Comments on: So what about that smoking ban?

By: Tully

Tully — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:22:49 +0000

Ban it in restaurants and allow it in bars. No one is in a bar for their health anyway.

By: Sir Cough Alot

Sir Cough Alot — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:12:12 +0000

We want to ban smoking in public but we’re okay with “Dr.” Tiller aborting babies in their third trimester. Do the citizens of this city really care about public health? Absurd.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:59:20 +0000

Colorado Has a state wide smoking ban..and it includes bars. I went out at night and came home with just the stinch of stale beer and no smoke. It wa great!!

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:03:31 +0000

Do all the non-smokers walk to the restaurants or are they just not concerned about the carbon monoxide pouring out of their tailpipes?

By: JD Holmes

JD Holmes — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:45:34 +0000

I don’t really care anymore. The government controls so much of our lives these days, that I have pretty much given up complaining or campaigning. They are going to do what they want. We need our elected babysitters.

By: LonnythePlumber

LonnythePlumber — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:15:40 +0000

Those who claim that their relatives have fought in wars to give them the right to harm others are wrong. Most speakers in favor of smoking are in poor health now. They’re nuts.

By: Steve Hartwell

Steve Hartwell — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:48:06 +0000

Dear Editor,

There has never been a single study proving that exposure to the low levels of smoke found in bars and restaurants with decent modern ventilation and filtration systems kills or harms anyone.

As to the annoyance of smoking, a compromise between smokers and non-smokers can be reached, through setting a quality standard and the use of modern ventilation technology.

Air ventilation can easily create a comfortable environment that removes not just passive smoke, but also and especially the potentially serious contaminants that are from non-smoking sources.

Second Hand Smoke from tobacco is a statistically insignificant health risk.

Steve Hartwell Toronto, Canada http://www.ventilatedsmokingrooms.ca

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:54:35 +0000

K, it’s not about prohibiting smoking all together. It’s about public health in public places.

And the last time I checked, you couldn’t bring a cat to a restaurant

By: k

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:14:05 +0000

Moms with asthmatic children claim they can’t go out to dinner because of second-hand smoke. What happens when they claim it’s because of cat hair? Will all of the cat owners be banned as well?? Those who smoke will do so, regardless of whatever ban is imposed. Legislating morality has never worked. Look at prohibition.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:16:28 +0000

Yes, this is a public health issue, and asking bar and restaurant owners if they want to be included or not is ridiculous. Just ban smoking in all businesses and workplaces as other jurisdictions have done. It’s too bad that there are still so many politicians living in the past. And still so many politicians who put wealthy businesses ahead of the public interest.