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EXPERTS ADVISORY The FDA has announced that it will ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars within the next year, a move the tobacco industry has pushed against for the last decade. University of Michigan experts can comment. David Mendez Thuy Le of the Department of Health Management and Policy at the School of Public Health recently authored a study showing that menthol cigarettes contributed to 378,000 premature deaths in the United States between 1980 and 2018. “Successful implementation of the FDA’s proposed ban on menthol cigarettes has the potential to save hundreds of thousands...

Mickey Thompson launches SEMA-winner Baja Boss A/T tire Print STOW — Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels has launched the new Baja Boss A/T hybrid all-terrain tire, the 2020 winner of the Specialty Equipment Market Association's (SEMA) Best New Tire award. The tire is aimed at pickup, Jeep and SUV drivers who want aggressive looks and excellent performance with superior on-road handling and off-road traction, the company said. "The design and development of the new Baja Boss A/T is a direct response to feedback from consumers," said Ken Warner, Vice President of Marketing, Mickey Thompson. "We a...

Cindy Schultz State Sen. Rachel May never planned to run for office, and when she finally did, she didn’t expect to win. The Syracuse resident spent her entire career in higher education, while dabbling in progressive political activism. But she decided to challenge seven-term incumbent state Sen. David Valesky in 2018 because he belonged to the Independent Democratic Conference, a group of Democrats that caucused with Republicans. Despite a deal that reunified the IDC with the mainline Democrats in April 2018, May was one of six successful challengers to the eight ex-IDC members and the...

Menthol cigarettes contributed to 378,000 premature deaths in the United States between 1980 to 2018, according to a new study. The research also shows that about 10 million smokers were attributable to menthol cigarettes, which researchers estimate accounted for about 3 million life years lost. “Our results indicate that mentholated tobacco products have had a significant impact on public health and could continue to pose a substantial health risk,” says David Mendez, an associate professor in the health management and policy department at the University of Michigan School of Public Heal...

Willamette Meteorite restored after vandals paint it gold The bronze copy in West Linn's Fields Bridge Park had been spray-painted gold After being spray-painted gold in the past week, the replica of the Willamette Meteorite in Fields Bridge Park has been restored to its original color (though a few small spots of gold remain). The one-fifth-scale bronze replica of the actual Willamette Meteorite, which currently is displayed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, is the centerpiece of the Ice Age Floods Interpretive Trail along the Tualatin River at Fields Brid...