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April 4, 2012
Bad news for cig smoking Twins fans: You can no longer smoke at Target Field
We all know there are fewer and fewer places where smokers can light up these days, including anywhere indoors other than a private dwelling or tobacco store.Now, the Minnesota Twins are taking the smoking crackdown to the next level. Fox 9 reports that before Monday's home opener, the designed smok ... More >>
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March 23, 2012
Erin Brockovich investigating Fridley's elevated cancer rates
Erin Brockovich's investigative team is looking into Fridley's elevated cancer rates.Two months ago, concerns about the cause of Fridley's elevated cancer rates motivated residents to create a "Fridley Cancer Cluster" Facebook group. More than 440 members have used the page to share anecdotes abo ... More >>
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February 29, 2012
History suggests increasing Minnesota cigarette tax won't be as lucrative for state as some think
In a commentary published in the Star Tribune today, economist Patrick Fleenor of Fiscal Economics Inc. makes a persuasive case that the state stands to gain less than lawmakers think from a GOP-proposed cigarette tax hike.Minnesota's cigarette tax is currently near the national average, but the ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
American Lung Association: Minnesota should do more to prevent smoking
The ALA Minnesota would like to see more anti-smokinng advertising and higher cigarette taxes.The American Lung Association thinks Minnesota should do more to counteract tobacco use.In its annual report, the ALA gives the state an "F" grade in the area of spending on tobacco prevention and contro ... More >>
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November 15, 2011
Mayo Clinic study credits smoking bans for dramatic decrease in heart attacks
Smooth.If you live in Olmstead County, you're now about half as likely to die of a heart attack than you were ten years ago. That's according to a new paper out of the Mayo Clinic. So what are our southern neighbors doing that's so heart healthy? Researchers at Mayo think it's because they can' ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
U of M group wants a smoke-free campus. Do you?
Harrison Salisbury: The original smoking advocate at the University of Minnesota. A University of Minnesota student group is trying to push the anti-tobacco agenda a step further and ban all smoking across campus by 2013. The Student Health Advisory Committee sent a letter to newbie college pres ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
Minnesotans support taxing smokers to close budget gap
More than half the survey respondents would support increased cigarette prices.If the stress from thinking about Minnesota's budget deficit makes you think about lighting up a smoke, think again. Nearly 60 percent of Minnesotans would support increasing cigarette state taxes on tobacco to help so ... More >>
Blogs
March 31, 2011
Hennepin County explains the smoking ban
Hennepin County's smoking ban: Does it go too far? Take the poll below.We mentioned the other day that Hennepin County Commissioners have now passed a far-reaching ban on smoking in and on all country property. The new rule builds on previous policies that banned smoking in, and within 45 fee ... More >>
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March 30, 2011
Hennepin County bans smoking everywhere, even its cars
Not as popular as it used to be.Smokers aren't going to be welcome anywhere on Hennepin County property, including in county-owned vehicles, after commissioners approved a smoking ban by a 6-1 margin yesterday. The goal of the measure is to just clear the air uniformly for all county proper ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2011
Minnesota smokers now just 16.1 percent of population
Smoking: We're doing less of it than ever.The percentage of adults in Minnesota who smoke cigarettes has dropped to its lowest level in 11 years, and heavy smokers are consuming fewer and fewer cigarettes. But a report out today suggests that folks are finding new ways to feed their habit: ... More >>
Blogs
January 25, 2011
Tom Hackbarth files bill to bring back smoking in bars
Rex RoofReturn of the smoky bar?Smokers haven't been able to light up in Minnesota bars since 2007, but a group of state representatives want to bring us back to those heady days of barside cigarettes. A bill filed today would allow smoking in bars, provided the bars install a ventilation system ... More >>
Blogs
December 28, 2010
Minnesota class action lawsuit against Philip Morris reinstated
mynamemattersnotMarlboro Lights: The target of the lawsuit.A controversial class-action lawsuit filed against a behemoth of Big Tobacco, the maker of Marlboro Lights cigarettes, has been reinstated by the Minnesota Court of Appeals. The lawsuit was thrown out in 2009. It called out Altria an ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2010
Twin Cities smokers' numbers drop by half since 1980
Not as much fun as it used to be.The number of Minnesota adults who smoke cigarettes has dropped by about half since 1980, according to new numbers presented recently to an American Heart Association gathering. The findings are emblematic of a larger trend. Like Americans in general, most Mi ... More >>
Blogs
September 15, 2010
American Lung Association prefers $20-a-pack cigarettes
Photo: SuperFantasticThe health and economic costs to Minnesota from smoking are pegged at $5 billion a year.Minnesota smokers might wince every time they put down an average $5.53 for a pack of cigarettes, but the American Lung Association says that's a bargain. If you tally up all the cost ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2010
Smoking ban isn't hurting TC business, study shows
Gross. The argument that the smoking bans enacted in Minneapolis in 2005 and St. Paul in 2006 would hurt local bars and restaurants is being refuted by a recent study, which shows that the number of employees working at food and drink establishments has remained the same or even risen since the l ... More >>
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January 6, 2010
Happy Hour
Gross. The argument that the smoking bans enacted in Minneapolis in 2005 and St. Paul in 2006 would hurt local bars and restaurants is being refuted by a recent study, which shows that the number of employees working at food and drink establishments has remained the same or even risen since the l ... More >>
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December 31, 2008
Vegas Lounge Karaoke
Gross. The argument that the smoking bans enacted in Minneapolis in 2005 and St. Paul in 2006 would hurt local bars and restaurants is being refuted by a recent study, which shows that the number of employees working at food and drink establishments has remained the same or even risen since the l ... More >>
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September 3, 2008
GZA
Gross. The argument that the smoking bans enacted in Minneapolis in 2005 and St. Paul in 2006 would hurt local bars and restaurants is being refuted by a recent study, which shows that the number of employees working at food and drink establishments has remained the same or even risen since the l ... More >>
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June 11, 2008
David Sedaris
Gross. The argument that the smoking bans enacted in Minneapolis in 2005 and St. Paul in 2006 would hurt local bars and restaurants is being refuted by a recent study, which shows that the number of employees working at food and drink establishments has remained the same or even risen since the l ... More >>
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June 11, 2008
David Sedaris
Gross. The argument that the smoking bans enacted in Minneapolis in 2005 and St. Paul in 2006 would hurt local bars and restaurants is being refuted by a recent study, which shows that the number of employees working at food and drink establishments has remained the same or even risen since the l ... More >>
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January 16, 2008
Blonde on Blonde
Gross. The argument that the smoking bans enacted in Minneapolis in 2005 and St. Paul in 2006 would hurt local bars and restaurants is being refuted by a recent study, which shows that the number of employees working at food and drink establishments has remained the same or even risen since the l ... More >>
Books
June 6, 2001
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
A longtime antismoking advocate just says no to billboards
Restaurants
December 20, 2000
The Story of the Place
A longtime antismoking advocate just says no to billboards
Restaurants
October 25, 1995
Mississippi Masala
A longtime antismoking advocate just says no to billboards

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