House Bill 2163 makes Oregon the ninth state to limit cigarette sales to fire-safe cigarettes. Fire-safe cigarette requirement becomes law. Similar legislation had been blocked in past years by cigarette makers, so supporters such as State Fire Marshal Nancy Orr greeted the new law with smiles. Kulongoski and others credited retired firefighters Tim Birr and Tom Whelan with getting the legislation passed, noting that they had pushed for it for years. Nickname (Don't Have a Nickname? Sign...

Despite a two-year decline in the amount of money tobacco makers spend on marketing and advertising, the American Medical Association says too much is still spent on promoting cigarettes and other forms of smoking. But anti-smoking advocates said promotional spending was still double the amount spent in 1998, the year the tobacco firms entered into a landmark multi-state settlement, the Associated Press reported. Spending on marketing and advertising among the five largest US tobacco firms...

It will apply not only to cigarette smoking, but also to pipes and cigars as well as smokeless tobacco use. At yesterday's announcement, administrators said hospitals across the county will impose the ban by November 15th. Memphis-area hospitals to ban tobacco use. A V-A spokeswoman says federal law requires veterans' hospitals to provide smoking shelters. It will prohibit smoking outside on the campuses of the hospitals. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or...

Had he gleaned the sparkle on plates of steel in White's George Washington Carver Hall campus laboratory, history also could have regarded him as an icon of the construction industry -- rather than an early grower of the multibillion-dollar crop the world now believes is a cause of cancer. The Daily Times - www.delmarvanow.com - Salisbury, Md. Had he gleaned the sparkle on plates of steel in White's George Washington Carver Hall campus laboratory, history also could have regarded him as an...

Bredesen outlined the $475 million plan, explaining the program would receive half its funding this year and the remainder being implemented as the state finances allow. The BEP 2.0 proposal would be funded by a 40-cent tobacco tax, eliminating the need for individual counties to raise property or sale taxes. The formula would be based on the county's amount of assessed property and sales tax revenue to determine ability to pay into the education program. Tracy said the county, who...