News: Bush's campaign made his wife resume smoking

Newsletter 2004, Issue #3

HEADLINES

Smoking bans on private clubs advance ...
Burlington Press Tue Nov 9 05:47:00 EST 2004
City councils in Burlington and Winooski appear poised to extend smoking bans to private clubs. Burlington's Ordinance Committee is likely to endorse the private club smoking ban and forward it to the full Burlington City Council for consideration, said....Read Full article

Kids and smoking ...
Daily Press Tue Nov 9 05:41:00 EST 2004

From what many would consider an unlikely source comes a campaign to get kids to stop smoking or not to begin at all. Philip Morris USA, the tobacco giant, has a Youth Smoking Prevention department. You'll find out about it in the small print of two of their booklets for parents in their Raising Kids Who Don't Smoke effort.Here are some of the sobering facts from the first volume:.....Read Full article

Hospital smoking rooms to close ...
BBC Tue Nov 9 02:31:00 EST 2004

Guernsey's Health Department is aiming to phase out patient smoking rooms over the next two years. The plan forms part of the department's policy to provide a smoke-free environment for.....Read Full article

Bush's campaign made his wife resume smoking ...
NewIndPress Mon Nov 8 23:43:00 EST 2004

NEW YORK: George W. Bush election campaign got his wife Laura so stressed out that she, who had quit smoking went back to her chain-smoking ways. "Absolutely no one was allowed to see her smoking. At events where she appeared, there had to be a room off to the side where she could close the door and chain-smoke before and after......
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Awarded Best of Blue National Awards ...
PR Newswire Mon Nov 8 20:04:00 EST 2004

To make sure no child is left behind, schools are required to test frequently until all students pass and understand the concepts. Class time is used to practice taking tests. During this time, students could be learning new......Read Full article

Our Views: Anti-smoking drive working ...
The Olympian Tue Nov 9 10:02:00 EST 2004

The decline in smoking will save $1.4 billion in future medical costs, state officials said, and will prevent 38,000 early tobacco-related deaths. It's not surprising that Gov. Gary Locke and Health Department Director Mary Selecky are trumpeting the results.
"We have successfully reduced smoking rates in Washington, so people can live longer, healthier lives," Locke said. "Everyone benefits from........Read Full article

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