July 29, 2005
Issue #339
"I long for the day when it will be possible to govern
men by leaving them alone." - Arthur Miller
Showers 'may damage your brain.' Traces of magnesium found in household water could be sufficient to cause permanent brain damage to those who take a regular shower, according to a report published in the US journal Medical Hypotheses.
Secondhand smoke. The majority of the
chemicals tested for and found in the subjects are toxic to animals but have
no documented health effects on humans.
WHERE THERE'S SMOKE... there's a
technology that can deal with it and also banish other disagreeable odours,
says the developer of Medi-Aire.
Wood Smoke Update. Burning Issues Wood
Smoke Fact Sheets. List of Wood Smoke
Emissions.
Soaking in Chemical Stews. By David
Hogberg. Who can doubt there ought to be a law when the MSM shills for
environmentalist scaremongers?
Genes linked to spread of breast cancer
discovered. The set of genes not only reveals where the cancer will
spread, but also how virulent it is likely to be.
Smoking In Cars:
NJ: Proposes Banning Smoking While
Driving.
NJ: A proposed bill in N.J. could ban
smoking.
NJ: Democrat Priorities “Up In
Smoke”: Out of Touch with Issues.
Read more articles about car bans around the
country.
Wisconsin Starts To Listen To The
Public:
WI: Says Sellers, Not Individuals,
Should be Responsible for Collecting and Paying Taxes. Agency told to
stop seeking back taxes on online cigarette sales.
WI: Cigarette tax just the start, some
say. But state denies it would seek to collect taxes from other products
bought over the Internet.
WI: Capitol Watch: State contrary,
rejects cigarette tax hike.
WI: Council Members Who Supported Ban Now
Changing Their Minds.
Wisconsin Smokers A public yahoo group
for anyone who wants to talk about the Wisconsin ban situation.
We Are Everyday People:
Challenging Dogma (Post #2): Anyone Who
Disagrees With the Anti-Smoking Movement is Affiliated with the Tobacco
Industry. Read More By Michael
Siegel.
Girl wins fight to sell lemonade. Ana
told me, ‘I cannot believe one person can make such a difference.'
Houses of Worship are the Next Target for
Extremist Anti-Tobacco Groups. By Garnet Dawn. If we are not both
alerted and alarmed by this concept which is being promoted by our major
charities and government agencies, what will gain our
attention?
Heinrich Villiger – in love with cigars.
By James Leavey. “Sometime in the near future, perhaps in ten years'
time, there will be more important things for the word's governments to
concentrate on, such as feeding the millions of people who are starving every
day. Compared to those major problems, bans on smoking, fast food and alcohol
will seem very minor.”
From The Mailbag:
AK: Online cigarette buyers must pay up,
state says.
AL: Jail Riot Over Cigarette.
"That's against our rules," the jailer said of smoke breaks after
dark.
CA: Outrageous Lies That Remain
Unchallenged.
CA: Insured Who Told Agent She Had
Smoked, but Wrote Otherwise on Application, Did Not Conceal Fact.
CA: California Bans Smoking Behind Bars.
IL: Smoking law no longer a sure
thing. Governor now 'grappling' with bill staff said he'd
sign.
IL: Sycamore snuffs out idea to ban
smoking in restaurants, bars.
IL: Smoking ban would 'devastate'
hospitality industry.
KS: Bar owner challenges ban.
Lawsuit seeks injunction against city smoking ban.
KY: Advocates of smoking bans lack
sensible solutions.
ME: State appeals Tobacco Delivery Law
ruling.
MI: Detroit council bans workplace
smoking.
MI: Lawsuit challenges workplace smoking
ban.
MN: Impact of smoking bans under
scrutiny.
MN: Hennepin rethinks smoking ban.
NC: House Democrats Working Through
Proposed Cigarette Tax.
NC: New! North Carolina Smokers
Rights group to discuss all NC tobacco issues.
ND: Law enforcers staying mum about new
smoking law.
NY: Seneca-owned pharmacy targets online
business.
NY: Almost no margin for error as Giambra
juggles tobacco cash.
NY: Cayuga County Update. The smoke
hasn't cleared.
OH: Newark. Proposed smoking ban:
Politics or public health?
TN: Gov. Bredesen Vetoes Tobacco
Legislation. Cites Legal Risks Related To Tobacco Payments.
WA: Ken Schram Commentary:
Indoor Smoking Bans Are A Real Drag.
WV: Wheeling Vote. "What is the
price of liberty? If we start saying people can't vote because of the cost
then what's the point of having government?" said attorney Paul
Harris.
WV: Free Markets Go Up in
Smoke.
WY: Laramie council sticks with smoking ban.
Canada: $10-billion 'wake-up' for tobacco
companies.
Canada: Should Quebec march to Ontario’s
beat?
Iran: Hubble bubble trouble over as Iran
lifts smoking ban.
New Zealand: 'Smoking ban cost me
$80,000.'
New Zealand: Publican says law forced
people to set up illegal bars.
Spain: Bans smoking in countryside to
curb fire risk.
Sweden: Swedish answer to cancer.
By Waldemar Ingdahl. Scots and Europeans deserve to get the option by
lifting the ban.
Swiss Railways: A prominent businessman
has put forward a plan to bypass a decision by the Swiss Federal Railways to
ban smoking on all trains as of December.
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