Tagged: A Good Year 2011

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A Good Year St. Louis
6:35 am
Thu December 29, 2011

Tobacco expert: 2011 good year "overall" for non-smokers

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Sarah Shelton with the Center for Tobacco Policy Research at Washington University in St. Louis, says "overall" it's been a good year for non-smokers in the St. Louis area.

Smoking bans were implemented in several areas in St. Louis in 2011, including in the city and county.

Sarah Shelton, a data analyst with the Center for Tobacco Policy Research at Washington University in St. Louis, told St. Louis Public Radio’s Julie Bierach as part of our series “A Good Year” that, overall, it’s been a good year for non-smokers.

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A Good Year: squirrels
12:00 pm
Wed December 28, 2011

Running rodent creates a good year for a local charity

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A squirrel runs through the legs of St. Louis Cardinal Skip Schumaker while he bats in the fifth inning during Game 4 of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Oct. 5, 2011.

Squirrels are the sometimes adorable creatures that eat from your bird feeders, dig through your garden, and occasionally just can’t quite figure out how to successfully cross a road.

But the furry rodents were elevated to something approaching “hero” status in the 2011 Major League Baseball Playoffs – and that made it a very good year for a local charity.

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