If states don't meet federal standards when it comes to merchants selling tobacco to minors, they lose federal anti-tobacco dollars. Let's see, if your anti-tobacco programs aren't working, we'll pull your funding until you make it work. According to federal law, in random checks, at least 80 percent of a state's merchants must refuse to sell tobacco products to minors. If the state cannot meet that level then it will lose federal money to help fund anti-tobacco programs. Regardless of...

By Arijit Ghosh and Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Bloomberg News Published: June 6, 2007 E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Text Size JAKARTA: Indonesia's 542 parliamentarians are dividing along new party lines: smokers versus nonsmokers. By Arijit Ghosh and Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Bloomberg News Published: June 6, 2007 E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Text Size JAKARTA: Indonesia's 542...

Tobacco use is the second leading cause of death in the world, killing half the people who smoke regularly. People who have never smoked die each year from diseases caused by breathing second-hand tobacco smoke. The Makin' It Happen Coalition is a joint effort among business and community organizations to promote positive behaviors to improve the health and well-being of youth, focusing on alcohol tobacco and other drug preventions. Of the 125 retail establishments checked, only two sold...

Published May 30, 2007 10:56 pm - To plant or not to plant? Today key deadline for farmers By Alan Mauldin THOMASVILLE As Russell Smith leans his arms across the tailgate of an old pickup truck, a brisk breeze kicks up clouds of dust in the dirt drive at his farm office. Published May 30, 2007 10:56 pm - To plant or not to plant? Today key deadline for farmers By Alan Mauldin THOMASVILLE As Russell Smith leans his arms across the tailgate of an old pickup truck, a brisk breeze kicks up...

Department of Agriculture said surveys since 1997 have shown annual decreases in the land used for farming in Horry and Brunswick counties. In recent years, and since a federally approved tobacco buyout in 2004, a number of area farmers have sold whole farms or portions for development, or diversified their crops to make continued farming profitable. Avery, which Shelley and his son, Cam, now use for small tasks, is a symbol of their family's roughly 60-year farming tradition. In its...