David, I think you need to re-read the totality of the post you are referencing. I took the "stone cold fact" part to be sarcasm. Later in the post the writer says that including Di Napoli and Olive Garden on the list of 40 bars and restaurants hurts the arguments of the smoking ban opponents. Loki Anderson Downtown
David Brauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Oct 28, 2005, at 1:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Interesting anecdote....but how do you honestly expect to refute > the stone cold facts that it was the smoking ban which forced Cafe > Di Napoli and the Olive Garden to close shop in downtown Mpls? What's your evidence here? Have Cafe di Napoli's owners blamed the smoking ban? That place was trending down for years. As for Olive Garden, ... --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls