Category Archives: Politics & Policy

Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

I can really be snide if I want to – I learned from the best! (my family) But the wise  Mrs. Sensible Smoker always tells me, every time I come up with a real verbal zinger to vanquish some business … Continue reading

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The Big Durian

Well, now we know. Secondhand smoke outdoors is as dangerous as secondhand smoke indoors! New York City’s $18 billion mayor, Michael Bloomberg, has used such “research” in his justification for pushing a ban on smoking in the city’s nearly 2,000 … Continue reading

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Chilean Miners Given Smokes

Whew, someone screwed on their thinking cap! With a ventilation shaft now dug to the Chilean miners trapped a half mile underground, the bosses topside have agreed to allow two packs of cigarettes a day to be sent down the … Continue reading

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Trapped Chilean Miners Denied Smokes

To non-smokers, this may not seem to be much of an issue, that the 33 miners trapped a half mile underground — possibly until Christmas – have been denied cigarettes. When rescuers punched the first narrow shaft to the trapped … Continue reading

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