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by gregory
on Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:05 am |
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COMMENT THREAD ROLLING
http://www.themonitor.com/onset?db=monitortx&id=1836&template=article.html
Quote: McAllen city commission passes smoking ban in bars and restaurants
Jeremy Roebuck
April 23, 2007 - 10:21PM
McALLEN — Smoke ‘em if you’ve got ‘em, because come October you’ll have to snuff them out.
The McAllen City Commission unanimously voted on Monday to ban smoking in public places such as restaurants, bars and bingo parlors.
It was a proposal that gained last-minute support from an unexpected source. ... |
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by linkup
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by irishguyincc
on Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:56 pm |
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That article is chock full of stupidity. I especially like the last bit:
Quote: Raul Torres, of Harlingen, took a different view, however.
Harlingen is the only other Valley city to have followed leads of larger Texas cities like El Paso and Austin to enact a similar smoking ban.
“It’s about time,” he said. “Over there it’s nice. Here, you’ve got to watch where you eat."
Because God forbid Mr. Torres be offended by the presence of us dirty lungs. On the bright side people can just go over into Mexico and other surrounding towns, as was mentioned by someone in that article. |
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