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smoking
Letters to the Editor: Aaron Brock, religion and second-hand smoke
Jewish Journal
July 25, 2012
The story of Aaron Brock is enormously moving (“A Hunger That Cannot Be Fed,” July 20). I was especially happy to see how the Brock family’s synagogue community gathered to support them, from the rabbi and cantor to the congregants, once they learned of Aaron’s condition and the family’s needs.
Why I voted against the tobacco tax
Dennis Prager
June 27, 2012
A few weeks ago, California voters narrowly rejected another tax increase not only on cigarettes, but also on those mass murderers — cigar and pipe smokers. As expected, proponents of Proposition 29 blame its defeat on all the money tobacco companies spent on ads against the proposition. Whenever a candidate or vote supported by progressives is defeated, the loss is attributed to money. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was not recalled?
No butts about it, smoking’s out at more Israeli spots
Jewish Journal
May 3, 2012
Smoking was snuffed out at public events and outdoor sites, including the Western Wall, under an expanded anti-smoking measure passed by Israel\’s Knesset.
Jews’ view of the pot initiative? Mixed
Jewish Journal
October 27, 2010
Marijuana is everywhere. Smokers come from every walk of life — from the college student to the cancer patient, from the wealthy older couple to the heroin addict who started out just smoking weed.
Researchers still exploring science behind medical use of marijuana [VIDEO]
Jewish Journal
October 27, 2010
Doctors who write recommendations for medical marijuana have developed an unfortunate reputation. Ask any Angeleno how easy it is to get the drug and you’ll likely hear about storefront practitioners who pointedly ask clients about “back pain.” Wink, wink.
Clearing the smoke over hookah usage
Gaby Grossman
May 4, 2007
You are a good kid. You get good grades, take AP classes and get along with your parents. You never drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes or do any drugs. But every so often, you smoke hookah, because your friends do and it\’s fun. What you don\’t realize is that hookah is not only harmful but illegal for minors.
Pacific Has a Lock on Her Taste for Lox
Rob Byers
January 8, 2004
It was an odd after-school snack for a West Virginia farm kid (Tara), I\’ll admit. My big sister and I, tired and famished after an hour on the school bus, would hike up the driveway, throw down our book bags and settle in with a plate of saltines and smoked salmon — really good, wild Pacific smoked salmon. The kind you pay primo prices for at specialty shops.
But we got it for free. My mom had cousins who\’d gone out to the Pacific Northwest to seek their fortune and wound up running their own salmon-smoking business. Every year, they\’d ship us pounds of the stuff.
Your Letters
Jewish Journal
July 31, 2003
Does Gov. Davis expect the 67 percent of the Jews that vote for the Democratic Party to become whores and support him for the $40.2 million donated to the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Zimmer Museum and the Skirball Museum (\”Davis Recall Fight Plays Jewish Card\” July 25)?
Prefer Your Teen to Smoke or to Cheat?
Dennis Prager
July 24, 2003
Decades of lecturing around America and of speaking with parents on my radio show have led me to an incredible conclusion: More American parents would be upset with their teenage children if they smoked a cigarette than if they cheated on a test.
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