Readers' letters

Source: The Springfield News-Leader

As a nonsmoker, I have followed the public smoking issue closely and find that three issues are rarely addressed. The first is that bars and restaurants are usually mentioned in the same breath. They shouldnÂt be. Res ...
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Crackdown on cannabis use in Shoebury

Source: Southend Standard

Crackdown on cannabis use in Shoebury 7:20am Sunday 27th May 2012 in News A POLICE campaign will aim to stop youths smoking cannabis on the streets of Shoebury . Residents claim they regularly see the drug being used and deali ...
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Knowing Genetic Makeup May Not Significantly Improve Disease Risk Prediction

Source: Medical News Today

Main Category: Genetics Also Included In: Public Health; Primary Care / General Practice Article Date: 27 May 2012 - 0:00 PDT Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers have found that detailed knowledge about y ...
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Smoking charge: SRK pleads guilty

Source: Masala.com

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) co-owner Shah Rukh Khan pleaded guilty in a Jaipur court on the charge of smoking in public during an IPL match. He also said that he was ready to pay the fine. The Rajasthan Police h ...
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Cell use at wheel creates liability

Source: The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

One was a lumber salesman who crippled a 78-year-old woman. Another was driving a toy companys van when he killed a college sophomore. When a cable company guy rammed a stopped car at 71 mph, a woman and her mother di ...
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First Impressions: Indian food in Davis, a midtown spot reclaimed

Source: Sacramento Bee

First Impressions visits dining spots in the region that are new or have undergone recent transitions. Have a candidate for First Impressions? Email us at brobertson@sacbee.com. We're taking a look at three new places, each with its o ...
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Get your green on in West L.A.

Source: Sacramento Bee

SANTA MONICA Pack a wet suit and hail an eco-friendly Prius taxi. Shop for a book on dog astrology before a surfing lesson or just take a whirl on the solar-powered Ferris wheel at the Santa Monica Pier. Whatever you do, don't ...
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Dad defends locking up his autistic sons

Source: The Olympian

VANCOUVER, Wash. – A Washington state man accused of locking his two young autistic sons in a room with a cage-like door says he heard on a television show that it’s OK to do so for their own safety. John Eckh ...
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South Korean smokers finally start to feel the heat

Source: The Malaysian Insider

SEOUL, May 27 — After decades of indifference, big businesses and the government are turning up the heat on smokers in South Korea, a nation with one of the developed world’s highest male smoking rates. A public information guide (left) standing by a ...
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