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- 'this Kind Of Sloppy Defiance Reeks Of A Podunk Attitude,' Hopkinsville Paper Says After Fair Doesn't Enforce Smoking Ban
It's been a while since we read an editorial as clear, blunt and well-taken as the one the Kentucky New Era ran about the flouting of Hopkinsville's smoking ban at the Western Kentucky State Fair, so here it is, in its entirety: The Hopkinsville...
- Sponsors Of Statewide Smoking Ban Predict It Will Finally Pass The House, And Say It Has A Chance In The Senate
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Sponsors of a bill to ban smoking in most public places in Kentucky said Wednesday that it will pass the House and has a chance in the Senate. "I think we're going to do it this year," Republican Rep. Julie Raque Adams...
- Weekly Paper In Hazard Calls For Statewide Smoking Ban
A statewide smoking ban should be a priority for the Kentucky General Assembly when it begins its session Jan. 7, The Hazard Herald said in an editorial during Christmas week. Noting that the state ranks first in both adult and youth smoking, the weekly...
- Hopkinsville Mayor Breaks Tie To Pass Citywide Smoking Ban
After a six months of public debate, private wrangling and at least one serious local editorial page flaying, the Hopkinsville City Council narrowly passed a citywide smoking ban Tuesday night. The original ordinance that came before the council at its...
- 'cigarette 6' Smoked By Hopkinsville Paper's Editorial
First came the Jackson Five, then the Chicago Seven. Now, straight from Hopkinsville's city council, come the Cigarette Six. So dubbed by the editorial board of the Kentucky New Era, the Six were met with by a incredulous headline on an editorial...
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Hopkinsville newspaper endorses smoking ban
The Kentucky New Era newspaper in Hopkinsville said in a recent editorial that if the state legislature doesn't enact a smoking ban, the city should.
The General Assembly "should not squander the opportunity or delay action on a law that could protect everyone against the health risks associated with exposure to secondhand smoke," the editorial said. "Legislators should not disregard the overwhelming scientific evidence of the effects of secondhand smoke. . . . Opponents of a smoking ban argue that they want to protect the rights of smokers. We believe those rights to not extend to smoking in places where non-smokers work, shop and eat." (Read more)
The General Assembly "should not squander the opportunity or delay action on a law that could protect everyone against the health risks associated with exposure to secondhand smoke," the editorial said. "Legislators should not disregard the overwhelming scientific evidence of the effects of secondhand smoke. . . . Opponents of a smoking ban argue that they want to protect the rights of smokers. We believe those rights to not extend to smoking in places where non-smokers work, shop and eat." (Read more)
- 'this Kind Of Sloppy Defiance Reeks Of A Podunk Attitude,' Hopkinsville Paper Says After Fair Doesn't Enforce Smoking Ban
It's been a while since we read an editorial as clear, blunt and well-taken as the one the Kentucky New Era ran about the flouting of Hopkinsville's smoking ban at the Western Kentucky State Fair, so here it is, in its entirety: The Hopkinsville...
- Sponsors Of Statewide Smoking Ban Predict It Will Finally Pass The House, And Say It Has A Chance In The Senate
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Sponsors of a bill to ban smoking in most public places in Kentucky said Wednesday that it will pass the House and has a chance in the Senate. "I think we're going to do it this year," Republican Rep. Julie Raque Adams...
- Weekly Paper In Hazard Calls For Statewide Smoking Ban
A statewide smoking ban should be a priority for the Kentucky General Assembly when it begins its session Jan. 7, The Hazard Herald said in an editorial during Christmas week. Noting that the state ranks first in both adult and youth smoking, the weekly...
- Hopkinsville Mayor Breaks Tie To Pass Citywide Smoking Ban
After a six months of public debate, private wrangling and at least one serious local editorial page flaying, the Hopkinsville City Council narrowly passed a citywide smoking ban Tuesday night. The original ordinance that came before the council at its...
- 'cigarette 6' Smoked By Hopkinsville Paper's Editorial
First came the Jackson Five, then the Chicago Seven. Now, straight from Hopkinsville's city council, come the Cigarette Six. So dubbed by the editorial board of the Kentucky New Era, the Six were met with by a incredulous headline on an editorial...