In an age of convenience, people who were a part of the store's family believe convenience ultimately undid what they described as a staple of DeKalb. Collector's spot People who frequented the store - whether they worked there or bought goods and often stayed to talk - describe Ralph's as a unique business. Daily Chronicle Online . News . End of an Era Untitled Document Untitled Document Archives Contact Us Photo Gallery & Reprints Subscription Services The MidWeek Valley Free Press Daily...

Use or possession of any form of tobacco product will be prohibited anywhere on the campus. Finan will show educational videos, providing individual and group behavior therapy, and will develop additional programs for smokers and nonsmokers alike to promote wellness. This includes all work locations, grounds, parking lots, private vehicles on the center s property and all state-owned vehicles. As a health care system, it is our goal to provide our patients, visitors and staff with an...

Instead watch for Philip Morris to use its cigarette strength to boost distribution and display for other tobacco products. The merchandising plan gives participating store operators financial incentives to pass along discounts to consumers in exchange for prominent shelf space and signage. Cigarette consumption has been decreasing for more than 25 years and slipped about 2% between last year and 2005. Philip Morris USA's third quarter operating profit increased 2% despite a 1% decline in...

But faced with growing awareness about the power of nicotine addiction and that smoking kills more people than all other addictive drugs combined, New York officials have decided the state can no longer afford to ignore smoking. In July, New York will become the first state in the nation to ban smoking at all its chemical dependence prevention and treatment programs, including those that treat gambling addiction. An 11-year study conducted by Hurt and colleagues found that 51 percent of...

email this print this reprint or license this Posted on Wed, Nov. John Middleton inc. manufactures large, machine-made cigars in two local plants employing approximately 550 workers. It is eminently clear that Altria, seeking to exploit the exploding (no pun intended) cigar market as a hedge against declining sales of its many cigarette brands, is paying that huge sum of cash for the brand, not the company's modest assets - even though it has been a big, fat, cash cow. It is eminently...