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Smoking ban looks dead for this year - Wausau Daily Herald

News | www.wausaudailyherald.com | Mar 13, 2008

Local, Sports, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Business headlines, weather, opinion, births and obituaries from The Daily Herald Newspaper. Featuring national and world news from USA TODAY & AP Wire.

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Smoking ban Q&A - DesMoinesRegister.com

News | www.desmoinesregister.com | Mar 13, 2008

Q: Do smoking bans lead to a decline of business in restaurants and bars? A: Much evidence out there suggests no, although that may depend on a given business's individual circumstances.

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Compromise is reached on Kingston smoking ban - Kingston Daily Freeman

News | www.dailyfreeman.com | Mar 13, 2008

KINGSTON - City lawmakers have worked out a compromise smoking ban that would apply to municipal building grounds and park facilities.

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Statewide Smoking Ban Snuffed Out in Legislature - WBAY

News | www.wbay.com | Mar 13, 2008

Hopes for a statewide smoking ban are once again on hold. The Assembly ended its session Wednesday without giving the bill a vote, which means the debate is likely over until 2009.

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Nonprofit hurt by smoking ban - United Press International

News | www.upi.com | Mar 11, 2008

A team in costume with a decorated shopping cart waits for the start of the 2008 DC Idiotarod, in Washington on March 8, 2008. The annual race, based on Alaskan dog sled racing, raises money for charity, Miriam's Kitchen, a DC-based charity that supports chronically homeless men and women.

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WVU Faculty Senate reverses decision, endorses smoking ban - Daily Mail - Charleston

News | www.dailymail.com | Mar 11, 2008

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Members of West Virginia University's Faculty Senate have changed their minds about whether to support an indoor smoking ban in Monongalia County workplaces. The group voted against endorsing the county ordinance in February, but reversed that decision Monday.

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