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October 26, 2026

Puff, puff, vape

Teens discover the advantages of scentless cannabis vaping 

The facts behind the fog

In order to attempt to tackle the vast issue of underage vaping, we’ve compiled some information about how vaping works — studies that have been done on whether it’s safe, if it helps people quit, how individual devices work, as well as a glossary of terms that may prove useful when reading up on vaping.

Tales of an underage vaper

A peek inside the mind of an underage vaper shows why vaping has become so pervasive, and so hard to combat

The why behind vaping

Flavor, peer pressure, “cool” factor among reasons teens start vaping

Aspiring to be tobacco free

Imagine that you’re sitting with a friend, they’re vaping, and suddenly they start to choke on the aerosol they’re inhaling. In an effort to save them, you go through a door that transports you to “smoke city,” an alternate reality where tobacco rules. From there, you have to complete a series of tasks and tests in order to find your friend, who’s still having a negative reaction to the vape. That’s the premise of ASPIRE (A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience), a game developed to help educate young people on the impacts of tobacco and nicotine.

High schools wrestle with vaping

Districts struggle to find the most effective deterrents

Laying down the law on vaping

Study shows education is needed for tobacco retailers

Behind the project

Thank you for checking out our special section on underage vaping.

Being cool or being fooled?

Local youth’s e-cig use is part of a national epidemic

Police logs April 23-28

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Arts & Entertainment

Multicultural Center takes shape at Abel de Luna

Bursts of color explode from every corner and every angle of the newly repainted Abel de Luna Community Center on the north side of town. Fuchsia, sunflower, marigold, plum and chrysanthemum abut and juxtapose with one another on the many outside walls and columns, as two muralists work on their own visions of Healdsburg.