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Md. smoking ban exceptions are rare
The Associated PressAlmost six months after Maryland banned smoking in bars and restaurants, health officials have granted just three waivers to allow clubs hurt by the law to allow patrons to light up. Eleven establishments have applied for waivers, allowed under the state...Tags: Mad Men, Steve Thomas, Health Organizations, Civil Laws, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Recent Illinois Editorials
Childish lawmakers forced governor to make budget cuts. Lawmakers are playing games with the state budget sending the governor an excessively bloated budget without the revenue to support it, and then complaining about the cuts he had to make. Earlier...Tags: Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Argonne National Laboratory, Traffic, Electronics
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NYC smokers take a tax hike
Chicago Tribune correspondentNEW YORK — If you think it's expensive to visit New York City, it's become even pricier to light up here. The Big Apple now carries the nation's highest-priced cigarettes: $10 a pack, more than twice the nation's average price of $4.22. In...Tags: State Budgets, Civil Laws, Diseases, Laws, Addiction
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The Netherlands' smoking ban
In the Netherlands, "secondhand smoke" takes on a whole new meaning. The country is among the last in the European Union to impose a smoking ban in restaurants. Or rather, a cigarette ban. Make it a tobacco ban. Because while the smoking of...Tags: West Hollywood, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Civil Laws, Laws, Addiction
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2nd-act twist: allowing for onstage smoking
Chicago Tribune reporterA Chicago alderman proposed an exemption Wednesday to a city smoking ordinance that would allow actors to light up on stage, days after producers of the musical "Jersey Boys" had to cut smoking out of their show. "Other major cities are doing this that...Tags: Addiction, Constitutional Issues, John Marshall, Celebrity
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'We need to get out of the way'
Imagine Frankie Valli and the boys, standing on a Jersey street corner, smacking their Nicorette gum. It just wouldn't be the same. But the Jersey Boys have been forced to stub out their cigarettes onstage, thanks to Chicago's smoking ban. The only...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Civil Laws, Laws, Addiction, Celebrity
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Enforcing state's smoking ban
Contrary to the impression left by the Chicago Tribune's recent front-page article "Smoke ban often defied Downstate; Rural authorities say state's law is too ambiguous" (Page 1, June 30), I want your readers to know there is widespread support and...Tags: Heart Disease, Medicaid, Diseases, Rod Blagojevich, Addiction
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Legislature Passes Smoking Ban Bill
The state Senate has approved a compromise bill to outlaw smoking in most workplaces and public spaces in Pennsylvania. The Senate voted 41-9, sending the bill to Gov. Ed Rendell to be signed into law.
The bill was stalled for a year before the House...Tags: Addiction, Civil Laws, Laws
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Taking a stand against the smoking ban
I read that smokers and bar owners have been taking a stand against the smoking ban. I applaud them in their fight against oppression. When the government arbitrarily takes away the freedom of choice, it is up to the individual to fight back. A...Tags: Addiction, Hanover Park, Personal Weapon Control, Civil Laws, Interior Policy
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Around Chicago, compliance common
Across the Chicago area, bans on indoor smoking have had dramatic impacts. Whether through community laws in effect before the state ban, or through the Illinois law, the region has witnessed a nearly complete end to puffing inside restaurants, bars and...Tags: Chris Riley, Medicaid, Tinley Park, Civil Laws, Laws
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