Home Fire because of Smoking Habit

A woman smoking Camel too close to her home oxygen tank touched off a fire that killed two pet cats and heavily damaged a mobile home early Tuesday, officials said.

Firefighters responding to the blaze in the 1200 block of West Washington Avenue about 12:15 a.m. found the woman outside suffering burns to her to her hands, according to a news release from the Yakima Fire Department.

Smoking Banned on Bethany Beach

Officials moved forward with several hot topics of discussion, including VIP parking permits for former Town Council members and a year-round smoking ban on the boardwalk.

At Friday's meeting, the Town Council voted in favor of making an ordinance that would prohibit smoking Beratt on the boardwalk and access ramps to the street and the beach on a year-round basis.

Columbia Doesn't Have Smoking Sections

It's a Tuesday night at McNally's Irish Pub and Levi Herborn is ready for a cigarette. He and a few friends bundle up, step away from their drinks and head into the frigid outdoors. If they want to smoke Camel when they hit the town these days, that's what they have to do.

Bouts of Depression Because of Quitting Smoking

Here is some heartening news that may inspire all those who want to be smoke-free but are worried about serious mood swings and bouts of depression that may follow months after quitting.

An intriguing new study claims that successful quitting of Esse cigarettes can culminate into a happier, healthier life and not long-term deprivation as dreaded.

Smoking Ban on Campus, Canada College

Starting today cigarette smokers at Cañada College will only be allowed to light up in parking lots. The old policy allowed students, faculty and staff to smoke Esse 20 feet from campus buildings. But students complained to college administrators about having to pass through a group of smokers, especially in front of Pony Espresso, according to Interior Design Program Coordinator Nancy Wolford, co-chair of a task force that examined the college's smoking policy.