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February 17, 2012
The Smoking Wars: In Indiananopolis, A Smoking Ban Much Like Ours Failed to Pass
In 2009, Indiana had the second-highest smoking rate in the nation. Legislators felt compelled to come up with a smoking ban that was both workable and effective. But as Abdul-Hakim Shabazz at NUVO, Indy's alt-weekly newspaper, reports, left to their own devices most politicians are capable of sc ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Fight Over Missouri's Cigarette Tax Heats Up; Lung Association Gives State Failing Grade
Missouri received its annual report card last week from the American Lung Association. The result ain't pretty. The state earned an "F" for tobacco prevention and control (spending just $58,693 last year to prevent tobacco use statewide); an "F" for smoke-free air (with legislators refusing to pa ... More >>
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October 26, 2011
Cigarette Mistrial Boiled Down to Smokers v. Nonsmokers on Jury
Smokers in the jury stood apart from the non-smoking colleagues.A lawsuit that finally went to trial last month after wending its way though court for 11 years ended yesterday in a mistrial when the jury failed to deliver a verdict. The class-action lawsuit accused tobacco giant Phillip Morris of ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
Missouri Workers Exceed National Average for Secondhand Smoke Exposure
Nearly 12 percent of Missouri workers are exposed to secondhand smoke on their jobs, according a study published this week by the Center for Disease Control. That's nearly double the national average of around 7 percent. The survey used data collected from all Missouri counties in 2007 and 2008. ... More >>
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September 13, 2011
Mizzou Research: Cigarettes Change Your Personality
Researchers say smoking is correlated with impulsiveness.It's bad for your lungs. It's bad for your skin. It's bad for your heart. But is smoking really bad for your personality? Yes, say researchers at the University of Missouri, who believe that quitting smoking can give people a charisma ... More >>
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July 29, 2011
Cigar Store Owners Fight Push to End Smoking Ban Exemptions in St. Louis County
Premium tobacco retailers pipe up against the smoking ban.Former councilwoman Barbara Fraser made a cameo at the St. Louis County Council meeting Tuesday to urge her former colleagues to do away with exemptions to the county's smoking ban. Fraser, who now serves as chairwoman for Tobacco Free St. ... More >>
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June 21, 2011
Comment of the Day: Cigarette Warnings Need More Pop
Today's comment comes in response to our poll asking readers to pick the most disgusting new FDA warnings on cigarette packaging. None of the labels scared reader Douche McGee who writes: These will do nothing to stop smoking. The only way to stop smoking would be to have random packs explode, and ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
St. Charles County Executive Vetoes Bill Calling for Vote on Smoking Ban
Ehlmann argues that smoking ban cannot play favorites.Steve Ehlmann, the executive of St. Charles County, today announced that he's vetoed a bill that would place a countywide smoking ban on the ballot in November 2012. In a press release today, Ehlmann took objection to provisions in the bill pa ... More >>
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June 1, 2011
St. Charles County Council Approves Public Vote for Smoking Ban
The fate of the smoking ban now lies with St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann.By a vote of 4 - 2, the St. Charles County Council passed legislation yesterday that would put a countywide smoking ban on the November 2012 ballot. The issue isn't a done deal yet. County Executive Steve Ehlmann ... More >>
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April 8, 2011
Tobacco-Free St. Louis Faces IRS Complaint Over Lobbying, Campaign Contribution
Jim Pepper is complaining to the IRS that an anti-smoking agency has crossed the line.O'Fallon Councilman Jim Pepper has followed through on his threat to complain to the IRS about the political work of Tobacco-Free St. Louis.Pepper yesterday filed a complaint with the IRS, charging that the non- ... More >>
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April 4, 2011
O'Fallon Councilman Taking on Anti-Smoking Groups
UPDATED at 3:15 p.m. to include comment from the American Cancer Society Tomorrow, residents of the St. Charles County city of O'Fallon will vote on a sweeping smoking ban -- one that's far tougher than those recently enacted in St. Louis City or St. Louis County.But one O'Fallon city councilman ... More >>
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March 30, 2011
Cape Girardeau Could Have Missouri's First Smoke-Free Casino Following April 5 Vote
Cape Girardeau rolls the dice on smoking next week.Here's an interesting tidbit out of Cape Girardeau where voters next week will be asked to weigh in on a smoking ban for bars, restaurants and most places open to the public. This week the group pushing for the ban, Smoke-Free Cape, filed paperwo ... More >>
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March 30, 2011
Direct E-Cig Burns Missouri Customers, BBB Says
The BBB gives Direct E-Cig an F.Smokeless cigarettes may be better for your health than the traditional cancer sticks.But when it comes to your wallet, the Better Business Bureau says, look out! They say they've received complaints from customers from 44 states, including 40 complaints from Miss ... More >>
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March 14, 2011
County Smoking Ban Exemptions On the Way Out, Tobacco-Free St. Louis Says
County Executive Charlie Dooley: Is he about to get his way on smoking ban exemptions? Tobacco-Free St. Louis says yes.The non-profit agency Tobacco Free St. Louis has a $545,000 contract with St. Louis County to -- among other things -- urge the county council to remove exemptions from the count ... More >>
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March 8, 2011
Stimulus Funds to "Educate" St. Louis County Council About Need for Tougher Smoking Ban
Your stimulus dollars at work!As we reported earlier today, St. Louis County has received $7.5 million in federal stimulus funds for a campaign to cut back on tobacco use here.But now Daily RFT has learned that the county is using some of the money to hire a non-profit organization to "educate" i ... More >>
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February 10, 2011
Lawsuit In Works Challenging Clayton Smoking Ban in Public Parks
Live in Clayton and hate the smoking ban in parks? Call this guy at 314-726-2322.The 25-page complaint against the city of Clayton is already written and ready to be filed in federal court. All attorney Bevis Schock needs now is a couple more plaintiffs. "I have one person confirmed, but would li ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
Report: Kansas City Smoking Ban Hasn't Negatively Affected Bars and Restaurants
Study suggests revenues don't go up in smoke following bans.The Healthcare Foundation of Greater Kansas City last week released a report claiming that the nearly two-year-old smoking ban in Missouri's second-largest city has not had a negative impact on business at bars and restaurants. The study ... More >>
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January 25, 2011
Kansas City Study Shows Smoking Bans There Haven't Decreased Bar/Restaurant Revenue
Study suggests revenues don't go up in smoke following bans.The Healthcare Foundation of Greater Kansas City last week released a report claiming that the nearly two-year-old smoking ban in Missouri's second-largest city has not had a negative impact on business at bars and restaurants. The study ... More >>
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January 25, 2011
Comment of the Day: Always Consider the Source -- Smoking Bans
Today's comment comes in response to a post about a study in Kansas City that found that city's smoking ban has had no financial impact on the sales receipts at bars and restaurants. The study was commissioned by the Healthcare Foundation of Greater Kansas City, which supports smoking bans. Commente ... More >>
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January 19, 2011
Comment of the Day: That's Not a Smoking Ban! This IS a Smoking Ban!
Today's comment comes in response to today's post on the dozens of St. Louis bars that have applied for exemptions to the new smoking ban. Taking a look at the list, reader Dan opines:There is no ban. This is not a ban. Period. Go to Chicago, or even Columbia, and you will see a smoking ban. This i ... More >>
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January 3, 2011
Lawsuit Waiting To Be Filed Against St. Louis Smoking Bans
Butt in or butt out! Just don't ride the fence.New laws banning smoking in most bars and restaurants in St. Louis city and county went into effect yesterday. And, as chronicled in today's Post-Dispatch, a preponderance of grizzled old smokers are really upset with the ban. "I'm 60 years old, and ... More >>
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December 6, 2010
Lambert Field to Eliminate Smoking Lounges
I never used the smoking lounges at Lambert Field, but I'm going to miss them. There was something deliciously anthropomorphic about corralling smokers inside glass cages as if they were some kind of sad, endangered animal. Personally, I always thought of a certain Far Side cartoon whenever I'd w ... More >>
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November 18, 2010
Missouri Ranked 47th in Protecting Kids From Smoking
Twelve years after the tobacco industry agreed to a multi-billion-dollar settlement with the attorneys general of 46 states, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is out with a new report examining how -- if at all -- those funds are being used to prevent youth from smoking. The study isn't ki ... More >>
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November 9, 2010
Creve Coeur Passes Smoking Ban with Exception of Crotchety, Old-Man Clubs
Put that in your pipe, and smoke it. Such was the message at last night's Creve Coeur council meeting where council members voted unanimously (5-0) to pass a strict new smoking ban for all public places -- with the notable exceptions of the local American Legion Post and Elks Club. Patrons ... More >>
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October 25, 2010
Wash. U. Researchers Discover Smoking Won't Give You Cancer -- Genetics Will
image viaIf you paid any attention at all in your elementary-school health class, you'd know by now that smoking a lot leads to lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). But what leads some people to smoke more than others? An international team of researchers, led by two ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
The Firebird Is Going Non-Smoking as of October 1
Yesterday, the Firebird announced that as of October 1, it's going non-smoking. As they put it, it's "not exactly breaking news" -- which is true, considering most shows I've been to there in recent weeks have asked smokers to go outside, and local music venues such as the Old Rock House and the Pag ... More >>
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September 28, 2010
Wash. U. Study Got It RIGHT: Smoke Eaters Don't Work
Martin Pion is founder of MO-GASP (Missouri Group Against Smoking Pollution)Washington University researchers recently released a study of smoking pollution levels in various restaurants and bars in metro St. Louis. Airborne nicotine was used as a measure of secondhand smoke (SHS). Important ... More >>
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September 24, 2010
The Straight Dope on Missouri Tobacco-Smokers
About 23 percent of Missouri's adults still proudly identify as smokers, according to a new report by Washington University's Center for Tobacco Policy Research (CTPR). That means our state has one of the highest population of smokers in the country. Of all those unrepentant smokers, nearly ... More >>
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September 14, 2010
Poll: 68 Percent of St. Charles Voters Support Smoking Ban
The American Cancer Society is out with a survey of St. Charles County voters. According to its numbers, 68 percent of voters in the county would support a smoking ban for bars, restaurants and casinos. Of those polled, 58 percent said they would "strongly" support such a measure. Lake Saint Loui ... More >>
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September 8, 2010
Secondhand Smoke: Pretty Gross, Wash U Study Finds
A study released today by Washington University found that bars and restaurants that allow smoking expose patrons and employees to all of nicotine's nasty effects.Well, duh.Genuinely surprising, though, was the finding that ventilation systems like Smokeeters appeared to make the problem worse.Th ... More >>
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August 25, 2010
Clayton Approves Draconian Smoking Ban: No Cigarettes in Parks
Mickey will have to stub out that cig if he wants to play softball at Shaw Park.We here at Daily RFT have (for the most part) championed the many smoking bans voted in last year by various city councils and voters in St. Louis, Kirkwood, St. Louis County and other municipalities. But the enhanced ... More >>
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August 25, 2010
The Old Rock House Going Non-Smoking
It's been a busy few weeks for smoking bans, what with Clayton enacting one that "bans smoking in city parks as well as all city-owned outdoor properties, such as parking lots" and the implementation of Wash U's own ban on outdoor smoking. Now comes word down the, er, pipeline that the Old R ... More >>
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June 30, 2010
Keep St. Louis Free Scores Victory ... in Springfield
Speaking of smoking bans, I got an email from our old friend Bill Hannegan at Keep St. Louis Free yesterday. As you'll recall, Hannegan and his group fought a diligent battle last year to stop smoking-ban legislation in St. Louis County and city.And while Keep St. Louis Free came up short on thos ... More >>
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June 15, 2010
Pageant Going Smoke Free July 1
www.thepageant.comThe Pageant announced yesterday that it would go smoke-free July 1 -- six months before a city-wide smoking ban goes into effect. Club owner Joe Edwards says the change comes following requests from some 80 percent of visiting bands that prefer playing smoke-free shows. The move ... More >>
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March 16, 2010
Lake Saint Louis Approves Smoking Ban, Mayor Still Needs to Sign into Law
The Lake Saint Louis board of aldermen became the first city council in St. Charles County to pass a smoking ban. The board approved the ban in a 4-2 vote last night. The law still needs signature from Mayor Mike Potter who has voiced concerns about the ban. Like a similar ban in Kirkwood, the La ... More >>
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January 28, 2010
Mangia Italiano Goes Smoke-Free March 1
As Riverfront Times music editor Annie Zaleski reported this morning on A to Z, the popular bar and restaurant on South Grand announced yesterday via their Twitter feed that they're going to become a non-smoking establishment starting March 1.An RFT interview earlier this month with David Timney, ... More >>
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January 27, 2010
A little smoke-free trivia to clear the air
As Riverfront Times music editor Annie Zaleski reported this morning on A to Z, the popular bar and restaurant on South Grand announced yesterday via their Twitter feed that they're going to become a non-smoking establishment starting March 1.An RFT interview earlier this month with David Timney, ... More >>
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January 27, 2010
When sweeping smoking bans take effect next year, many bar patrons might not even notice the difference
As Riverfront Times music editor Annie Zaleski reported this morning on A to Z, the popular bar and restaurant on South Grand announced yesterday via their Twitter feed that they're going to become a non-smoking establishment starting March 1.An RFT interview earlier this month with David Timney, ... More >>
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January 20, 2010
Mangia Italiano Pondering Its Smoking Status
Over the weekend, Mangia Italiano's Twitter account tweeted a link to an interesting survey, which (among other things) asked patrons about the restaurant/venue and the smoking ban. When Robin Wheeler recently talked to executive chef David Timney about the future growth of the restaurant, their co ... More >>
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November 19, 2009
Effort to Overturn St. Louis Smoking Ban Would Focus on Casino Exemption
Photo: Jenn SilverbergHannegan lighting up at one of his favorite haunts, Herbies' Vintage '72.St. Louis' most tireless smoking-ban opponent Bill Hannegan stopped by the Riverfront Times the other day. In so doing, Hannegan hinted how his Keep St. Louis Free plans to topple the ban in the city th ... More >>
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November 16, 2009
The Taste of Victory is a Case of Schlafly Pale Ale
Today Bill Hannegan, founder of Keep St. Louis Free, stopped by the Riverfront Times to pay off a bet. As regular readers know, Hannegan and his group are dead set against smoking bans in St. Louis. Over the past few months, Hannegan and I have shared a few online jabs. In a post back in July I bet ... More >>
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November 12, 2009
RFT readers weigh in matters of biblical proportions, and huff and puff about the newly passed smoking ban
Today Bill Hannegan, founder of Keep St. Louis Free, stopped by the Riverfront Times to pay off a bet. As regular readers know, Hannegan and his group are dead set against smoking bans in St. Louis. Over the past few months, Hannegan and I have shared a few online jabs. In a post back in July I bet ... More >>
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November 11, 2009
Legal Challenge to Smoking Ban Would Be Tough Sell, Say Law Experts
Even before voters in St. Louis County overwhelmingly approved a smoking ban last week, opponents of the ban warned that they might challenge the statute in court. At a press conference in October, Bill Hannegan of "Vote No on Proposition N" and Keep St. Louis Free said he and others were e ... More >>
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November 4, 2009
St. Louis County Voters Embrace Future; Vote "Yes" for Smoking Ban
That crisp, clean air you're smelling this morning? Ladies and gentlemen, that's progress! That's (dare we say it?) the future! Yes, like a scene out of a movie, yesterday the George McFlys of the world stood up to the bully Biffs and victoriously took back our future. By an overwhelming mar ... More >>
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November 4, 2009
St. Louis County Smoking Ban Passes
In yesterday's election, St. Louis County voters overwhelmingly passed a smoking ban. What this means:*Casinos in the city and county are exempt from the ban.*As that Daily RFT link above puts it, "bars that earn 75 percent of their revenue from liquor sales" in the county can still allow smoking.&n ... More >>
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November 3, 2009
Cast Your Vote Here on St. Louis County Smoking Ban!
At long last, the measure discussed ad nauseam in this here blog and other local media is before St. Louis County voters today. Should the majority of county voters today say "yes" to a smoking ban, a (somewhat) similar smoking ban would also go into effect in St. Louis City.Neither smoking bans ... More >>
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October 16, 2009
Smoking Ban Debated Today at Board of Aldermen
Updated 12:12 p.m. Debate today was canceled last minute as the bill was placed on the board's informal calendar. Bill is now schedule for discussion at next Friday's meeting.The citywide smoking ban floated by Ward 28 Alderwoman Lyda Krewson goes to the floor of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen toda ... More >>
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October 14, 2009
Smoking Ban Opponents Organize; Remind Public to Vote No on Prop. N
Photo: Chad GarrisonCitizen's Against Prop. N: Rev. Harold Hendrick, Fred Teutenberg, Scott Simon, Jon Rand, Bill HanneganA somewhat unlikely group of bar owners, bowling advocates, tobacco salesman and -- yes -- a Christian radio host, gathered today in University City to announce their oppositi ... More >>
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August 27, 2009
Heart, Lung and Cancer Associations Call on Dooley to Veto Smoking-Ban Bill
Smoking debate drags on.As mentioned yesterday on this blog, folks on both side of the smoking ban debate aren't happy with a bill that would ask St. Louis County voters to prohibit tobacco use in most businesses. For smoking advocates and many business owners, the bill is an unfair encroachment ... More >>
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August 26, 2009
County Smoking Ban Headed for Nov. 3 Vote -- Despite Objections from Both Sides of Debate
It's not a perfect bill, but it's the best one County Councilwoman Barbara Fraser thought she could get her fellow council members to endorse.
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