Raise the cost of smoking (The Burlington Free Press)
Published: Friday, January 19, 2007 In her own way, Deborah Hunton of Huntington nailed the answer to the state's smoking problem.
Source: www.burlingtonfreepress.com

Smoking bans may get Bears timeout (Chicago Tribune)
Bars seek reprieve for Sunday's game Did local officials seriously think Bears fans could quit smoking in public NOW–while watching Robbie Gould line up for a 49-yard field goal and Rex Grossman throw deep off his back foot into double coverage?
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Manitoba government gets OK to light up a fight over province's smoking ban (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)
WINNIPEG (CP) - The battle over Manitoba's anti-smoking law is heading to the province's highest court, where it is likely to turn into a debate over whether provincial laws apply on Indian reserves.
Source: ca.news.yahoo.com

Court rekindles smoking issue (Oldham Era)
Just 15 days before smoke was scheduled to clear from Oldham County restaurants, officials voted to delay the beginning of a county-wide smoking ban by three months.
Source: www.oldhamera.com

Bill would ban smoking in cars carrying children (The Star-Ledger)
A bill to prohibit smoking in a car in which a minor is present will be introduced in the state Senate next week.
Source: www.nj.com

Smoking ban inspires woman to quit (The Herald News)
In coordination with the Will County Health Department's Smoke-Free Joliet Coalition, both Silver Cross Hospital and Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center will become tobacco-free campuses.
Source: www.suburbanchicagonews.com

Smoking bans may get Bears timeout (Chicago Tribune)
Bars seek reprieve for Sunday's game Did local officials seriously think Bears fans could quit smoking in public NOW–while watching Robbie Gould line up for a 49-yard field goal and Rex Grossman throw deep off his back foot into double coverage?
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Bill would ban smoking in cars carrying children (The Star-Ledger)
A bill to prohibit smoking in a car in which a minor is present will be introduced in the state Senate next week.
Source: www.nj.com

Reserve windfall for anti-smoking initiatives and health care (The Burlington Free Press)
MONTPELIER — Attorney General William Sorrell said Wednesday that a $150 million "windfall" Vermont will receive from tobacco companies over 10 years should be used to fight smoking and pay for health care — and nothing else.
Source: www.burlingtonfreepress.com

Folks fuming over smoking shelters (Simcoe.com)
The smoke likely won't clear for some time yet over the fact casinos and other gaming facilities across Ontario have been given the green light to construct smoking shelters outside their facilities.
Source: www.simcoe.com