Reds To Prohibit Smoking (The Louisville Channel)
The Cincinnati Reds will prohibit smoking at Great American Ball Park to comply with a statewide ban approved by voters last year. The team previously allowed smoking in seven designated areas on concourses and ramps.
Source: www.wlky.com
Jennifer Aniston quits smoking (AskMen)
Jennifer Aniston has quit smoking and caffeine as part of an extreme detox. The former 'Friends' star - who recently made a cameo appearance in Courteney Cox 's new series 'Dirt' - is purging herself of toxins in a bid to cleanse her system.
Source: www.askmen.com
Illinois bill would ban smoking with kids in car (The Pantagraph)
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois could join the short list of states that bar people from smoking in cars when children are present, under legislation introduced by Rep. Mike Boland.
Source: pantagraph.com
House panel hears 2 sides on smoking (Baltimore Sun)
Odds on passing statewide ban at restaurants appear better than in past years More than 100 people — from health advocates and restaurateurs to cigar shop owners, lobbyists, bartenders and even an illusionist — descended on Annapolis Wednesday to testify on a proposal to ban smoking in most Maryland restaurants and bars.
Source: www.baltimoresun.com
LIPPSTREU: Ban not sufficient to prevent smoking (Daily Nebraskan)
With the introduction of a proposed statewide smoking ban (LB395) this week, the Nebraska Unicameral is trying hard to act in the name of public safety by curbing the replete negativity of cigarette smoke on society. This isn't inherently a bad idea, but the bill accidentally insinuates the same simplistic, na've, accusing tone that has haunted the national anti-smoking cause for years and, …
Source: www.dailynebraskan.com
House Passes Smoking Ban For State Buildings (NBC 17 Raleigh)
RALEIGH, N.C. — The push to make Tobacco Road tobacco-free continues after the state House of Representatives approved a bill banning smoking in all state government buildings Wednesday afternoon.
Source: www.nbc17.com
Illinois bill would ban smoking with kids in car (The Pantagraph)
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois could join the short list of states that bar people from smoking in cars when children are present, under legislation introduced by Rep. Mike Boland.
Source: pantagraph.com
Judge Rules Greenville Smoking Ban Violates State Law (WSOC-TV 9 Charlotte)
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A judge in Greenville snuffed out the city's new indoor-smoking ban Thursday, ruling that South Carolina in 1996 passed a state law that expressly prevented local governments from creating their own rules on smoking.
Source: www.wsoctv.com
Religious groups unite in Alabama against smoking (NBC 15 Mobile)
Religious groups have joined with health care advocates to push legislation banning smoking in workplaces statewide.
Source: www.wpmi.com
