Elisabeth Mahoney enjoys an account of the unlikely relationship between Frederic Chopin and George Sand. Composer of the Week is Chopin, with the focus on his musical output during the seven summers he spent with George Sand at her country retreat, Nohant. There, we heard from Donald Macleod, Chopin wrote mazurkas (”it was a little piece of Poland he kept with him, a musical security blanket”) and Sand came up with many an affection ... Jump to full article >>

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Last June delegates of many governments met in Swiss City of Geneva to consider the first universal convention on illegal tobacco trade. Next month the same governments will gather again to endorse the first draft of that convention that is supposed to become a powerful tool in the struggle against the black market of tobacco products. If the convention is ratified, it would virtually crack down the illegal trade throughout the world. Tobacco pro ... Jump to full article >>

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Peter Corroon sat at his dining room table holding a pack of Marlboro Light cigarettes, surrounded by his wife, Amy, and their three young children, but he wasn’t even thinking about lighting up. The Salt Lake County mayor, who has his sights set on the Governor’s Mansion just around the corner from his home in the Avenues, talked Sunday with his kids about the health risks of smoking while repeating his support for increasing the sta ... Jump to full article >>

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Dear Readers’ Clinic Following recent reports about the elderly needing more sleep than they think, I am worried that, at 68, I’m not getting enough. I sleep for only four or five hours a night. Over the past few years, my sleep patterns have become increasingly disturbed. I’m slim, keep myself active, don’t smoke, drink well within recommended limits, and limit myself to one cup of coffee and two cups of tea a day. Althou ... Jump to full article >>

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Smokers would have to snub out their cigarettes before entering Evansville bars and restaurants under an amended smoking ban proposed by a City Councilman. But patrons of Casino Aztar could continue puffing while they gamble. Councilman Dan Adams, D-At Large, submitted the amendment today, saying he doesn’t think the city’s current ban does enough to protect the public from the dangers of secondhand smoke. “Almost all of the major of cities ... Jump to full article >>

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Philip Morris USA (PM USA) filed lawsuits today against eight retailers for selling counterfeit versions of the company’s Marlboro® brand cigarettes in New York and New Jersey. These lawsuits are part of the company’s on-going efforts to stop the sale of counterfeit cigarettes and the unauthorized use of PM USA’s trademarks. “These lawsuits highlight that counterfeit cigarette traffickers continue to operate in the New York metropolitan ... Jump to full article >>

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