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BRITT TOWERY: Cigarette industry thrives despite dangers

Think about it: In the United States alone, 400,000 babies are born every year to mothers who smoke during pregnancy. Smoking is estimated to cause more than 29,000 spontaneous abortions — and perhaps as many as seven times that.

Dangers of Smoking with Oxygen

The fire department says the cause of the fire on Sunday was a man smoking with an oxygen machine. It doesn't take long for fire to take off once it's fed with the gas.

Mulch fires a hot topic in Chester Heights

At the May 7 meeting of Chester Heights Borough Council, Fire Marshal Michael Ciocco reported that he had investigated three "small" fires in April, but the one that concerned him most was a mulch fire that was deemed to be "spontaneous combustion."

Editorial: No on Prop. 29 -- New cigarette tax would add to bureaucracy

Hoping to discourage smoking and increase funding for cancer research, a coalition of anti-tobacco activists and health advocates has placed an initiative on the June 5 California ballot that would raise the cigarette tax by $1 a pack.

Del Mar fair's smoking policy draws fire

Some of the region’s biggest draws are smoke-free, but SeaWorld and the county fair in Del Mar still haven’t done away with designated smoking areas.