Rogers AR – Frank Romeo, 48, can tell his customers, "Put that in your pipe and smoke it." He can also sell them the pipe and other products for tobacco smokers. He opened Romeo’s Downtown Pipe & Tobacco Co. in November with wife Pamela, 51. Frank Romeo opened the business after feeling the need for …

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When someone says ‘there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke’ they are simply unaware of the facts or refuse to accept the truth, cautions the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association. The IPCPR represents more than 2,000 retailers and manufacturers of premium cigars – mostly mom-and-pop small business owners – and …

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Legislation Takes Effect April 1, 2009 February 4, 2009 – Following a long, drawn-out political fight started in 2007, President Obama signed into law the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) renewal and expansion bill. In order to avoid further delay, the House of Representatives voted to accept the Senate’s amendment to the SCHIP bill. …

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