Tobacco companies know that adults usually don't light up their first cigarette it's the kids who do, viewing smoking as an expression of maturity and independence. One was to ascertain whether the state cigarette tax should be raised in an attempt to discourage smoking in Wisconsin. It tasted terrible and I did not succumb to the lure of assuming the false sophistication of smoking as promised by the tobacco company advertising of that time, and that continues even now. The colonists were...

Among the agriculture initiatives in the provincial budget were: Further exemptions to Ontario's land transfer tax to help young farmers get into the business Expansion of exemptions under the retail sales tax for eligible farm-related purchases Tax exemptions for certain farm building materials. Tillsonburg News, Tillsonburg, ON. Tillsonburg News, Tillsonburg, ON. Among the agriculture initiatives in the provincial budget were: Further exemptions to Ontario's land transfer tax to help...

By Matt Nicodemus Wednesday, Mar 07, 2007, Page 8 Advertising As I sit in Veterans' General Hospital in Taipei waiting to have a wisdom tooth removed, I can't help but reflect on our lack of insight when I think about the planned construction of a large cigarette factory in Taiwan ("UK tobacco giant to build plant in Miaoli County," March 1, page 12) By Matt Nicodemus Wednesday, Mar 07, 2007, Page 8 Advertising As I sit in Veterans' General Hospital in Taipei waiting to have a wisdom tooth...

Gordon Smith of Oregon, offered a plan to increase tobacco taxes to pay for a big boost in a popular program providing health insurance for children from low-income families. The budget before the Senate has already been rewritten under pressure from moderate Democrats eager to go on record as favoring extending a variety of popular tax cuts that are to expire at the end of the decade. It assumes Bush's tax cuts indeed disappear and, as a result, would produce a $153 billion surplus in...

And even though all these leadership organizations had their own respective reputations, missions, purposes, they were all able to minimize the differences and to use their leadership to publicize and support a public health message,' says Helen Lettlow, Legacy's assistant vice president for the Priority Population Department. And even though all these leadership organizations had their own respective reputations, missions, purposes, they were all able to minimize the differences and to...

To see a list of items associated with a particular tag, click on the tag below. Considered a bad omen to stay indoors on the 13th day, people gather in parks, bringing traditional goodies like raisin cookies and kebobs for the barbeque. So while Iran's detainment of 15 British sailors and marines dominated the Sunday morning news programs, people were already streaming into Mason Regional Park, set for a day of fun rather than focusing on bad news from their former country. It is set...