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LEGISLATURE: BAN ON SMOKING IN PUBLIC CRITIQUED
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The Columbian
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March 28, 2001
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- ELIZABETH MURTAUGH, Associated Press
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ELIZABETH MURTAUGH, Associated Press
The Columbian
03-28-2001
OLYMPIA -- Democrats and Republicans are working together to pass a bill that would ban smoking in restaurants, bowling alleys and other places frequented by children, but the measure got mixed reviews at a House committee he
aring Tuesday.
Supporters from both sides of the political aisle tout the bill as a common-sense step toward curbing the dangers of secondhand smoke.
Opponents from bingo parlors, race tracks and restaurants contend that limiting where people can light up would drive away business and could lead to an outright ban on smoking in public places.
"I know it's not popular," said Alan McWain, owner ...
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CELL PHONES: GOOD FOR EMERGENCIES, OR JUST PLAIN ANNOYING?
Evansville Courier & Press;
December 3, 2006 ;
Shari Dinkins, Columnist;
787 words
......needed their own cell phone. Why? The reason...children who use cell phones to report emergencies...and yakking on cell phones." Responding to...action to keep cell phone users from abusing...disrupted by the use of cell phones. Salemi Industries...Mass, ...
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Cell phones continue to dominate George Washington U. campus
University Wire;
January 28, 2002 ;
Elizabeth Crawford;
787 words
......musical notes of a cell phone rang out from the...low tolerance for cell phones that disrupt her...every time I hear a cell phone and I find out whose...Kennelly's policy on cell phones is one of the stricter...people who use their cell phones in the ...
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CELL PHONES: Clever Communication But Etiquette Disconnect.(Brief Article)
Manage;
May 1, 2001 ;
Brody, Marjorie;
709 words
......sense also apply to cell phones. Cell Phone Etiquette 101 Just...discussed over a cell phone. It's bad etiquette...people on their cell phones without permission...remember about using cell phones is safety-related. Cell phone use while in ...
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INTERFERENCE IN THE WIRELESS WORLD; SURE, CELL PHONES ARE GREAT. BUT MORE...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);
April 11, 2004 ;
787 words
......look and listen: Cell phones are everywhere...arm-flailing, cell phone-wielding man stands...sidewalks with cell phones in ears, heads...is life in this cell phone-saturated society...Her site offers cell phone tips, news...talk on their cell ...
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CELL PHONES AND DRIVING DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION WE LOVE THE CONVENIENCE OF...
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);
December 25, 2000 ;
787 words
......associated with cell phones would far exceed...decade. The cell-phone industry doesn...attributable to cell phone use, but they say cell phones have contributed...data linking cell phones and fatal crashes...investigating whether cell-phone ...
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Old cell phones recycled for new uses
University Wire;
October 3, 2005 ;
Susan Thomas;
660 words
......purchased a new cell phone. He has several old cell phones sitting at home...purchase a new cell phone, you might be...already have a cell phone, and I don't need...Americans use cell phones. The cell phones...recycling, a normal cell ...
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California Police Find Cell Phones Leading Cause of Driver-Distracted...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;
January 29, 2003 ;
787 words
......I didn't think cell phones would be the highest...connection between cell phone use and accidents...crash was using a cell phone, while the CHP...accidents involving cell phones doesn't surprise...alone remember if a cell phone was related to...accidents ...
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Cuba has fewest cell phones of any nation in the hemisphere.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL);
December 18, 2006 ;
768 words
......students. But a cell phone in Cuba is about...the Americas in cell phones per person and...residents have cell phones, a ranking on par...with less than one cell phone for every 100 residents...Cubacel offer. Some cell phone users in Havana...Billing rates ...
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Limits considered on car cell phones
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
March 18, 2001 ;
DENNIS CHAPTMAN;
787 words
......considered on car cell phones Legislators, industry...chattering on a cell phone is a cutting reminder...government control of cell phone use -- even within...industry. And cell phone proponents say...Statistics on whether cell phones are a safety ...
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Cell phones are NOT progress
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
August 18, 2004 ;
ROBERT SAMUELSON;
683 words
......America without a cell phone. To those who see cell phones as progress...population against cell phones. Wrong. Among those 60 to 69, cell phone ownership (60...would choose a cell phone over a traditional land line. Cell phones, an ...
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SCHOOLS CALL IT LIKE IT IS: CELL PHONES HERE TO STAY; CNY DISTRICTS ARE...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);
September 9, 2004 ;
787 words
......United States have a cell phone. Teenagers like the convenience of cell phones. Parents like that...cannot enforce cell phone rules. Austin said...in the hallways. Cell phones have ended the...appropriate uses of cell phones by students before and after ...
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Should cell phones be allowed in school? Do cell phones help keep students...
Know Your World Extra;
October 19, 2001 ;
533 words
......who could afford cell phones probably used them...Now she wants the cell phone ban lifted. Why...saving time, a cell phone may also save lives...students can use cell phones to let their parents...hours a day. A cell phone is a good idea...students think ...
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Cell phones may act like alcohol on drivers.
Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE);
December 12, 2006 ;
735 words
......leading researcher on cell phones and driving, says...drive and talk on a cell phone as when they drive...hand-held or hands-free cell phone were more likely...brakes. People using cell phones were as impaired...Nebraska adopting cell phone restrictions ...
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Will cell phones land you in court? Many companies are being sued because...
Industrial Distribution;
October 1, 2005 ;
Atkinson, William;
787 words
......while talking on cell phones. Yet, few employers have adopted a cell phone policy despite...and talking on cell phones at the same time...in crashes where cell phone use has been a...people not use cell phones at all while driving...employers should have ...
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HOW HELPFUL ARE CELL PHONES? PARENTS NOW WONDER IF THE DEVICES REALLY MAKE...
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);
May 3, 2008 ;
Seely, Ron Ziff, Deborah;
787 words
......girls took their cell phones with them to campus...your daughter a cell phone, Bosold said...emergency calls from cell phones. Today, he added...calls come from cell phones. It's important, he said, for cell phone callers to be...when it comes to ...
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