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Grow it if you got it
Of The Associated PressLindsay Pasley is an eager young man in what used to be an older man's game -- tobacco farming. He recently took 20 tons of his early prepared leaf to Clay's Tobacco Warehouse in Mount Sterling, due east of Lexington in the Appalachian foothills, where...Tags: Reynolds American Incorporated, Sales, United Nations, Altria Group, Auction Service
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Berlin Proposes Creating Cemetery Committee; Project Funding Blocked
Berlin's oldest cemeteries are dying. Bristol considers banning smoking on public streets. And a federal agency blocks grants to the anti-poverty human resources agency, citing conflict-of-interest concerns. BERLIN ΔBerlin Sets Hearing On...Tags: New Britain, Embezzlement, Poverty, Public Officials, Public Employees
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Robson asks Doyle to include smoking ban in budget
Sen. Judy Robson is asking Gov. Jim Doyle to include a statewide smoking ban in his budget next year. The Beloit Democrat says the measure should be included in the budget because of an urgent need to protect citizens from second-hand smoke and to...Tags: Civil Laws, Budgets and Budgeting, Laws
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U.S. Tobacco Farmers Increasing Production
Associated PressLindsay Pasley is an eager young man in what used to be an older man's game — tobacco farming. He recently took 20 tons of his early prepared leaf to Clay's Tobacco Warehouse in Mount Sterling, due east of Lexington in the Appalachian foothills,...Tags: Reynolds American Incorporated, Holidays, Sales, United Nations, Altria Group
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U.S. cancer rate declines for the first time
For the first time since the government began compiling records, the rate of cancer has begun to decline, marking a tipping point in the fight against the second leading cause of death among Americans. Researchers already knew that the number of cancer...Tags: Demographics, Cancer, Government Health Care, Breast Cancer, Health Treatments
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10 years after massive settlement threatened Big Tobacco, US farmers, companies doing fine
Associated Press WritersMOUNT STERLING, Kentucky (AP) _ Lindsay Pasley is an eager young man in what used to be an older man's game — tobacco farming. He recently took 20 tons of his early prepared leaf to Clay's Tobacco Warehouse in the Appalachian foothills, where he...Tags: Reynolds American Incorporated, Holidays, Sales, United Nations, Altria Group
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Clearing the air around hospitals
Darryl Melvin likes to smoke a cigarette on the sidewalk in front of Mercy Medical Center after he sees his cardiologist - an appointment he keeps every three months.
"It eases my nerves," Melvin, 45, said yesterday as he enjoyed his smoke amid butts...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, National Government, Sheila Dixon, Government, Transportation
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Navy hospital in Portsmouth bans smoking
Smoking is now off-limits in most areas at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center. A smoking ban announced in June went into effect Thursday. The Navy says 15 smoking areas on the base have been eliminated since June. Only two will remain to accommodate...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Civil Laws, Armed Forces, Laws
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CIGNA, Aetna To Ban Workplace Smoking Completely
The last workplace refuges for smokers are disappearing as a growing number of employers in Connecticut and around the nation adopt the toughest ban yet — no puffing anywhere on company property. Not outdoors, not even in parking areas. CIGNA...Tags: Government Health Care, Aetna Incorporated, Private Health Care, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Cigna Corporation
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Pennsylvania is high roller in gaming profits
Of The Morning CallONE-MONTH PERIOD Las Vegas slot machine revenues are down 12 percent, Atlantic City's have taken a 19-percent nose-dive since last year, and even the shore town's glitziest casino, the Borgata, laid off 400 workers last week. Any notion that the...Tags: Election Day, Gaming and Lotteries, Wachovia Corp., Casino and Gambling, Las Vegas
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Atlantic City: Smoke 'em if you got 'em
Of The Associated Press| After a month of fresh air inside Atlantic City's 11 casinos, gamblers will be allowed to light up again. A temporary smoking ban expired at 12:01 a.m. today and smoking will be permitted for at least the next year. Gladys Bryan of Philadelphia can'...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Civil Laws, Casino and Gambling, Tourism and Leisure, Laws
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Bristol Considers Smoking Ban On Public Streets
The Hartford CourantBristol smokers, take note: Soon, public streets might be off-limits, too. City officials could declare tiny Newell Road a no-smoking zone, possibly the first smoking ban on a public road anywhere in the state. If the anti-smoking strategy passes...Tags: Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Cigna Corporation, Transportation, Armed Forces, Laws
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