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Contributor opinion: Keep government out of smoking issue <But Mark Hale calls on smokers to be more considerate of others, especially in confined places like restaurants. Says non-smokers best avenue is to let business owners make the decision about their establishments: Let's try to let our opinions be known in a nice way and leave the government out of it, he says About: Wants smoking banned, all Adair Co., KY, public places Commentary by Mark Hale I am no longer a smoker and my wife Michele has never smoked.We don't like being very close to it and Michele is very allergic to it. It's been more than 20 years since I have smoked but when I did I really enjoyed it. I can see view points from both sides, however I do not like to see the government any more involved in our lives than they already are. I don't want the government telling us what we can and can't do. Whatever happened to handling matters ourself? Seems people just want to leave it up to the government to tell us how we can live. What I would like to see is people be more considerate of others when in confined spaces such as a restaurant. What I can do is politely ask someone if they don't mind to wait until we can finish our meal before they light up, or I can not even go to that place, or I can ask to be seated far away from the smoking area. I know the best time to smoke is right after a meal, (at least it always was for me) but if we can make people aware of our dislike of smoke in a kind way then maybe more people would think before lighting up around others. Why not try other avenues before we ask our government to tell us how we have to live. Let business owners make the choice of how to run their business. If you don't like the choice they make you don't have to give them your business. If enough people do that those business owners would reconsider what they should have done. The bottom line is: Let's try to let our opinions be known in a nice way and leave the government out of it. Thank You This story was posted on 2009-11-16 04:28:34
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