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#187 December 2024/Editor's Notes/Jobs/News/Public Health

Editor’s Notes: At Least You’ve Got Your Health

What’s more important, jobs or health? The question nominally sits at the heart of the struggle to ban smoking in casinos in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, covered by Rebecca McCarthy in this issue. The people who work at casinos say they should not have to breathe tobacco smoke at work, since that can lead to

December 1, 2024

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#098 June 2017/Column/Editor's Notes

In praise of the hardworking tree

Nature’s Miracle Worker by Heather Shayne Blakeslee In the same way that friends in rural areas might know the difference between a tree branch hitting the side of the house and someone knocking on the door, city dwellers learn to distinguish—before we’ve even turned around—the sound of a car behind us from the hiss of

May 31, 2017

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#096 April 2017/Column/Editor's Notes

Spring should be a time of celebration and hope, not fear

Ice Storm by Heather Shayne Blakeslee In 1912, Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo made a gift of 3,000 cherry trees to Washington, D.C., as a sign of the close relationship between Japan and the United States. For centuries, the Japanese have revered the fleeting beauty of the cherry blossoms, which bloom in early spring and

March 29, 2017

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Editor's Notes - Page 9

Editor’s Notes: At Least You’ve Got Your Health

In praise of the hardworking tree

Spring should be a time of celebration and hope, not fear

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