MPAAT Celebrates Five Years of Helping Minnesotans Quit Smoking (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
This month, the Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its QUITPLAN services. To date, QUITPLAN services have helped 7,803 Minnesotans quit smoking and saved Minnesotans more than $24.3 million in health care costs.
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'Smoking' satirical paean to lobbyists (The Wichita Eagle)
Aaron Eckhart is perfect as the slick, smooth manipulator called the Sultan of Spin who lobbies for Big Tobacco in "Thank You for Smoking." He manages to gleefully tap-dance around each new regulation while glossing over public vilification.
Source: www.philly.com

Looking to kick the habit? (The Current Online)
With the "truth" commercials and the long-winded debates about smoking, most people are aware of the reasons to stop smoking. Quitting is not easy, though; many smokers who have attempted to quit in the past start smoking again for a variety of reasons. Smokers on the UM-St.
Source: www.thecurrentonline.com

San Mateo County extends smoking ban (San Jose Mercury News)
Despite strong opposition from the California Apartment Association's Tri-County Division, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors today approved two ordinances that will ban smoking near county buildings and in the common areas of apartment facilities.
Source: www.twincities.com

Shelbyville adopts smoking ban (The Indianapolis Star)
Shelbyville is the latest Central Indiana city to adopt a smoking ban ordinance.
Source: www.indystar.com

Hey, Dems: If you want to win, stop the Bush-bashing and stand for something (Jewish World Review)
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | The November elections will soon be upon us. Democrats believe they can win a majority in both Houses of Congress, and I agree. But victory will not be won by Bush-bashing. It will be won if we rally the country to support the core issues of the Democratic party.
Source: www.jewishworldreview.com

The Take in South Jersey | Getting into the smoke-ban habit (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
When the smoke clears, one can see that Chris Fifis and Tom Budd have more in common than first impressions indicate. Yes, the two restaurant proprietors have found themselves on different sides of the public debate over the ban on smoking in most public places that took effect yesterday.
Source: www.twincities.com

Looking to kick the habit? (The Current Online)
With the "truth" commercials and the long-winded debates about smoking, most people are aware of the reasons to stop smoking. Quitting is not easy, though; many smokers who have attempted to quit in the past start smoking again for a variety of reasons. Smokers on the UM-St.
Source: www.thecurrentonline.com

Easiest way to quit is never start (Galesburg Register-Mail)
I recently wrote an in-depth package of stories about smoking. Although I was never a smoker, I can attest from personal experience it is hard to quit.
Source: www.register-mail.com