Archive for May, 2007
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Thursday, May 3rd, 2007Some good news finally…
A Manhattan judge has snuffed the city’s bid to shutter a popular East Side cigar bar.
Lawyers for the city had argued that the Cigar Lounge on East 62nd Street should be closed because it ran afoul of the Smoke Free Air Act, which bans smoking in all but a handful of [...]
Judge says no to injunction of Ohio Smoking Ban
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007The Cincinnati Enquirer has an update on the fight against the Ohio nanny state.
A Hamilton County judge snuffed out the last opposition to Ohio’s indoor smoking ban today, clearing the way for the law to take effect Thursday.
Common Pleas Judge Fred Nelson refused to block enforcement of the law after concluding Ohioans do not have [...]
Kentucky Bars enjoy boom from Ohio Smoking Ban
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007The Cincinnati Post has an article on the rise in customers that Northern Kentucky bars are seeing thanks to the Ohio smoking ban. I paticularly liked this quote which pretty much sums up my thoughts on it.
“But this tsunami of government by nanny is making all of our choices for us, all of our decisions [...]
