On Wednesday, May 12, 2004, at 03:46 PM, Michael Hohmann wrote:
I have a question for list members-
In an effort to get full disclosure-- Are any of the smoking ban proponents
posting to this list under contract/subcontract to promote local smoking
bans? Have you received any anti-smoking funding for such efforts over the
past decade? Same question to those opposing such a ban. If this list is
being used to sway public opinion via a paid lobbying effort, I think list
members would appreciate knowing it. Thanks in advance.
Full disclosure. I was appointed to the MPAAT board by Skip Humphrey in 1999 and served as a volunteer on the board through 2002. I am not paid nor have I ever been paid by any anti tobacco sources to sway public opinion.
My motives are personal. My father died of lung cancer. He smoked for over fifty years. My mother had a chronic lung condition attributed to inhaling a lot of environmental smoke.
Best,
Laura Southeast
Laura Waterman Wittstock MIGIZI Communications, Inc. 3123 East Lake Street Minneapolis, MN 55406 612.721.6631 ext 219 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.migizi.org http://laurawatermanwittstock.blogspot.com/
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