Andy Petersen of Davenport is carving out the perfect hobby. About five years into the process of producing handmade smoking pipes, Petersen is gaining national attention in the special niche world of ...

It causes increased risk of stroke, heart disease, chronic lung disease and cancers from the throat to the rectum. So who exactly is going to be celebrating International Pipe Smoking Day tomorrow?

A good cigar is just a cigar, but a fine pipe is a thing of beauty forever. Those are words to live by as far as Northland resident Bill Unger is concerned. He's the longtime secretary-treasurer and ...

Pipe and cigar smokers often wave off worries that smoking is bad for their health. They claim their habit is harmless and perpetuate the common misperception that pipes and cigars are somehow safer ...