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Archive for December 21st, 2006


Thursday, December 21, 2006
The search for civilization continues…
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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