Smoking is prohibited in most indoor public places in England, as of July 1. Despite a lot of grumbling and a promised "World Defiance Day", the law came in...
Hello all, Following is the text of a letter to the editor published in Alamogordo Daily News today on p. 5A. This brings up two good points: (1) remember to...
Delegates from 146 countries agreed on July 6 to push for legislation worldwide banning smoking in public places. The delegates are from countries that are...
Dr. Richard Carmona, US Surgeon General from 2002-2006, testified before Congress on July 10 that Bush administration officials repeatedly attempted to weaken...
Dr. James W. Holsinger Jr., President Bush's nominee for Surgeon General, started confirmation hearings before the Senate today. He stated that his top three...
Pennsylvania remains the "ashtray of the northeast", as their House and Senate have been unable to come to agreement on an indoor smoking ban. Both chambers...
Hello all, OTEC will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday (tomorrow) at 12 Noon at CHINS, 501 24th Street in Alamogordo. The agenda is below. See you then! ...
A recent University of Georgia study sheds some light on why anti-smoking ads aimed at teens are effective or ineffective. It finds that teen perception of...
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich today signed the Smoke-Free Illinois Act, which prohibits smoking in public places and workplaces beginning January 1, 2008....
Tonight the Alamogordo City Commission will consider approving for first publication the "Alamogordo Clean Indoor Air Ordinance". This proposed ordinance is...
A new report by the American Lung Association of California shows that during the 2-year period from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2007 tobacco...
Hello all, Following is the text of a letter to the editor written by me and published in today's Alamogordo Daily News, p. 5A. The letter is also online at ...
Hello all, Twenty of our state Representatives and Senators will be in Alamogordo on Thursday, August 2 for a meeting of the Welfare Reform Oversight ...
Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today signed a law banning smoking at all Los Angeles city parks. Golf courses are exempted, and some city facilities...
Hello all, The next OTEC meeting will be this Thursday, August 23, at 5 PM, at CHINS (501 24th Street). The agenda is below. Allen Stenger. = = = = = Agenda ...
Hello all, I put up a new page on the web site and posted some photos from the Clean Air Pioneer certificates we gave out in May. Check it out here: ...
A new study from Ireland shows an 11% drop in the number of patients admitted for heart attacks in the year following Ireland's workplace smoking ban. The...
Forwarding the following message from Eddie Reeves. Please RSVP to her at 491-3595 or otec@... if you will attend. At the meeting we will also work on...
(1) Acting Surgeon General Kenneth Moritsugu announced a multipronged initiative to protect children from secondhand smoke. See the announcement here: ...
Remember OTEC meets this Friday, September 21 at Noon at CHINS (501 24th Street). Lunch will be served. Please RSVP to Eddie at 491-3595 or otec@......
There's a good article in today's (Thursday's) ADN about the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act: "Anti-smoking scofflaw to appear in court Friday after nearly a...
A new study by the New York State Department of Health shows an 8% decrease in the number of heart attacks after a statewide smoking ban took effect in July...
There's a follow-up article in today's (Saturday's) ADN, "Eatery owner pleads not guilty; Vows to fight efforts to implement smoking law" by Laura London, pp....
Statewide bans on indoor smoking went into effect today in Minnesota and in Tennessee. Tennessee is especially notable because it is the first traditional...
State Rep. Al Park, author of the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act, is considering running for Congress in the 1st District, according to Heath Haussamen's...
R. J. Reynolds and Philip Morris have set an Oregon record by so far spending $9.2 million in an attempt to defeat Measure 50, an amendment to the Oregon...
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