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Pocket Ash Tray Campaign Targets Butt Hazard
ABC Online, Australia
February 20, 2005
Smokers are being urged to start carrying "pocket ashtrays" to stash their cigarette butts. The small green containers will be available at supermarkets and bottle shops from today. John Dee, managing director for Planet Ark, says seven billion cigarette butts end up as litter each year.
Houston Restaurateur Argues for Citywide Smoking Ban
Lonestar Times, TX
February 20, 2005
Elouise Jones, owner of ‘Ouisie’s Table’ on San Felipe, points out that she has banned smoking in her own restaurant (which is her right) and then argues that the city should ban smoking entirely in restaurants.
Pols Eye Smoke-Free N.J. Statewide Ban Pushed for Businesses
Asbury Park Press, NJ
Frebruary 20, 2005
As cities and states bordering New Jersey approve smoking bans for businesses including bars and restaurants, anti-smoking advocates are rolling out a public campaign that paints the Garden State as the "ashtray of the Northeast".
More Jobs Smoking Out Tobacco Users
The Times Herald, MI
February 20, 2005
Hollie Willis doesn't smoke in her home or car and understands why people don't want to be around secondhand smoke. But Willis, 26, of Port Huron doesn't understand why some companies aren't allowing smokers to work at all. "I feel that what you do in your personal time is not your company's business," she said while smoking at the Huron Athletic Club in Port Huron on Tuesday night.
Man Seeks Ban on Smoking in Eateries
The Daily Times, TN
February 20, 2005
Douglas Benton, a 51-year-old real estate agent, is in the process of forming a local organization to advocate for nonsmokers' rights. Since he started his No S.I.R. (no smoking in restaurants) campaign earlier this month, he already has spoken to the Blount County Public Services and Intergovernmental committees as well as the full County Commission. He also aired his views on local talk radio.
Smoking Debate Lights Up Olympia
HeraldNet, WA
February 20, 2005
mokers and owners of establishments they frequent are primed for a duel with nonsmokers and workers of those same enterprises, or ones like them. The arena is the Legislature, where lawmakers will debate whether lighting up should be limited to walled-off corners of bars, bowling alleys and bingo halls, or banned completely.
S. Hadley Club Fights Butts Ban
The Republican, MA
February 20, 2005
The Polish-American Citizens Club (PACC) is strongly considering a lawsuit to force the Board of Health to rescind its November vote to ban smoking in private clubs because it has refused to back down, the club's manager said Thursday.
Ohio Looks to Recover Lost Cigarette Taxes
Vindy.com, OH
February 20, 2005
Ohio is trying to recoup thousands of tax dollars lost on Internet sales of cigarettes. Ohio has sent 25 letters to Ohioans asking for about $5,000 in taxes. An additional 1,000 letters will be sent. "We are trying to collect tax due," said Gary Gudmundson, spokesman for the Ohio Department to Taxation. "Some of these figures represent years' worth of purchases."
Proposal Would Raise Cigarette Tax $2.50 a Pack
The Olympian, WA
February 19, 2005
A Republican lawmaker wants to increase the state cigarette tax to $2.50 a pack. The proposal would deter thousands of younger people from taking up the smoking habit and raise an additional $300 million for health care, Rep. Rodney Tom of Medina said Friday.
Bill Postponed on Raising Age for Cigarettes
The Kentucky Post, KY
February 19, 2005
Jeremy Engel, a Bellevue doctor, who pushed a bill to raise the legal smoking age will have to wait until after the legislative session to see if lawmakers will consider the measure. House Health and Welfare chairman Tom Burch, D-Louisville, decided to postpone until at least this summer a hearing on House Bill 89, which would raise the legal age to purchase cigarettes in Kentucky from 18 to 21. Burch is also the bill's sponsor.
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