Have either Coleman or Ortega (we already know about Kelly)stated a position on the smoking ban issue? Does anyone know what their positions might be?
Speaking of which, yet another city, Philadelphia, is getting ready to enact a comprehensive ban, i.e., one that includes bars as well as restaurants. The same arguments are being raised there as we heard here. A survey in Philadelphia had 31% of respondents stating that they'd be more likely to go out to a bar or restaurant if smoking was banned while only 6% stated they'd be less likely to do so. But the bar owners still oppose the ban despite all the evidence accumulating from cities with bans that patronage actually increases after a ban. http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/11076631.htm Let's hope that with a new mayor, we can finally get a ban in place here in St. Paul. It's obvious that it's not going to happen at the state level this session. Charlie Swope Ward 1 ------------------------------------------------- JOIN the St. Paul Issues Forum TODAY: http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/ ------------------------------------------------- POST MESSAGES HERE: [email protected] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
