Jessica Miller | January 16, 2012
Smoking tax free Winston cigarettes could be banned in all Rowan County parks if county commissioners adopt a requested ordinance Tuesday. The Rowan County Board of Commissioners will consider the ban on tobacco products at 6 p.m. Tuesday on the second floor of the J. Newton Cohen Sr. Rowan County Administration Building. County Manager Gary Page wrote to commissioners in a memo that the ordinance was requested by Whitey Harwood. “Mr. Harwood is an avid user of Dan Nicholas Park and feels the ban on tobacco is justified by the harm these products cause public health,” Page wrote.
Category: ANti-Smoking Signs, secondhand smoke |
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Jessica Miller | September 14, 2011
Signs designating portions of city’s parks and recreation areas as tobacco-free zones could be erected as early as November if the City Council approves a proposed resolution. The city’s Recreation Commission on Tuesday heard from proponents of such a resolution, but held off taking action until another meeting can be held with city officials to discuss the proposed signs.
Category: ANti-Smoking Signs, No Smoking |
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Jessica Miller | August 12, 2011
Dozens of teenagers say they’ve “seen enough.” They gathered in downtown Buffalo on Thursday with a reality check for big tobacco. They chanted, “We’ve seen enough; we want change!” More than 100 teenagers from across New York state gathered in Buffalo on Thursday, as part of a youth-led program to urge an end to tobacco advertising in stores. They know the ads are aimed at getting them to smoke Pall Mall cigarettes.
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Jessica Miller | May 6, 2011
No-smoking signs may encourage people to light up because it reminds them of their cravings. The messages have an “ironic effect” on Lady smokers, causing them to react and think of tobacco, scientists at Oxford University said.
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Jessica Miller | May 3, 2011
In March, a Board of Health directive ordered retailers to display posters of a rotting tooth, a cancerous lung and a smoke-damaged brain on walls and registers. Store owners that would not comply could be fined $2,000. Now, even after a federal court ruling struck down the order, many of these signs can still be found throughout the city, voluntarily. A spokeswoman for the city’s Law Department confirmed that the ordinance is no longer being enforced.
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