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Updated: 11:24 AM Oct 19, 2009
Smoking Ban Petition Collects Signatures
Organizers of the smoking petition are collecting signatures. On Sunday, they say they collected about 500 signatures. Organizers say about half of the people who have signed the petition are non-smokers. Posted: 7:14 PM Oct 18, 2009Reporter: Marques White Email Address: marques.white@wibw.com |
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Topeka, Kan. (WIBW) _ Organizers of the smoking petition are collecting signatures. On Sunday, they say they collected about 500 signatures. Organizers say about half of the people who have signed the petition are non-smokers.
The petition needs 5,744 signatures from people who are registered to vote in the city of Topeka. The petition must propose an alternate ordinance.
The Topeka City Council then has the option to adopt the ordinance or put it to public vote within 90 days.
The ordinance that passed, banning smoking in most public places including bars and restaurants, is scheduled to take effect December 4th.
On Saturday, a list of bars that are circulating the petition was given:
Ichabod Laundra-Bar
Skinny's
Spanky's
Speck's
Jeremiah Bullfrogs locations
Churchill's Pipe and Cigar Shop
Eagles Club
That Place Bar
Boobie Trap Bar and Grill
Boobie Trap Bar & Grill is holding a petition signing party on Wednesday, October 21st from 8 p.m. til Midnight.
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I am in favor of removing the smoking ban. the idea that second hand smoking harms a person is just scare tacits. second hand smoking does not harm anybody. the smoke goes thru thke smokers lungs first and is filtered by the time it reachs another person. I do not smoke and if i do not want to be bothered by smoke i go where there is no smoking. However very seldom does second hand smoke bother me it only does when the smoker blows it directly into my face. I have been around second hand smoke for 60 years and i have no ill effects.
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Funny that NO media will report the funding of the pro ban movement! NONE of the money is from inside Kansas. EVERY group pushing this receives grants from the company that sells nicotine replacement products, and their partner foundation. If you think this is a group of unfunded, concerned local citizens you are WRONGAMUNDO!!!! Look up Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and their grants to Kansas Health Foundation, Tobacco Free Kansas, Clean Air Topeka, and other grant sponging organizations, INCLUDING your local Health Department employees, who DO NOT EVEN CLOCK OUT TO LOBBY WITH THIS GRANT MONEY!!!!! Follow the money, baby! It always leads to the WHY of an issue. And Governor Parkinson and Kathleen Sebelius are VERY good friends with these groups, as is Laura Kelly and Senator Barnett of Emporia!
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