Smoking
Yesterday, I pointed out why I think we shouldn't ban smoking in bars. Ethan pointed out why he thinks we should. Foolishly, I then challenged a premise of his argument; after doing that, I ran through his blog, and now see that he's smarter, funnier, and hipper than I am. It's a great blog. Here's a sample:
Please, please, please let this be the last we hear of how Roger Ball, blah blah blah, only thirty minutes, blah blah blah, so unfair, blah blah blah. Now we have former state representative Beverly White showing up in both papers today to make the same points we've all memorized now, and let everyone know that as a former member of the blah blah blah (snore) committee, she personally demands an explanation. Good for her. For everyone's benefit and Ms. White, I'll provide the explanation. Roger Ball was fired because the Governor wanted someone else to do his job. Now, move on PLEASE!
and
Today's Deseret News reports a Provo police officer shot and killed two pit bulls. Good for him. Remember a couple of years ago when that little girl had her face torn off by someone's rottweiler in Liberty Park? If only that were an isolated case. According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 18 of the 27 dog- bite related fatalities in the U.S. in 1996- 1997 were thanks to rottweilers and pitt bulls. The remaining 9 fatalities were spread out over all the other breeds and mixes. I wonder what the figures for injuries are. There is no right to own pit bulls and rottweilers. [actually, there is a right -- or at least no prohibition -- but it's still poor taste.]
Also, he and Charley Foster are providing good commentary on the situation in El Dorado.
UPDATE (4/10/05): The D-News has a story on the bar-hopping trip. It says,
Smoke-free bar owners and managers maintain they are doing better business by being smokeless and providing a healthier environment for their workers.
"A lot of people told us we would never make it if we were smoke-free, but it's done nothing but help us," Red Door owner Louise Hanning said.
Ditto, said Oyster Bar general manager Mark Robbins, whose businesses is booming since the bar went smoke-free in February.
Sounds to me like the market is taking care of the issue without government action.
Please, please, please let this be the last we hear of how Roger Ball, blah blah blah, only thirty minutes, blah blah blah, so unfair, blah blah blah. Now we have former state representative Beverly White showing up in both papers today to make the same points we've all memorized now, and let everyone know that as a former member of the blah blah blah (snore) committee, she personally demands an explanation. Good for her. For everyone's benefit and Ms. White, I'll provide the explanation. Roger Ball was fired because the Governor wanted someone else to do his job. Now, move on PLEASE!
and
Today's Deseret News reports a Provo police officer shot and killed two pit bulls. Good for him. Remember a couple of years ago when that little girl had her face torn off by someone's rottweiler in Liberty Park? If only that were an isolated case. According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 18 of the 27 dog- bite related fatalities in the U.S. in 1996- 1997 were thanks to rottweilers and pitt bulls. The remaining 9 fatalities were spread out over all the other breeds and mixes. I wonder what the figures for injuries are. There is no right to own pit bulls and rottweilers. [actually, there is a right -- or at least no prohibition -- but it's still poor taste.]
Also, he and Charley Foster are providing good commentary on the situation in El Dorado.
UPDATE (4/10/05): The D-News has a story on the bar-hopping trip. It says,
Smoke-free bar owners and managers maintain they are doing better business by being smokeless and providing a healthier environment for their workers.
"A lot of people told us we would never make it if we were smoke-free, but it's done nothing but help us," Red Door owner Louise Hanning said.
Ditto, said Oyster Bar general manager Mark Robbins, whose businesses is booming since the bar went smoke-free in February.
Sounds to me like the market is taking care of the issue without government action.
posted by steve u. at 4/06/2005
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Thanks, Steve. I appreciate that.
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