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Ohio Supreme Court rejects appeal on smoking in private clubs

6/11 -- COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected an appeal to exempt veterans halls and other private clubs from the state's smoking ban.

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The Surgeon General's Comments on Secondhand Smoke

6/1 -- The attached document include remarks made at a press conference by Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H, FACS, United States Surgeon General. The press conference was held on June 27, 2006 to launch Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General.

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Judge Removes the Private Club Exemption

5/20 -- Franklin County Judge David Cain ruled yesterday that the Ohio Department of Health did not have the authority to exempt Private Clubs from complying with the Ohio Smoke Free Workplace Law.

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