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Smoking ban goes too far, some say 

Charleston's proposed ban on smoking virtually everywhere other than in homes and outdoors has alarmed some city business owners, who say the sweeping measure could cost them money and simply goes too far.

Some say the measure, which even prohibits separate smoking areas inside the workplace, is yet another example of a city government that is too aggressive in regulating behavior, and they are gearing up to battle the ban.

"We need to get together and unify and remove these people who want to run our lives," said Jeff Filosa, who owns the Portside Cafe downtown. "What's going to be next?"

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