Shoving tobacco smoke out the door
Smokers may wonder how much guff they must endure from a disapproving society. The answer is: More all the time, so get used to it. Back in the day, lighting up was as stylish as the tilted brim of Humphrey Bogart s fedora. People did it everywhere, ...
 1.9K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 151.0 Housing authorities ban indoor smoking
NORTH BEND Alan Pape doesn t like going into smokers apartments. But as the maintenance mechanic for the North Bend City/Coos-Curry Housing Authorities, it s part of the job. When you have to stand in them for two or three hours at times and breat...
4.7K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 1000.0 Agencies ban smoking
The North Bend City and Coos-Curry Housing Authorities have adopted a no-smoking policy for the apartments and buildings they own. Also, the Woodland Apartments Preservation and Powers Housing Development adopted a no-smoking policy earlier this mont...
1.0K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 321.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 27, 12:01 p.m., items were stolen from a back yard in the 900 block of Crocker Street. Oct. 27, 12:58 p.m., juveniles were reportedly smoking cigarettes and marijua...
3.6K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 70.0 College may snuff out smokes
COOS BAY Smokers on Southwestern Oregon Community College s campuses may have nowhere to light up come fall 2011, if the college s board of education agrees with student recommendations. Following a smoke-free survey provided online from Sept. 24 t...
2.9K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 524.0 Lottery chief: Don't cut bars' commissions
SALEM (AP) The director of the Oregon Lottery says cutting gambling commissions would be too risky for the lottery and the bars and taverns that offer video gambling. In a report to the five-member lottery commission, Dale Penn said Monday that t...
0.9K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 70.0 Report: Smoking bans protect nonsmokers' hearts
WASHINGTON A major report confirms what health officials long have believed: Bans on smoking in restaurants, bars and other gathering spots reduce the risk of heart attacks among nonsmokers. If you have heart disease, you really need to stay away f...
4.8K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 733.0 Unfair taxation is an increasing problem
The World s editorial (Sept. 29) was most definitely politically correct. Don t sock it to bar owners again (yet). That statement puts me in mind of rather than ask a man, Are you still beating your wife? advising him, Don t break her right arm un...
2.6K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 124.0 City puts damper on Jordan s smoking
SAN FRANCISCO Michael Jordan spends most of his time on the golf course these days, just not like this. He s not playing. And he can t smoke his cigar. U.S. captain Fred Couples invited Jordan to be an honorary assistant captain at the Presidents C...
4.0K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 156.0 Don't sock it to bar owners again (yet)
Bar and tavern owners can be forgiven if they feel a little testy toward state government these days. Since January, when Oregon banned smoking in such establishments, owners have complained about lost business. Among other things, they say the ban d...
1.9K - Sep. 29, 2009; scored 504.0 Flavored smoke ban no cure-all
It s hard to argue with the FDA s decision, announced this week, to ban the sale of flavored cigarettes. To be honest, I always thought cigarettes came in regular and menthol, not chocolate and strawberry. The justification for the ban is that the ci...
3.2K - Sep. 28, 2009; scored 544.0 Lottery cuts would hit area retailers in the pocketbook
Local bar owners already feeling the pinch from a state smoking ban that sent customers to the casino may soon face another setback cuts in commissions made from video lottery machines. The Oregon Lottery is bracing itself for an expected �...
3.2K - Sep. 3, 2009; scored 140.0 Oregon lottery works to end slump with slots
SALEM In recent weeks, Oregon Lottery officials have installed 400 new casino-style slot machines in bars and taverns across the state in hopes of boosting player interest and ending a slump in lottery play. Lottery Director Dale Penn said the plan...
2.9K - Aug. 29, 2009; scored 124.0 Bow tag purchase deadline approaching
SALEM The deadline to purchase general season deer or elk archery tags is at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 2. The season opens Saturday, Aug. 29. Deer tags are $19.50 for residents and $264.50 for non-residents. Elk tags are ...
1.3K - Aug. 22, 2009; scored 70.0 Ore. AG moves to block e-cigarette sales
PORTLAND (AP) The state of Oregon has gone to court to block the sale of electronic cigarettes on the same day that a New York county banned their sale to minors. Oregon Attorney General John Kroger and Jon Cooper, majority leader of the Suffolk Co...
3.0K - Aug. 19, 2009; scored 174.0 Pot could be the new Calif. gold
The popular TV series Weeds is about a widowed suburban mother who deals pot to preserve her family s cushy California dream. Not a few Californians would like to see the theme writ large for their state. California has legalized medical marijuana,...
3.1K - Aug. 7, 2009; scored 70.0 Oregon AG settlement blocks e-cigarette sales
PORTLAND (AP) Electronic cigarettes have been banned from sale at a pair of travel store chains in Oregon. The Oregon attorney general's office says the ban on the NJOY brand electronic cigarette is the first in the nation for a product that U.S....
0.8K - Jul. 31, 2009; scored 90.0 State's winners and losers
Some of the major bills approved by the 2009 Oregon Legislature: JOBS With Oregon's unemployment rate second highest in the nation, Democratic legislative leaders used state bonds and raised taxes to put thousands of people to work on public works pr...
4.8K - Jun. 30, 2009; scored 115.0 Big Tobacco can t bully Congress
Congress has agreed to give regulators the power to limit nicotine in cigarettes, ban candy tobacco products aimed at kids and curb tobacco advertising. The most important part of this legislation is pulling Big Tobacco marketing away from children. ...
1.0K - Jun. 22, 2009; scored 70.0 Obama will sign tobacco regulations
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is set to sign into law an anti-smoking bill that will give the Food and Drug Administration unprecedented authority to regulate tobacco. Obama is scheduled to sign the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Co...
1.7K - Jun. 22, 2009; scored 124.0 | 
