I wondered just how long it would be before the other shoe dropped in the ongoing and unnecessary soap opera of Columbia’s smoking ban. In addition to being an unwarranted attack on both individual and property rights, it is now apparent that this prohibition has also added to the city’s economic burden.
Smoking ban hurts local economy
Wednesday, December 26, 2007 | 9:02 a.m. CST;
updated 2:19 p.m. CST, Wednesday, February 11, 2009
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