By Steve Sebelius
As we understand it, District Court Judge Douglas Herndon's ruling on the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act only grants a preliminary injunction against enforcement with respect to the criminal penalties for smoking violations. The act itself will be allowed to go into effect, but as a civil construct, not a criminal one. Smokers who break [...]
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Thursday, December 21, 2006
Thursday Quick Hits
By Steve Sebelius
Oh, snap! Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman must have realized that the year was coming to a close, and that his chances of winning the coveted Irony Prize were not yet sewn up. So he jumped in with a last-minute, at-the-buzzer quote that's sure to capture the title!
How else to describe this remark, contained in [...]
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Thursday, December 21, 2006
Starbucks is under attack
By Ian Mylchreest
Well at least in the way that Goliath was under attack when David picked up his slingshot. A Seattle-area coffee house owner is suing the giant chain for antitrust violations, reports USA Today.
Penny Stafford is suing after she unsuccessfully tried to get space in a "Class A" office building in downtown Seattle to set [...]
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