Editorial: Start at home to change smoking laws Feb 5, 2008
According to Project SmokeLess's Web site, the group's mission is "to reduce smoking and improve the health of Penn State Students. The group works to achieve this by increasing awareness about the harmful side effects of tobacco smoke pollution and by increasing student advocacy for smoke-free environments.". If these students are really adamant about making bars and restaurants in State College completely smoke-free, they should forget about Harrisburg for now and go directly to the source:... (Daily Collegian, PA)
Around the towns May 20, 2007
The county commissioners have proclaimed May to be Protect Our Children from Tobacco Smoke Pollution Month. Anytime anyone is exposed to secondhand smoke, they are receiving the same negative impact of anyone who smokes, Margaret Harbaugh, a member of the county Cancer/Tobacco Partnership, said. (Scranton Times, PA)
Onorato vows to veto smoking ban Sep 29, 2006
And, "it would be a travesty for you to veto an ordinance that protects 99 percent of workers in Allegheny County from tobacco smoke pollution just because the state Legislature exempts one workplace in the county," he said. "We need to be cognizant also of the business part of it," Mr. Fitzgerald said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Letter: Clean air a commodity that everyone deserves Aug 22, 2006
How many more facts, figures, statistics and deaths does our society need in order to believe the truth that tobacco smoke pollution is a serious health hazard. This summer, U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona released a report entitled "The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke." It contained the following five major conclusions. (The Daily Lobo, NM)
