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Sunday, May 19, 2013  Campus-wide bans against smokers could spread to several South Carolina universities.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  A bill that would let South Carolina employers hire and fire based on someone's off-the-job smoking habits appears to be going up in smoke.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Columbia Fire officials have ruled an early morning apartment fire that occurred Wednesay accidental.

Friday, February 15, 2013  Students at Irmo High School were evacuated to the football field today after a vent in one classroom started releasing smoke.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  The City of Charleston is imposing a new smoking ban for outdoor areas in the city's hospital district.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  Those who have argued for decades that legalizing and taxing weed would be better than a costly, failed U.S. drug war have their chance to prove it.

Thursday, July 05, 2012  The dangers of smoking are well known, but many may not be aware that the remains from cigarettes can have a harmful effect on the whole community if not disposed of properly.

Sunday, April 08, 2012  Ex-smokers who lived to tell about their health struggles hitting the airwaves in an ad-campaign geared to make people kick the habit.

Thursday, March 08, 2012  US Surgeon General: More work is needed to keep young people from using tobacco products

Thursday, March 01, 2012  According to the Columbia Fire Department, one person is dead after a fire at a Columbia apartment complex Tuesday morning.

Tuesday, January 03, 2012  The National Cancer Insititute is utlizing social media and Smartphone applications to talk directly to teens about smoking.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011  Graphic images on cigarette packs may be enough to stop some smokers according to a new study by a University of South Carolina public health professor.

Friday, December 16, 2011  Christopher Hitchens, militant pundit, essayist and author dies after long battle with cancer

Saturday, December 03, 2011  Tobacco will soon be banned from the Medical University of South Carolina

Monday, October 24, 2011  The internal impact to lungs has been long reported, and proven, but many studies are no connecting the affects of the skin and how old smokers appear.