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Proposition 23: Backers were outspent, out-organized (UPDATED)

2010-11-03 04:33:13

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American Lung Association's luncheon inspires guests to 'Breathe Free'

2013-05-22 08:52:20

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...

Ten years after the smoke cleared

2013-05-20 07:54:02

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...

ND air quality receives 'A' grade

2013-05-19 06:34:02

The 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...

Phila. smokers and drinkers get ready for (tax) hit

2013-05-19 06:54:02

The 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...

Council faced recall and repeal vote

2013-05-19 07:14:02

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...

Pueblo led way going smokeless

2013-05-19 07:24:03

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...

Council broadened smoking ban in a flash

2013-05-19 07:24:03

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...

Soddy-Daisy senior who couldn't read headed to college honors program

2013-05-17 02:54:03

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...

BRIEF: Health notes: Duluth's public-housing high-rises earn kudos for going smoke-free

2013-05-16 08:34:02

Duluth'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...

BRIEF: York Better Breathers Club meets Thursday

2013-05-13 09:34:02

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...

Hildreth Marie Venegas

2013-05-10 21:13:00

�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...

Larry Sims, left, Juliane Schmitt, Steve Roth and Heather Hurley at the 2011 "Delray Bash." This year's event will take place on Oct. 6 at Old School Square located in downtown Delray Beach.

2012-10-01 00:00:00

In an effort to bring awareness to the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) community about the dangers of tobacco use and secondhand smoke, 25 volunteers recently cleaned up cigarette butts.

2012-07-31 09:44:00

Susan Maurer, left, Kathy Molinet and Dr. Marietta Glazer at the American Lung Association's annual "Inspire Life, Breathe Free Luncheon & Fashion Show," which took place at Bonefish Grill Fort Lauderdale and raised more than $24,000.

2012-07-02 08:29:00