up in smoke.

This was an editroil on to the Duluth News Tribune.

Fanatic smoke-haters use biased informationI believe fanatic smoke-hater health groups are continually persuading state officials and the public with falsified studies from biased, selected, pre-programmed computers. Such seems to be the case with a recent study by the Surgeon General titled, "The risks and dangers of SHS (second hand smoke)."
The American Cancer Society, American Lung Association and other health groups have become big political powers in Minnesota government. Freedom is slowly being taken away by legislators who raise the excise and sales taxes on tobacco.
What will lawmakers tax or ban next? Recycling? Hair dryers?
BARBARA GOTTSTEIN ST. PAUL

In a way I agree with this, I am not sure however that many will disagree that second hand smoke is bad. It is in fact bad how bad is still debateable.

The question is what else will the State or any othere Goverment take a way the right to do.

I believe to allow or not to allow smoking should be left up to the owner of the place. It should not be a political football.