Our View - Smoking shack idea should be burned

Tuesday, April 22 2008

Those who opposed a statewide smoking ban can't seem to take no for an answer when it comes to weakening the ban.

This year, they're trying again. They want to allow bar owners to build so-called "smoke shacks” outside of bars and restaurants that would allow smokers to presumably stay warm while they light up. Several Democrats and Republicans, including Rep. Bob Gunther, R-Fairmont, presented the smoking shack amendment for amending onto a budget balancing bill shortly before midnight on April 3.
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