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Would You Support a Public Smoking Ban in Sedalia? [POLL]

Doug — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:10:19 +0000

The Sedalia City Council is looking at drafting an ordinance that would ban smoking in public places. There are already numerous cities that have drafted similar ordinances that ban smoking in public places, including restaurants and bars across our country and in Missouri. Sedalia already has banned smoking at State Fair Community College and Bothwell Regional Health Center and its affiliates, city owned property also has restrictions that have been put in place. Many businesses have made the decision on their own to prohibit smoking inside the restaurant or business.

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New Research Reveals Egg Yolk Is As Unhealthy as Cigarettes

Mike Adams — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:26:08 +0000

Just short of playing Russian roulette at the breakfast table, the consensus seems to be that we are all doomed without a doubt, as the latest chapter of the great American death machine has just revealed that eating egg yolk may be just as bad as smoking cigarettes.

So what in the name of Joe Camel is going on here?

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People Are Buying Fewer Cigarettes — But More Pipes and Cigars

Shauna Wright — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:11:53 +0000

While statistics seem to show the number of cigarette smokers has been shrinking in recent years, don’t celebrate just yet — because while people may be smoking fewer cigarettes, a growing number have become pipe and cigar aficionados.

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Add Cigarette Butts to the Amazingly Long List of Items That Can Be Recycled

Shauna Wright — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:05:46 +0000

Discarded cigarette butts may seem disgusting, but they’re actually worth cash — they’re now being recycled into things like plastic pallets, guitar picks and even jewelry.

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California Mulls a $1 Tax on Cigarettes — Do You Support the Idea? [VIDEO]

Carl Pettit — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:21:02 +0000

Some people really like to smoke, while most who do are simply addicted to nicotine and can’t stop. And then there are those who hate cigarettes, smokers, smoke and the smell that comes with smoking, not to mention the enormous health problems and financial costs associated with this vice.

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