Have you found yourself spending more lone time lately? If so, you may want to invite a friend out to coffee or a movie or…

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Kansas City Bans Smoking Inside Public Housing Apartments It’s one thing to ban smoking from bars and restaurants, as Kansas City did in 2008 following…

According to the CDC, there has been an increase in the number of cases of nicotine poisoning from e-cigarettes. Disturbingly, 51 percent of calls to…

  In being “politically correct” a Canadian author is spearheading a new verson of the famous poem “Twas The Night Before Christmas.”  In it she has deleted the original version which states: The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath. She has […]

Another fire broke out Monday morning on the roof of a building undergoing repairs from a previous fire on May 1st. Authorities say this fire was not as extensive at the 1st one that destroyed all evidence of the source.  Reports say the blaze was caused by careless smoking and took firefighter about an hour […]

Thankfully for many, holiday spending is behind us. Come January, the bills — and the New Year’s Resolutions — will start rolling in. When reflecting on habits you’d like to break in 2011, it’s important to take a look at your personal finances. Common problems such as being overweight, smoking and carrying credit-card debt could […]