventy Quit Smoking Tips
The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, South Carolina, 16 August 2005Smoking: Most Want to Quit; Many Feel Hooked
FOX News, 16 August 2005Statement from Surgeon General Richard Carmona Regarding Restaurants' Smoking Ban
The Lincoln Tribune, 13 August 2005After Peter Jennings' death, more people trying to quit smoking
WATE-6, Knoxville, Tennessee, 12 August 2005Dallas Actress dies of lung cancer
Barbara Bel Geddes' T-V son has fond real-life memories
WVLT-8, Knoxville, Tennessee, 12 August 2005Colonel Sanders kicks the habit
MSNBC, 12 August 2005Restaurants are places to eat. Smoking has no more place in a restaurant than does burning your trash. Smoking can be done outside. Your freedom ends at the end of my fork. There is no ethical case — absolutely none — for allowing smoking in restaurants. (Satisfied now, all you anti-smoking zealots? I have been assimilated.)
HHS lauds KFC, Pizza Hut smoking ban
Science Daily, 12 August 2005Novak's Yum! Restaurants To Go Smoke Free
Forbes, 12 August 2005Pizza Hut, KFC Announce Restaurants Going Smoke-Free
WFMY-2, Greensboro, North Carolina, 12 August 2005KFC, Pizza Hut bans smoking
The State, Columbia, South Carolina, 12 August 2005Smoking snuffed out at several restaurants
WAVY-10, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 12 August 2005New Non-Smoking Restaurants
WNCT-9, Greenville, North Carolina, 12 August 2005KFC, Pizza Hut restaurants going smoke-free
MSNBC, 11 August 2005Yum! Brands Announces Nationwide Smoking Ban
WAVE-3, Louisville, Kentucky, 11 August 2005Fast food giants ban smoking
WISTV-10, Columbia, South Carolina, 11 August 2005The so called Jenning's effect sweeps America
KFDX-3, Wichita Falls, Texas, 11 August 2005Non-Smokers Worry about Secondhand Smoke
WTVD-11, North Carolina, 11 August 2005What You Need to Know on Smoking and Lung Cancer
TIME, 10 August 2005Jennings was only one of many
The Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, 10 August 2005How did I quit smoking?
MSNBC, 10 August 2005Lung cancer stigmatizes victims who aren't smokers
The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, 10 August 2005Dana Reeve, Non-Smoker, Diagnosed with Lung Cancer
ABC News, 9 August 2005Lung cancer throws a curve
USA Today, 9 August 2005"Passive smoking" causes about one-quarter of lung cancers among non-smokers, says Margaret Spitz, chairwoman of epidemiology at Houston's M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Diagnosis puts face on second-hand smoke risk
The Springfield News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri, 9 August 2005Second-hand smoke is known to cause cancer in what federal officials call "never-smokers," said Centers for Disease Control spokesman Terry Pechacek.
Non-smokers who work in a smoking environment or live with smokers have a 20 percent to 30 percent greater risk of developing cancer than those who don't, said Pechacek, associate director for science, Office on Smoking and Health at the CDC.
According to the 2004 Surgeon General's report, smoking is linked to cancer of the bladder, cervix, esophagus, kidney, larynx, mouth, pancreas and stomach, and it's linked to leukemia.
The list goes on: cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases — including a reduction of lung function of fetuses and impaired lung growth during childhood and adolescence from second-hand smoke. It's linked to fetal death and stillbirths, sudden infant death syndrome and reduced fertility in women. It is also linked to cataracts, hip fractures, low bone density and peptic ulcer disease, according to the report.
"Where the blood goes and carries the carcinogens out of the lungs, you're at greater risk," Pechacek said. "We focus on lungs because the reality is, lung cancer would be a very rare issue in the absence of tobacco."
For everyone else, he said, "Don't smoke outside the house, don't smoke inside the house. Always go to smoke-free restaurants — always."Jennings' Death Moves Some To Quit Smoking
WNBC-4, New York, New York, 9 August 2005Peter Jennings' tobacco campaign yields results locally
WDEF-12, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 8 August 2005
The News Sentinel (page G6), Knoxville, Tennessee, 23 July 2005Judge allows anti-smoking groups to join lawsuit < CLICK LINK AND SCROLL DOWN >
The News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tennessee, 23 July 2005Seventy Quit Smoking Tips
WhyQuit News, South Carolina, 20 July 2005Appeal seeks $280M from Big Tobacco
The News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tennessee, 19 July 2005Public smoking bans creeping into tobacco states
Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 10 July 2005"I think a lot of people in the South will look to Georgia and say, 'They're a tobacco growing state. If they can do it, why can't we?'" said Andy Lord, a lobbyist for the American Cancer Society in Georgia. "There is a profound sense of inevitability now."
"There's more interest in looking at this issue than ever before," she said.
Political opposition to bans is fading. Philip Morris USA, the nation's largest cigarette company, decided this year not to lobby against indoor smoking bans, said spokeswoman Jennifer Golisch.
With tight state budgets, legislators are increasingly worried about the cost of treating secondhand smoke-related diseases through Medicaid.
Though restaurant owners have predicted that smoking bans will hurt business, a growing number of economic studies indicates that those fears are overblown.
And fewer smokers than ever are left to object. Only 23 percent of American adults smoked in 2002, according to the Centers for Disease Control, down from 43 percent in 1965.States Not Doing Enough to Stamp Out Secondhand Smoke
Forbes, New York, New York, 7 July 2005CDC Analysis Finds More States Adopting Smokefree Air Laws;
Supports Findings of Lung Association Report
U.S. Newswire, New York, New York, 7 July 2005Hating 'everything about' smoking isn't enough to quit
Atlanta Journal Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, 3 July 2005"Smokers are their own worst enemy. No matter what any smoker says, they wish they did not smoke."
--Jan. S. Houston
ALABAMA
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Smoking facilities off-limits to teens
The Huntsville Times, Huntsville, Alabama, 26 September 2005New smoking rules start Thursday
The Huntsville Times, Huntsville, Alabama, 20 September 2005Restaurants must choose smoking or not
WAFF-48, Huntsville, Alabama, 20 September 2005Customers we talked to hope restaurants will kick the habit of smoking right out the door.
"Anybody can do without a cigarette long enough to eat a meal," says Jada Baker.
"Families come in. They don't want their kids to smell that smoke or take it in. Secondary smoke is real bad," says Shelton Holloway.
Beginning Thursday, restaurants are required to post their smoking policy inside and outside their business.
Police and Madison County Health inspectors will begin issuing citations for restaurants that violate the ordinance.Local restaurants ban smoking in establishment
The Demopolis Times, Demopolis, Alabama, 8 September 2005Phillips to address problems with smoking
The Demopolis Times, Demopolis, Alabama, 1 September 2005"Don't think of it as a smoking ban," Phillips said. "Think of it as a clean air issue."
Phillips said she is not asking people not to smoke, she is just asking them not to smoke inside public places.
"For example, many restaurants have smoking and non-smoking sections but the divider that separates the two allows smoke to disseminate at will," she said. "Having a non-smoking section in a restaurant is like having a non-chloride section in a swimming pool. It doesn't exist."
According to Phillips more than 53,000 non-smokers die from exposure to secondhand smoke each year, making it the third leading cause of preventable deaths in the U.S.
"Ultimately, secondhand smoke is not filtered," she said. "Smokers only get 15 percent of the smoke and non-smokers get the rest."New Smoking Ordinance Forces Restaurants to Make a Choice
WAFF-48, Huntsville, Alabama, 26 August 2005A little less smoke
The Times, Huntsville, Alabama, 25 August 2005Will Huntsville eventually prohibit smoking in all public-access facilities? It's inevitable.
After praising the ordinance - and, according to at least one City Council colleague, agreeing to vote for it - Councilman Glenn Watson astounded observers by joining Showers to vote against the measure. Afterward, a huffy Watson declined to explain his vote - a matter surely of interest to his constituents.Eateries see no choice in smoking regulation
The Times, Huntsville, Alabama, 25 August 2005Clifford said the ban may help hostesses move lines faster because it eliminates the waiting list for smoking sections. "It will be much easier for us because we won't have to figure out where we are on the list," she said. "We can put anybody anywhere."
City OKs smoking ordinance with choice
The Times, Huntsville, Alabama, 24 August 2005"I'm not answering any of your questions," Watson told The Times when asked to explain why he voted against the measure after publicly plugging its merits just moments earlier.
Smoking ordinance approved by council
WAFF-48, Huntsville, Alabama, 24 August 2005New smoking plan offers choice
The Times, Huntsville, Alabama, 23 August 2005Council to get public input on ban on smoking
Daily Home, Talladega, Alabama, 20 August 2005Your views
The Huntsville Times, Huntsville, Alabama, 18 August 2005City stirs embers of restaurant smoking ban
The Huntsville Times, Huntsville, Alabama, 26 July 2005No butts about it
The Selma Times-Journal, Selma, Alabama, 24 July 20052006 elections loom large in Monday night's council meeting
The Huntsville Times, Huntsville, Alabama, 24 July 2005It's hard to figure how banning smoking will hurt restaurants' business. Go to any eatery with smoking and nonsmoking sections and see where the most people are. A restaurant that doesn't allow smoking can accommodate more customers at any one time and thus increase its revenues.
The notion that restaurants are private businesses and thus should be immune from such regulation is utter nonsense. All businesses are regulated, often by local, state and federal laws. You couldn't run a business that exposed customers and employees to asbestos dust....
In 1964, when Congress was considering civil-rights legislation, there was a great debate on the public-accommodations section. It held that restaurants, hotels and similar establishments could not discriminate on the basis of race. That was a time when many businesses had signs saying, "We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone."
Hardened arteries AND Poison-free air
The Huntsville Times, Huntsville, Alabama, 20 July 2005Smoking issue takes over council meeting
Huntsville Times, Huntsville, Alabama, 15 July 2005
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ARKANSAS
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Heber Springs schools and Baptist Health are tobacco free
The Sun Times, Heber Springs, Arkansas, 21 September 2005Parents urged to talk about effects of smoking
Benton County Daily Record, Bentonville, Arkansas, 12 September 2005Smoke-free dining rising in Baxter County
The Baxter Bulletin, Baxter, Arkansas, 11 August 2005Alderman...brought up...making Newport restaurants "non-smoking" [Click and scroll down]
Newport Independent, Newport, Arkansas, 3 August 2005Smoke-free supporters celebrate first full day of clean air
Pine Bluff Commercial, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 8 July 2005Pine Bluff Smoking Ban Stands
Arkansas Business, Little Rock, Arkansas, 8 July 2005Pine Bluff Officially Smoke-Free City
KATV-7, Little Rock, Arkansas, 7 July 2005
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According to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, California law already prohibits smoking in public places and enclosed workplaces, including restaurants and bars.
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According to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, Connecticut law already prohibits smoking in specified public places, including restaurants and bars, as well as workplaces with five or more employees.
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According to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, Delaware law already prohibits smoking in public places and all workplaces, including restaurants and bars.
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According to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, Florida's state constitution prohibits smoking in public places and enclosed workplaces, including restaurants.
Ruling favors anti-smoking ad campaign
Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, 23 August 2005
GEORGIA
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According to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, Georgia law already prohibits smoking in public places and most workplaces, including restaurants and bars. Exceptions include private bars, establishments which deny access and employment to minors, and separately ventilated rooms in restaurants and bars.
Program seeks to kick littering habit
The Brunswick News, Brunswick, Georgia, 16 September 2005"We want to build awareness that cigarette (butts) are litter."
Nearly 500 cigarette butts and packaging were counted on the sidewalks and in the gutters along that stretch Wednesday, Smith said.
Several establishments in the pilot area said they hope the program curbs the number of butts on their curbs.
"I hope it calls attention to what I think is a disgusting habit," said Janis Slade, office manager of Cargo Portside Grill on Newcastle Street.
Heather Heath, executive director of the Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association, hopes the program makes people stop using the plants outside the Ritz Theatre as ashtrays.City may tighten smoking ban
The Times, Gainesville, Georgia, 9 September 2005Gainesville smoking ban gets tougher
WDUN News/Talk 550, Gainesville, Georgia, 8 September 2005Football fans face new laws
The Banner-Herald, Athens, Georgia, 3 September 2005Peachtree City tweaks non-smoking ordinance
The Citizen, Fayetteville, Georgia, 26 August 2005Barrow weighing wider smoking ban
The Banner-Herald, Athens, Georgia, 13 August 2005Cited smoker says he won't fight city hall
The Times, Gainesville, Georgia, 11 August 2005Jennings was only one of many
The Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, 10 August 2005Smoke-free law meets little resistance
Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, Georgia, 10 August 2005"I like to smoke a cigar and drink beer," Wallace said. "But I don't want to impose my habit on people eating food. "I think there's nothing worse than smoke-filled restaurants," said the 45-year-old dean of arts and sciences at Clayton State University in Morrow.
Brew Pub manager Mitch Bain said his business hasn't been affected as drastically as expected. "It hasn't affected sales," Bain said. "We had one or two people forget about the law and the bartender asked them to step out. And they did, but we haven't had a problem with it yet."
Country's Barbecue, which formerly accommodated smokers and nonsmokers in separate sections at its three locations in Columbus, has had no problems making the switch to smoke-free. "It's been pretty positive, no complaints at all and everybody seems fine with it," said Monica LaBranche, a manager at Country's Barbecue on 6298 Veterans Parkway. Roberta Itzoe, a manager at B. Merrell's on Veterans Parkway, reports a similar experience.City writes ticket for violating smoking ban
Gainesville Times, Gainesville, Georgia, 4 August 2005Business is booming despite smoking ban
Atlanta Journal Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, 3 August 2005The smoke has cleared, and it apparently has been good for business. Any concerns that cigarette smokers would stop dining out in Cherokee County have faded a month after a statewide smoking ban went into effect. "Our food sales are higher than they've ever been," said Jason Bingham, kitchen manager of Bogey's Neighborhood Grill in the Towne Lake area of southern Cherokee. It seems more families are visiting the sports-themed restaurant and bar, Bingham said.
Commissioners postpone smoking ban changes
Atlanta Journal Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, 2 August 2005State eases in new smoke ban
The News-Daily, Clayton County, Georgia, 29 July 2005Damage from new smoking restrictions is minimal
The Tribune-Georgian, Camden County, Georgia, 17 July 2005Clearing the Air: Savannah Begins Enforcement on Smoking Restrictions
The Business Report, Savannah, Georgia, 16 July 2005Law snuffs out smoking in restaurants
The Hartwell Sun, Hartwell, Georgia, 16 July 2005Smoking Ban a Boon to Local Restaurant
WTOC-11, Savannah, Georgia, 15 July 2005Owners buy into downtown: Business booming despite regulations
The Banner-Herald, Athens, Georgia, 13 July 2005Georgia smoking ban: Lighting up could lighten your wallet
The Catoosa County News, Ringgold, Georgia, 13 July 2005Athens panel passes wider ban on smoking
The Augusta Chronicle, Augusta, Georgia, 7 July 2005City snuffs smoking 24/7
The Red and Black, Athens, Georgia, 7 July 2005Smoking ban a fact of life in Athens-Clarke
Athens Banner-Herald, Athens, Georgia, 6 July 200524/7 smoking ban passes
Athens Banner-Herald, Athens, Georgia, 5 July 2005The father of the smoking ban takes personal quest to Senate
and finally achieves his goal for cleaner air
Atlanta Journal Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, 4 July 2005New smoking ban fails to dent business
Gainesville Times, Gainesville, Georgia, 4 July 2005Hating 'everything about' smoking isn't enough to quit
Atlanta Journal Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, 3 July 2005"Smokers are their own worst enemy. No matter what any smoker says, they wish they did not smoke."
--Jan. S. Houston
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According to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, Idaho law already prohibits smoking in restaurants and bars, as well as publicly owned workplaces.
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KENTUCKY
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Georgetown’s smoking ban takes effect Saturday
Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky, 30 September 2005Secondhand smoke puts whole family at risk
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 29 September 2005Majority supports smoking ban
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 22 September 2005Going smoke-free [in Kentucky and Ohio]
Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, Ohio, 15 September 2005"My guess is that, 10 years from now, all restaurants in the United States will be smoke-free," predicts LeGros, vice-president and regional director of operations of Bob Evans.
Clark schools asked to ban smoking on all property
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 14 September 2005Council still considering smoking ban
The Fort Thomas Recorder, Fort Thomas, Kentucky, 8 September 2005In our opinion: Local smoking ban needs sharper teeth
The Kentucky Kernal, Lexington, Kentucky, 30 August 2005Eastern Kentucky County Considers Smoking Ban
WKYT-27, Lexington, Kentucky, 23 August 2005Dangers of smoking will be topic
The Kentucky Post, Covington, Kentucky, 22 August 2005Smoking ban is signed into law
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 18 August 2005Abramson Signs Smoking Ban Into Law
WLKY-32, Louisville, Kentucky, 17 August 2005Mayor Signs Smoking Ban Bill; Will Take Effect Nov. 15
WLEX-18, Lexington, Kentucky, 17 August 2005Smoking ban effort in Danville doused
The Advocate Messenger, Danville , Kentucky, 16 August 2005Trent said he will continue to encourage local businesses, especially restaurants, to become smoke free. Those that have gone smoke-free have not regretted it, he said, adding that none of the restaurants that converted have gone back to smoking sections. The new O'Charley's restaurant decided to be smoke-free....
Potential for Smoking Ban in Bowling Green
WBKO-13, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 15 August 2005Statewide Smoking Ban on the Way?
ChallengerNKY, Covington, Kentucky, 14 August 2005Key facts about the restrictions
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 14 August 2005Anti-smoking efforts are catching on across region
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 13 August 2005Anti-smoking petition circulated in Daviess
Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky, 13 August 2005A smoking ban in Louisville
MSNBC, 12 August 2005Smoking ban OK'd for most businesses
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 12 August 2005Louisville bans smoking in most businesses
Science Daily, 12 August 2005Louisville Passes Smoking Ban In Most Public Buildings
WLEX-18, Lexington, Kentucky, 12 August 2005Louisville Metro Council Passes Weak, Loophole-Filled Smoking
U.S. Newswire, 12 August 2005Kentucky has the highest smoking rate and the highest lung cancer rate in the nation. For Kentucky's largest city to take such half-hearted and ineffective measures to curb the scourge of tobacco addiction is significant evidence that Louisville's Metro Council does not take seriously its responsibility to protect public health.
Restaurants React To Smoking Ban
WLKY-32, Louisville, Kentucky, 12 August 2005Kristen, a spokeswoman for Lynn's Paradise Cafe on Barrett Avenue, said the restaurant made the move from smoking to non-smoking after 12 years in 2003. "Our business has only grown for the last two years," she said. "We actually have had people call and ask if we have a smoking section. And when we say, 'No,' they say, 'OK, I'll be there tonight."
Smoking ban exemptions cause confusion
WHAS-11, Louisville, Kentucky, 12 August 2005Smoking ban gets mixed reviews
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 12 August 2005Daviess, Owensboro advocates gauge support for smoking ban
WKYT-27, Lexington, Kentucky, 12 August 2005Yum! Brands Announces Nationwide Smoking Ban
WAVE-3, Louisville, Kentucky, 11 August 2005Louisville's Metro Council set to take up smoking ban
WKYT-27, Lexington, Kentucky, 11 August 2005Mayor, community leaders urge smoking ban
Business First, Louisville, Kentucky, 10 August 2005Abramson pushes for tough smoking ban in Louisville
WKYT-27, Lexington, Kentucky, 10 August 2005Kentucky's scourge
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 9 August 2005Louisville to vote on smoking ban in break with city's tobacco...
Myrtle Beach Sun News, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 8 August 2005Fort Thomas Hearing Arguments Over Proposed Smoking Ban
ChallengerNKY, Covington, Kentucky, 7 August 2005Louisville smoke ban in spotlight
Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, 6 August 2005Council goes back to work on smoking ban
WHAS-11, Louisville, Kentucky, 1 August 2005Council Asks Campbell Fiscal Court to Investigate Smoking Ban [click and scroll down]
Challenger NKY, Covington, Kentucky, 31 July 2005Cold Spring supports county smoking ban
Fort Thomas Recorder, Fort Thomas, Kentucky, 28 July 2005Scott [County] considers smoking ban
Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky, 28 July 2005Pros and cons of proposed smoking ban in Louisville
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 25 July 2005Stricter smoking ordinance weighed
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 21 July 2005Georgetown smoking ban seen as influential
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 17 July 2005Smoking bans spread in Ky.
The Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, 17 July 2005Spectacle of dishonor
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 17 July 2005Council to re-examine smoking ban
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 16 July 2005Smoking ban delayed...
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 16 July 2005Georgetown's smoking ban vote could reverberate through state
WKYT-27, Lexington, Kentucky, 16 July 2005CAUTION: When you read the comments in this article attributed to the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, be aware that this organization is funded in part by the Big Tobacco. For more information, see Smoking defense baseless (The Kentucky Post; The Cincinnati Post), Cincinnati, Ohio, 7 July 2005. Of course, no sensible person believes their contention that "It is not a health issue".
Attack on smoking continues
Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky, 15 July 2005Council delays vote on issue for 28 days
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 15 July 2005Metro Council Tables Discussion On Smoking Ban
WAVE-3, Louisville, Kentucky, 15 July 2005Louisville council tables discussion on smoking ban
WKYT-27, Lexington, Kentucky, 14 July 2005Smoking ban can pass, supporters say
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 14 July 2005Abramson's calls push smoking ban
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 13 July 2005Mayor to push for smoking ban
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 12 July 2005Amendment Would Strengthen Proposed Smoking Ban Ordinance
WAVE-3, Louisville, Kentucky, 12 July 2005Proposed smoking ban discussed
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 11 July 2005Smoking ban gets one step closer
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 7 July 2005Smoking defense baseless
The Kentucky Post (The Cincinnati Post), Cincinnati, Ohio, 7 July 2005Smoking ban nears council vote
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 6 July 2005Study: Ban on smoking cuts nicotine levels
The Courier Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 5 July 2005Workers' nicotine level cut in half
The Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky, 5 July 2005Starsky and Hutch of the smoking ban
Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky, 3 July 2005
LOUISIANA
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Council refuses to lighten [Baton Rouge] smoking ban
The Times Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana, 29 September 2005BREC joins chorus on anti-smoking rules
WBRZ-2, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 27 August 2005City-parish flouts own smoking ban
WBRZ-2, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 26 August 2005Help available to quit smoking
WBRZ-2, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 25 August 2005Plan for Terrebonne smoking ban put off, most likely until fall
KLFY-10, Lafayette, Louisiana, 23 August 2005Lake Charles May Crack Down On "Lighting Up"
KPLC-7, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 18 August 2005Lake Charles man becomes tireless opponent of public smoking
KLFY-10, Lafayette, Louisiana, 14 August 2005Baton Rouge approves smoking restrictions
KLFY-10, Lafayette, Louisiana, 11 August 2005Puffing within 25 feet of the door of a publicly used building, a park or in other public spaces could cost you 500 dollars or a year in prison.
Smoking restriction approved
WBRZ-2, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 11 August 2005Baton Rouge considering restrictions on public smoking
The Tuscaloosa News, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 3 August 2005
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According to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, Maine law already prohibits smoking in restaurants, bars, and public places.
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According to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, Maryland law already prohibits smoking in public places and enclosed workplaces, including restaurants and bars.
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According to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, Massachusetts law already prohibits smoking in specified public places, including workplaces, restaurants, and bars.
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MISSISSIPPI
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Tobacco-prevention specialist says stats show youth smoking down
The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Mississippi, 26 August 2005Smokers!
Itawamba County Times, Fulton, Mississippi, 24 August 2005The "no smoking" trend has already gained momentum in Itawamba County. ...the smokeless atmosphere hasn't cut business back at all. "Business has been pretty good here," Franklin said. "I think it was a pretty good choice." Franklin favors the non-smoking atmosphere, asserting that smoking lowered business and raised complaints. "There were a lot of customers complaining about the smoking," Franklin said. "I think it's a great idea, personally. It'll be great for business." Managers of each restaurant claimed that denying indoor smoking hasn't hindered business in the least. The recently-opened Mantachie eatery, The Mason Jar, also disallows lighting up while chowing down. According to co-owner Jeremy South, the decision to go smoke-free was the most advantageous for the business. "We chose non-smoking for insurance purposes and health reasons," South said. South commented that he believed the trend would continue, possibly becoming an ordinance outlawing smoking in restaurants all together.
Anti-tobacco program praised
The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Mississippi, 10 August 2005
MISSOURI
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Proposal Would Raise Smoking Tax To Help Pay For Medicaid
KSDK-5, St. Louis, Missouri, 16 September 2005More States Go Smokefree, Increase Cigarette Taxes
As Momentum Builds for Combating Tobacco Use
Infozine, Kansas City, Missouri, 26 August 2005Indoor smoking should be banned
The News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri, 25 August 2005Unfortunately,...people continue to be exposed to this Class A carcinogen, a substance known to cause cancer in humans. The American Cancer Society states that many nonsmokers die each year from exposure to secondhand smoke.... Secondhand smoke knows no boundaries. It does not stay in designated smoking areas.
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers recently released a position paper that said the only way to effectively eliminate health risks associated with indoor exposure is to ban smoking. They encouraged elimination of smoking indoors as the optimal way to minimize secondhand smoke exposure.
The evidence is clear. Secondhand smoke kills and makes people sick. Smoke-free buildings are the only way to ensure that people indoors are not exposed to secondhand smoke and the toxins it contains. A recent radio advertisement stated the case for clean indoor air well: "Secondhand smoke — it's time we got sick of it, not from it."Erby switches; smoking bill goes up in smoke
The Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, 24 August 2005Missouri residents are NOT breathing easier
St. Louis officials opt to snuff out smoking ban
Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, 23 August 2005Advocates seek no-smoke rules
The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, 20 August 2005Working for a smoke-free city
The Examiner, Jackson County, Missouri, 18 August 2005County set to turn off smoking lamp
Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, 17 August 2005St. Louis County Council Rejects Proposed Smoking Ban
KSDK-5, St. Louis, Missouri, 16 August 2005Ban smoking in public places
News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri, 16 August 2005Diagnosis puts face on second-hand smoke risk
The Springfield News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri, 9 August 2005Second-hand smoke is known to cause cancer in what federal officials call "never-smokers," said Centers for Disease Control spokesman Terry Pechacek.
Non-smokers who work in a smoking environment or live with smokers have a 20 percent to 30 percent greater risk of developing cancer than those who don't, said Pechacek, associate director for science, Office on Smoking and Health at the CDC.
According to the 2004 Surgeon General's report, smoking is linked to cancer of the bladder, cervix, esophagus, kidney, larynx, mouth, pancreas and stomach, and it's linked to leukemia.
The list goes on: cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases — including a reduction of lung function of fetuses and impaired lung growth during childhood and adolescence from second-hand smoke. It's linked to fetal death and stillbirths, sudden infant death syndrome and reduced fertility in women. It is also linked to cataracts, hip fractures, low bone density and peptic ulcer disease, according to the report.
"Where the blood goes and carries the carcinogens out of the lungs, you're at greater risk," Pechacek said. "We focus on lungs because the reality is, lung cancer would be a very rare issue in the absence of tobacco."
For everyone else, he said, "Don't smoke outside the house, don't smoke inside the house. Always go to smoke-free restaurants — always."County smoking ban bill heads for a vote
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, 9 August 2005Louisville, Ky. Prepared To Vote On Smoking Ban
KSDK-5, St. Louis, Missouri, 9 August 2005SLU Expert Available to Discuss Today's Vote on Smoking Ban
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, 9 August 2005Committee will revisit county smoking ban
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, 6 August 2005
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According to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, Montana law already prohibits smoking in public places and workplaces, including restaurants, bars, and casinos. However, there is a lengthy phase-in period for bars.
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New Jersey Bans Smoking in All College Dormitories
New York Times, New York, New York, 23 August 2005
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NEW
YORK
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According to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, New York law already prohibits smoking in public places and workplaces, including restaurants and bars.
More States Go Smokefree, Increase Cigarette Taxes
as Momentum Builds for Combating Tobacco Use
Market Wire, New York, New York, 25 August 2005New Jersey Bans Smoking in All College Dormitories
New York Times, New York, New York, 23 August 2005Stand by Your (Marlboro) Man
The New York Times, New York, New York, 20 August 2005Jennings' Death Moves Some To Quit Smoking
WNBC-4, New York, New York, 9 August 2005States Not Doing Enough to Stamp Out Secondhand Smoke
Forbes, New York, New York, 7 July 2005CDC Analysis Finds More States Adopting Smokefree Air Laws;
Supports Findings of Lung Association Report
U.S. Newswire, New York, New York, 7 July 2005
NORTH
CAROLINA
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Social smokers face same risks
The North Carolina State Technician, Raleigh, North Carolina, 29 September 2005Cigarette Smoking Rates Much Higher for Low Income African Americans
eMaxHealth, Hickory, North Carolina, 26 September 2005Commissioners mull courthouse smoking ban
Shelby Star, Shelby, North Carolina, 14 September 2005Smoking and Very High Risk Viruses Pose Greater Danger for Cervical Cancer Patients
eMaxHealth, Hickory, North Carolina, 12 September 2005Anti Tobacco Advertising Associated With Reduced Smoking
and Increased Anti Smoking Attitudes Among Youth
eMaxHealth, Hickory, North Carolina, 25 August 2005Smoke-free dining push starts
The Herald Sun, Durham, North Carolina, 24 August 2005Smoking Ban Inside Prison Buildings Given Final OK
WXII-12, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 24 August 2005Smoke-free dining gets easier
The Herald Sun, Durham, North Carolina, 23 August 2005Health officials honor smoke-free restaurants
News 14 Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, 23 August 2005Spruce Pine Hospital joins smoke-free list
Citizen-Times, Asheville, North Carolina, 19 August 2005Teens talk turkey about tobacco
The Herald Sun, Durham, North Carolina, 14 August 2005Fine line divides casual familiarity and contempt
The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, 12 August 2005Lawmakers try to finish session
News 14 Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, 12 August 2005Bills, lawmakers compete with clock
The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, 12 August 2005Smoke-Free Teens Partner With 'Hoppers
WFMY-2, Greensboro, North Carolina, 12 August 2005Pizza Hut, KFC Announce Restaurants Going Smoke-Free
WFMY-2, Greensboro, North Carolina, 12 August 2005New Non-Smoking Restaurants
WNCT-9, Greenville, North Carolina, 12 August 2005Bill limiting smoking in restaurants dies in committee
News Record, Greensboro, North Carolina, 11 August 2005Non-Smokers Worry about Secondhand Smoke
WTVD-11, North Carolina, 11 August 2005Bill To Restrict Restaurant Smoking Dropped
WXII-12, Raleigh, North Carolina, 11 August 2005Anti-Smoking Bill For NC Restaurants Gets New Life
WXII-12, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 8 August 2005Defeated anti-smoking bill for NC restaurants gets new life
The Tuscaloosa News, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 5 August 2005Joint Statement: Pending North Carolina Smoke-free Legislation Would be a Step Backwards for the Health of N.C. Citizens
U.S. Newswire, Washington, DC, 4 August 2005House Gives Tentative Approval To Ban Smoking Inside N.C. Prisons
WRAL-5, Raleigh, North Carolina, 4 August 2005Public smoking bans creeping into tobacco states
Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 10 July 2005"I think a lot of people in the South will look to Georgia and say, 'They're a tobacco growing state. If they can do it, why can't we?'" said Andy Lord, a lobbyist for the American Cancer Society in Georgia. "There is a profound sense of inevitability now."
"There's more interest in looking at this issue than ever before," she said.
Political opposition to bans is fading. Philip Morris USA, the nation's largest cigarette company, decided this year not to lobby against indoor smoking bans, said spokeswoman Jennifer Golisch.
With tight state budgets, legislators are increasingly worried about the cost of treating secondhand smoke-related diseases through Medicaid.
Though restaurant owners have predicted that smoking bans will hurt business, a growing number of economic studies indicates that those fears are overblown.
And fewer smokers than ever are left to object. Only 23 percent of American adults smoked in 2002, according to the Centers for Disease Control, down from 43 percent in 1965.Some school districts adopt tobacco-free policy
News 14 Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, 6 July 2005
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According to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, North Dakota law already prohibits smoking in public places and workplaces, including restaurants.
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Going smoke-free [in Kentucky and Ohio]
Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, Ohio, 15 September 2005"My guess is that, 10 years from now, all restaurants in the United States will be smoke-free," predicts LeGros, vice-president and regional director of operations of Bob Evans.
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According to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, Oklahoma law already prohibits smoking in public places and most indoor workplaces, including restaurants. By March 1, 2006, restaurants must be totally nonsmoking or have separately ventilated smoking rooms.
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According to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, Oregon law already prohibits smoking in public places and workplaces, including restaurants which deny access to minors.
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According to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, Rhode Island law already prohibits smoking in public places and all workplaces, restaurants, and bars.
SOUTH
CAROLINA
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Study takes preschoolers cigarette shopping
WhyQuit News, Charleston, South Carolina, 19 September 2005How did parental smoking impact cigarette purchase rates? Dr. Dalton found that among families where one or both parents smoked that 59.3% of children purchased cigarettes, compared to just 19.4% where neither parent smoked.
Possible sources of influence for the 19.4% whose parents do not smoke include a growing ocean of convenience store advertising, smoking on TV, in movies, magazine advertising or watching adults smoke in public places, including restaurants.
A June 2005 study published in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology found that 86.8% of youth who smoked nicotine at least once daily were already chemically dependent using dependency standards contained in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, 4th Edition.
Contrary to the $14 billion dollar annual marketing perception painted by the tobacco industry, smoking is not an adult activity. According to the CDC almost 90% of new smokers continue to be children or teens. Roughly two-thirds of first-time youth smokers soon find themselves hooked solid, many after smoking only a few cigarettes.IN OTHER WORDS: Proliferation of inconsideration
The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, South Carolina, 21 September 2005Take the issue of smoking in public. Some of us believe that smoking should be confined to consenting adults in private. Most smokers are considerate, but there is the minority that feel they have the right to share their addiction with everyone around them. Several states, including California, Florida and New York, have made all restaurants non-smoking, as well as most public places. South Carolina has yet to accomplish this.
Health Alert: Smoking laser
WISTV-10, Columbia, South Carolina, 21 September 2005Seventy Quit Smoking Tips
The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, South Carolina, 16 August 2005KFC, Pizza Hut bans smoking
The State, Columbia, South Carolina, 12 August 2005Fast food giants ban smoking
WISTV-10, Columbia, South Carolina, 11 August 2005Louisville to vote on smoking ban in break with city's tobacco...
Myrtle Beach Sun News, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 8 August 2005Seventy Quit Smoking Tips
WhyQuit News, South Carolina, 20 July 2005
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According to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, South Dakota law already prohibits smoking in public places and enclosed workplaces, including restaurants, except those licensed to sell alcohol.
TENNESSEE
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MMC will begin stop smoking classes Oct. 4
The Oak Ridger, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 9 September 2005Yeldell: Restaurant to expand its offerings [Scroll down for info on Stir Fry Cafe]
The News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tennessee, 8 September 2005Doctors warn against dangers of smoking
The Daily Times, Maryville, Tennessee, 5 September 2005In fact, lung cancer deaths surpassed breast cancer deaths in 1987, and now, lung cancer is a disease that kills more women every year than any other cancer.
Secondhand smoke also puts people at a higher risk for developing lung cancer.... Also, non-smoking spouses of smokers have a 30 percent higher risk of developing lung cancer than do spouses of non-smokers. The same goes for those exposed to smoking in the workplace.Tobacco companies still owe farmers
The News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tennessee, 20 August 2005State burley growth drops
The Leaf Chronicle, Clarksville, Tennessee, 17 August 2005Tennessee burley tobacco production projected down 30 percent
WVLT-8, Knoxville, Tennessee, 17 August 2005After Peter Jennings' death, more people trying to quit smoking
WATE-6, Knoxville, Tennessee, 12 August 2005Dallas Actress dies of lung cancer
Barbara Bel Geddes' T-V son has fond real-life memories
WVLT-8, Knoxville, Tennessee, 12 August 2005Lung cancer stigmatizes victims who aren't smokers
The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, 10 August 2005Peter Jennings' tobacco campaign yields results locally
WDEF-12, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 8 August 2005Loss of loved one who smoked is sad
The Daily Times, Maryville, Tennessee, 29 July 2005
The News Sentinel (page G6), Knoxville, Tennessee, 23 July 2005Judge allows anti-smoking groups to join lawsuit < CLICK LINK AND SCROLL DOWN >
The News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tennessee, 23 July 2005Appeal seeks $280M from Big Tobacco
The News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tennessee, 19 July 2005Health Department prohibits smoking
The City Paper, Nashville, Tennessee, 13 July 2005Smoking ban should be local option
Bristol Herald Courier, Bristol, Tennessee, 13 July 2005City joins effort to have localities empowered to regulate smoking
Bristol Herald Courier, Bristol, Tennessee, 12 July 2005Sorry, this is a no smoking city
WVLT-8, Knoxville, Tennessee, 5 July 2005
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Eateries adjusting to new law on smoking
Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas, 22 September 2005Restaurant owners attend Smoking Ban 101
KRIS-6, Corpus Christi, Texas, 15 September 2005Corpus Christi voters approve smoking ban
Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas, 11 September 2005Voters Approve Restaurant Smoking Ban
KRIS-6, Corpus Christi, Texas, 11 September 2005The so called Jenning's effect sweeps America
KFDX-3, Wichita Falls, Texas, 11 August 2005
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According to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, Utah law already prohibits smoking in public places and restaurants, including attached bars. All employers must have a smoking policy meeting specified criteria.
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According to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, Vermont law already prohibits smoking in public places, restaurants, bars, and private clubs. All employers must have a written smoking policy meeting specified criteria.
Ruling favors anti-smoking ad campaign
Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, 23 August 2005
VIRGINIA
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Quitting smoking has very real withdrawal symptoms
The News Leader, Staunton, Virginia, 18 September 2005[Nicotine] is an addiction no different from any other, except that it is legal, and relatively cheap. The largest and oldest drug cartel in the world is the tobacco industry. Nicotine is an ideal drug because is it highly addictive and does not kill the addict for thirty to fifty years, insuring a faithful customer for years and years.
You simply cannot equate smoking and obesity
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 7 September 2005Deciding on Smoke-Free Dining
Alexandria Gazette Packet, Virginia, 8 September 2005Alexandria [Virginia] Restaurants Snuffing Smoking
Washington Post, Washington, DC, 25 August 2005"It means if people want to smoke, they'll have to leave," said Denise Yeager, who is spearheading the "Proud to Be Smoke Free" campaign for the Alexandria Health Department.
Yeager said the statewide campaign reflects an awareness that secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States and is responsible for the deaths of 53,000 non-smokers every year, about 1,700 of those in Virginia.
"We feel this will definitely benefit not only the patrons who go to a restaurant for a great-tasting meal but also for the employees who won't have to be around secondhand smoke," she said.
Under the state constitution, local jurisdictions are prohibited from passing laws that are more restrictive than state law. That is why Alexandria's smoking ban is voluntary.
"The main thing is that having a non-smoking restaurant is better for our customers' health," manager Yuping Wu said. "We don't want to cook unhealthy food for the customers," he said. "And we don't want to provide an unpleasant environment. It's the same thing."Smoking snuffed out at several restaurants
WAVY-10, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 12 August 2005Bar smoke divides local smokers
Potomac News, Prince William County, Virginia, 10 July 2005Smoking should be taxed; it hurts folks
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia 4 July 2005
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WEST
VIRGINIA
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Mercer County Smoking Ban Kicks In October 1
WTRF-7, Wheeling, West Virginia, 30 September 2005New indoor clean air regs begin this weekend
The Parkersburg News, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 28 September 2005The Air We Breathe
WTAP, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 28 September 2005Most Businesses Comply With Smoking Regulation
The Intelligencer/Wheeling News Register, Wheeling, West Virginia, 24 August 2005Smoke Free Or Smoking Room
WTAP, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 11 September 2005New clean indoor air regulations go into effect Oct 1
The Parkersburg News, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 9 September 2005Runoff woes addressed at meeting [SCROLL DOWN TO EIGHTH PARAGRAPH]
The Parkersburg News, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 8 September 2005Ye Olde Alpha Under New Management
The Intelligencer/Wheeling News Register, Wheeling, West Virginia, 22 August 2005...the new owners said they will enforce the smoking ban at the Alpha "without question."
Smoking ban passes
The Daily Telegraph, Bluefield, West Virginia, 19 August 2005Smokers Forced Outside in Mercer County
WTRF-7, Wheeling, West Virginia, 17 August 2005Smoke is finally clearing over area
Herald Dispatch, Huntington, West Virginia, 14 August 2005Rights? Public intolerance mandates the need to prohibit smoking...
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Bluefield, West Virginia, 27 July 2005When certain behaviors by individuals or groups adversely affect the safety and/or well being of the others, society enacts laws, rules, and regulations into place to regulate those harmful behaviors in order to protect the RIGHTS of the people.... The issue of regulating places of smoking is result of a growing and increased awareness of the health hazards and the harm that the practice causes to those exposed to the smoke.
The fact that some people seem to think so much for the RIGHT of smokers to blow toxic smoke all over and around anyone and everyone they encounter, is only a result of a history of public tolerance for the practice of smoking.
What if it was ever perceived that tobacco chewers have a RIGHT to spit snuff where ever they wanted, just as some people think smokers have the RIGHT to expel their smoke and ash likewise? Is it the chewer's RIGHT to spit tobacco on the floors and counters of stores restaurants, spit on the tables, and spit all over any people near them, their clothing, hair, even faces?Clean air regs pass
Parkersburg News, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 27 July 2005County smoking declines
The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, West Virginia, 22 July 2005Smoking ban nears
The Daily Telegraph, Bluefield, West Virginia, 20 July 2005New indoor clean air regs proposed
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 14 July 2005
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