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American Lung Association's luncheon inspires guests to 'Breathe Free'
Edgar B. Bolton Jr., D.O., will receive the Lifetime Legacy Award for his commitment to lung health in the community at the eighth annual "Inspire Life, Breathe Free Luncheon." The event, benefiting the American Lung Association in Florida, takes place...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Lung Cancer, Health Organizations
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Ten years after the smoke cleared
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.Nobody really wants to go back to the bad old days of smoke-filled restaurants, bars and public events. ''Asking me if I wanted to sit in a 'no-smoking' section of a restaurant was like asking me if I wanted to swim in the 'no-peeing' part of a swimming...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Health Treatments, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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ND air quality receives 'A' grade
The Dickinson PressThe Peace Garden State continues to receive high marks for air quality, despite dust issues plaguing the western part of the state. "North Dakota is one of a handful of states that meet all clean air standards," Jim Semerad, North Dakota Department of...Tags: Standards, Air Pollution, Science and Technology, Environmental Pollution, Coal
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Phila. smokers and drinkers get ready for (tax) hit
The Philadelphia InquirerThe destitute Philadelphia schools are counting on Kevin Sosinavage, and others like him, to come to the rescue by continuing to do what they're doing: smoking and drinking. Sosinavage, 45, sat at the bar at SugarHouse Casino on Friday, sucking on a...Tags: Beverage Industry, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Asthma, Sales, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Council faced recall and repeal vote
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.The night City Council approved the smoking ban, Councilman Bob Schilling went home and broke the news to his wife, Sue. "I told her I'd become the swing vote on the smoking ban and that I'd voted for it," he said, and with a wry chuckle, added: "As a...Tags: Chiropractic, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Elections, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Pueblo led way going smokeless
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.Think of it this way: There are children as old as 10 in Pueblo today who have never smelled cigarette smoke in a restaurant or bowling alley or any other public place because Pueblo citizens had a political bar fight a decade ago that transformed the...Tags: Elections, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Steel City, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Council broadened smoking ban in a flash
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.Former Councilman Bill Sova recalled that a coalition of local health advocates -- the Pueblo City-County Health Department, American Lung Association, American Cancer Society -- approached council in 2002 about a ban on smoking in restaurants and...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, American Cancer Society, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Health and Medical Professionals
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Soddy-Daisy senior who couldn't read headed to college honors program
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.Mei Li Margaret Zuber will process through a high-school rite of passage on Saturday: Put on her cap and gown, line up with the 320 seniors in her class and receive her diploma from Soddy-Daisy High School. A few short years ago, such an...Tags: Teachers, Education, Students, Abusive Behavior, Teaching and Learning
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BRIEF: Health notes: Duluth's public-housing high-rises earn kudos for going smoke-free
Duluth News TribuneDuluth's public-housing high-rises earned a state nonprofit's plaudits for going smoke-free. The Duluth Housing and Redevelopment Authority and its executive director, Rick Ball, were presented with the Mission Leadership Award by the American Lung...Tags: Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning, Politics
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BRIEF: York Better Breathers Club meets Thursday
The York Dispatch, Pa.The York Better Breathers Club of the American Lung Association in Pennsylvania will host its free monthly meeting from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday at the Codorus Valley Corporate Center, 105 Leaders Heights Road in York. Deena Gross from the York... -
Hildreth Marie Venegas
Funeral service for Hildreth Marie Venegas, 93, of Sisseton was held on Friday, April 19, 2013, at 10 a.m. at the Tribal Community Center, Agency Village with the Rev. Charles Chan, the Rev. Vern Donnell, Deacon Vernon Cloud, and Senior Catechist John...
Tags: National Government, U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress
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South Florida, especially Broward, gets good grades for air quality
Take a deep breath, Broward County. The air quality in your backyard gets strong marks by American Lung Association standards. Palm Beach County did not do as well, but officials said their performance was still "pretty good." In its 2013 State of the...
Tags: Air Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando
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