October 30: Endorsements: If you support smoking ban in public places, NO on 4, YES on 5 (Athens News)
October 26: Health Choice (Findlay Courier)
October 23: Debating the issues (Daily Kent Stater)
October 22: Our View: Vote yes on Issue 5, no on Issue 4 (Zanesville Times Reporter)
October 21: Clearing the haze: For clean indoor air, voters must OK Issue 5 but also reject Issue 4 (Columbus Dispatch)
October 19: Clear the air for all (Cleveland Sun Newspapers)
October 18: No, No, No, Yes (New Philadelphia Times Recorder)
October 17: Protecting the public health (Cincinnati Post)
October 16: Vote No on state Issue 4 (Akron Beacon Journal)
October 16: No smoke zone: Don't be confused about the two competing state ballot issues. Vote Yes on Issue 5 (Akron Beacon Journal)
October 16: Voters should reject Issue 4 (Cincinnati Enquirer)
October 13: Our Recommendation: Vote 'Yes' on Issue 5; 'No' on Issue 4:
Ballot issues on public smoking limits (Dayton Daily News)
October 12: The Big Lie: Joe Camel wants to trick you into bringing smoking back to restaurants. Polls show you're falling for it. (Columbus Other Paper)
October 11: Banning Smoking in Public Places: Time to Clear the Air (Journal of the American Medical Association)
October 9: Smoke Out (Crain's Cleveland Business)
October 9: Issue 4 is a trick (Ohio State University Lantern)
October 8: No to Issue 4; yes to Issue 5 (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
October 2: For State Issue 5: Support smoking ban; reject State Issue 4’s special-interest ploy (Columbus Dispatch)
October 1: NO on 4, YES on 5 (Toledo Blade)
August 24: Big Tobacco's nine lives (Toledo Blade)
August 18: A $125 million global smoke-out (Cincinnati Enquirer)
August 14: Surgeon General gets smoked (Toledo Blade)
August 11: Petition confusion can be avoided (Marietta Times)
August 8: Don't let Big Tobacco fool you (Zanesville Times Recorder/Coshocton Tribune)
August 1: Right to light up ends where non-smokers' lungs begin (Port Clinton Herald News/Fremont News Messenger/Lancaster Eagle Gazette)
July 13: Secondhand smoke poses real threat (Newark Advocate/Wausau Daily Herald)
July 12: Ohio should follow the surgeon general (Willoughby News Herald)
July 10: Those smoke-filled rooms (Akron Beacon Journal)
July 5: Secondhand peril: Surgeon general’s report confirms what most knew: Smoke is a killer (Columbus Dispatch)
July 2: No more smoke screens (Toledo Blade)
June 29: Health hazard (Findlay Courier)
June 13: Back bid to make Ohio smoke-free (Zanesville Times Recorder/Lancaster Eagle-Gazette/Chillicothe Gazette/Coshocton Tribune)
May 9: Our Opinion: Ohio voters deserve to have a say on smoking (Marietta Times)
April 25: Smoke and mirrors: Bar owners’ plan to carve out smoking-ban exemptions is bogus (Columbus Dispatch)
April 25: Blowing smoke (Toledo Blade)
February 22: Smoking: a dying tradition (Toledo Blade)
January 31: Breathe -- if you must: The case for a comprehensive smoking ban grows stronger (Akron Beacon-Journal)
January 28: Ohioans to have a say on anti-smoking issues (Youngstown Vindicator)
January 13: Let public decide on smoking ban (Columbus Business First)
January 7: Anti-smoking crowd shouldn't be burned (Dayton Daily News)
January 4: A smoldering issue (Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian)
January 2: A Smoke-Free Ohio (Toledo Blade)
July 2 : Kirk - Secondhand Smoke (Toledo Blade)
October 29: Let's clear the air on 2 hot issues (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
October 29: Mary McCarty: UD student takes public smoking issue to heart after transplant (Dayton Daily News)
October 25: For smoke-free air, vote no on Issue 4, yes on 5 (Cincinnati Community Press)
October 24: So to Speak: Politicians make it easy to take issue with titles (Columbus Dispatch)
October 20: It's comedic how smoke blurs issues (Akron Beacon Journal)
October 18: Issue 5 holds key to cleaner air for Ohio (Toledo Free Press)
October 12: Mary McCarty: Issue 4 hides truth behind its smoke cloud (Dayton Daily News)
August 13: I'll remember Aunt Jean at the ballot box (Dayton Daily News)
August 4: Ken McCall: A brutal truth emerges from smoke (Dayton Daily News)
August 1: Smoking proposals cloud ballot (Akron Beacon Journal)
July: What’s in a name? Misdirection at the ballot box (The Other Paper)
June 28: SmokeFreeOhio pushes for no smoking in public (Cincinnati Community Press)
April 24: Chidings: to the ballot Ohio voters will be facing in November (Medina-Gazette.com)
February 16: The Right to Breathe Smoke-Free (Toledo Free Press)
January 9 : Ohio Needs to Ban Indoor Smoking (Warren Tribune Chronicle)
October 26: Reynolds relative blasts firm for smoking lobbying (Toledo Blade)
October 26: Tobacco heir backs smoke ban (Cincinnati Enquirer)
October 16: Cleveland officials oppose Smoke Less Ohio, support Smoke Free Ohio (Dayton Daily News)
October 15: Take clear look at smoking bans: Know what you're voting for; issues sound similar but have key differences (Akron Beacon Journal)
October 14: Statewide Measures: Tobacco foes push Issue 5, say rivals blow smoke (Columbus Dispatch)
October 12: Smoking ban gains political clout (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
October 11: Mayor Jackson supports smoking ban: Issue 5 initiative endorsement expected (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
October 3: 2 smoking issues added to Nov. ballot (Miami Student)
September 13: Coalition behind mild smoke ban won't detail petition funding source (Toledo Blade)
September 8: Forged signatures, dead voters apparently on petitions: Election officials investigate Smoke Less Ohio (Springfield News Sun)
September 7: Claims Of Election Fraud, Forgery Under Investigation (WHIO TV Dayton)
August 17: Smoke-free kit aids businesses (Akron Beacon Journal)
August 10: Petitioner misleads area residents (Marietta Times)
August 10: SmokeFreeOhio turns in ballot petition signatures (The Review Newspapers)
August 1: Anti-smoking group alleges deception by opposing effort (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
July 29: Pushing for a smoke-free state law (Chillicothe Gazette)
July 29: Campaigns duel over smoking in Ohio: SmokeFreeOhio seeks broad statewide ban (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
July 28: More signatures will be filed to back Ohio smoke-ban vote: Health coalition plans ads against a weaker proposal (Toledo Blade)
July 28: Coalition campaigns for November smoking ban ballot measure (Associated Press)
July 27: Company spends big bucks fighting anti-tobacco initiatives: Ohio among places where tobacco firm backs the effort to defeat push for smoking bans (Dayton Daily News/Associated Press)
June 27: Surgeon general warns there are no safe levels of secondhand smoke (Canton Repository)
June 26: Moms back smoke-free campaign (Dayton Daily News)
May 19: SmokeFreeOhio petition drive (West Chester Pulse-Journal)
January 6 : Supporters of Ohio smoking ban answer questions on plans (Ironton Tribune)
October 28: Why Smoking in Public? (Canton Repository)
October 25: Support Issue 5, oppose Issue 4 (Columbus Dispatch)
October 24: Stark County Medical Society supports Issue 5 (Canton Repository)
October 24: Vote “no” on deceptive State Issue 4 (Fulton County Expositor)
October 22: Vote to end smoking in public spaces (Toledo Blade)
October 22: Vote ‘no’ on issue 4, ‘yes’ on 5 (Tiffin Advertiser Tribune)
October 19: Issue 4 would repeal communities’ smoking bans; Issue 5 would ban most indoor smoking (Canton Repository)
October 16: Smoke Less Ohio amendment would keep stricter SmokeFreeOhio law from taking effect (Canton Repository)
October 15: Smoker Says Vote for Smoke-Free (Cincinnati Enquirer)
October 12: Big Tobacco is bully behind State Issue 4 (Columbus Dispatch Online)
September 12: Smoking ban has its benefits and ramifications (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
August 23: We're asking far less of smokers (Akron Beacon Journal)
August 20: If Greater Clevelanders insist on putting on airs, they should be smoke-free (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
August 16: Rules regulating tobacco smoke are no more intrusive than long list of food safety rules already on the books (Canton Repository)
August 14: Petitioners Not Being Upfront (Cincinnati Enquirer)
August 10: Resident fumes over cigarette smoke (Akron Leader)
August 6: People need to learn about ballot measures (Springfield News Sun)
August 5: Clearing the haze around tobacco petitions (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
August 1: SmokeFreeOhio will be on ballot (Lima News)
July 6: Everyone has right to enjoy clean air (Toledo Blade)
July 2: Cloud over the issue of smoking ban (Toledo Blade)
June 22: Don’t be tricked into signing a petition (This Week - Worthington)
May 15: Smoking lobby disingenuous with petition (Columbus Dispatch)
May 12: Ask detailed questions if asked to sign petition for ‘smokers’ rights’
(Canton Repository)
April 11: Organizations Hope for a Smoke-Free Ohio (Marion Star)
February 16: Smokers’ Rights (Toledo Free Press)
January 28: Support County's Right to Clean Air (Newark Advocate)
January 23: Ohio’s Ready to Become Smoke Free (Findlay Courier)
January 14: Secondhand smoke is a carcinogen (Toledo Blade)
January 13: Secondhand smoke danger documented (Toledo Blade)
January 12: Smoke-free, reform issues are not really comparable (Lakewood Sun Post)
December 28: Ban decision belongs to the voters (Martins Ferry Times-Leader)
December 5: Let Ohioans Decide (Columbus Dispatch)
November 30: Smoking ban needs to go before voters (Marietta Times)
November 23 : Nicotine Fix: A smoking ban aimed to protect nonsmokers in Summit County. The County Council defeated the purpose with needless exemptions (Akron Beacon Journal editorial)
September 14: The air is clearing: Ohio wisely heads toward statewide ban on smoking in public buildings (Columbus Dispatch editorial)
July 30: Bans work: Study shows people have fewer smoking-related chemicals in their blood (Columbus Dispatch editorial)
April 26: Ohio needs smoking ban (Columbus Dispatch editorial)
April 22: Something in the air (Toledo Blade editorial)
March 31: Clean Air for All (Columbus Dispatch editorial)
November 20: Smoking Bans Work; Just Ask His Mom (Coshocton Tribune and Zanesville Times-Recorder)
November 16: Risks of Smoking Make Countywide Ban a Great Idea (Hudson Hub Times)
November: If the Pope Can’t Smoke in Italy, What’s Next? (Troy Daily News)
March 23: Nothing Wrong with Smoke Ban (Aurora Advocate)
December 3: Local Health Department Supports Anti-Smoking Law (Athens Messenger)
November 22: More than 400 people attend COMS-sponsored smoke-free night at Pigskin (Ohio University College of Communications)
November 21 : Noble County Board of Health Endorses Smoke Free Ohio (Caldwell Journal Leader)
November 21: County Partners with Anti-Smoking Campaign (Xenia Daily Gazette)
November 20 : Groups to butt heads on smoking ban plan (Canton Repository)
November 18: Signatures Are Adequate to Require Action by State (Associated Press)
November 18 : A Breathe of Fresh Air in Milan (Norwalk Reflector)
November 18 : Smokeout offers nudge toward healthy lifestyle (Chillicothe Gazette)
November 18: Smoking Ban a Heated Topic Locally (Mansfield News Journal)
November 18: Should Ohio Be Smoke-Free (Canton Repository)
November 18: Ban Sought on Indoor Smoking (Cincinnati Enquirer)
November 18: SmokeFree Ohio Turns in Petitions for Statewide Law (Putnam County Vidette)
November 18: Anti-Tobacco Activists File Petitions to Ban Most Public Smoking in Ohio (Toledo Blade)
November 18: Hospitals Seek to Cease Smoking by Employees (Warren Tribune Chronicle)
November 17: Group Turns in Petitions (Boardman Town Crier)
November 17: County Health Board Backs SmokeFreeOhio Proposal (Leipsic Messenger)
November 17: Grinding Out Smoking (Newark Advocate)
November 16: Smokeout Focuses on Statewide Ban (Bowling Green Sentinel Tribune)
November 16 : SmokeFreeOhio set to turn in petitions for statewide law (Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian)
November 16: Great American Smokeout Slated for Thursday (Martins Ferry Times Leader)
October: County health board passes smoke-free resolution (Pataskala Standard)
October 13: Petitioners Want to Ban Smoking in Public and Workplaces (Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian)
August 15: Cancer deaths heat debate: Smoking ban supporters push to expand coverage (Dayton Daily News)
July 25: Clearing the Air (Massillon Independent)
July 21: Local group helping push statewide ban (ThisWeek Licking County)
April 11: Smoking Ban Part Two (OSU Lantern)
March 11: Cancer Society tells Ohio to ban indoor smoking (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
March 11: Anti-smoking forces now after statewide ban (Columbus Dispatch)
March 11: Health groups campaign for statewide smoking ban (Cincinnati Enquirer)
March 11: Smoke-Free Ohio campaign begins (Dayton Daily News)
March 11: Activists pursuing statewide smoke ban (Toledo Blade)
March 10: Anti-smoking forces now after statewide ban (Ohio Public Radio)
December 4: Secondhand smoke a serious health hazard (East Liverpool Review)
December 2: If you must smoke, puff away in private, and let nonsmokers enjoy clean air in restaurants (Canton Repository)
November 19: Bans Prohibit Smoking Only in Public Places (Canton Repository)
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