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Smokers' struggle to quit is even harder during tough times (Everett Herald)

The state Department of Health is targeting part of its anti-smoking campaign this year at low-income households, where people smoke at far higher rates than the general population.

State's 'Be Free' Anti-Tobacco Campaign Lends Smokers a Helping Hand (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

The Florida Department of Health's Tobacco Free Florida campaign is lending a helping hand to the 28,000 Floridians who smoke to quit -- for good. Free cessation aids are available from the Florida Quitline in the form of counseling and nicotine replacement therapies such as patches, gum and lozenges.

McAuliffe kicks off race for governor with stop in Norfolk (Daily Press)

Navy Under Fire For Dead Dolphins (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

A top marine biologist has told Sky News he believes naval sonar activity before a mass stranding of dolphins should be treated as a "smoking gun".

Caldwell to Layoff 25 at Ogden Plant (R News)

Rochester has proven recession-proof in many ways, but not every business can weather these kinds of downturns. Caldwell Manufacturing's plant in Ogden will stop making hardware for windows, which will mean layoffs for 25 skilled workers by April.