The SouthWind Casino in Kaw City, Oklahoma will be the first smoke-free casino in the area and one of the first in Oklahoma when it begins business in March. Casino Manager Pam Shaw stated,  “In my experience, I’ve found this is something there’s a market for…People want to go somewhere where there’s no smoke.” Shaw also stated that non-smoking casino visitors represent

Dr. C. Everett Koop, who was widely regarded as the most influential surgeon general in American history and played a crucial role in changing public attitudes about smoking, died on Monday at his home in Hanover, N.H. He was 96. Dr. Koop took the lead in trying to wean Americans off smoking by appearing on television and warning the public about the terrible consequences