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Dr. Smith speaks to media about indoor air quality 2012-06-19 - 801 Westlake Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Dr. Roger Smith, DMD chair of the Adair County Board of Health, spoke to media representatives and others at the Monday, June 18, 2012, release of smoking data at hospitality venues around Adair County. Dr. Smith noted the influence of tobacco on life in Adair County, fondly remembering the benefits to the economy and the beauty of the small tobacco farms. He said we now know, without a doubt, of smoke and second-hand smokes dangers. He said he knows his own father might be alive today had he not been a smoker. Dr. Smith is encouraging restaurants to voluntarily ban smoking, as is the current policy here, although around the state of Kentucky, over 34% of the population now live in communities which have banned cigarette smoking in public places. In this area, Campbellsville, Glasgow, Somerset and Danville all have laws banning smoking in public places. Dr. Smith was a hit with the audience, speaking without prepared notes, he quoted both Albert Einstein - We don't need to think harder; we need to think differently - as well as Jerry Clower, the comedian specializing in red-neck humor. Read More... | Permalink | Comments?

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