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EDITORIAL: Lititz's bold step on teen smoking [Source: Intelligencer Journal] 

Jump to full article: B&W NewsReal, 2003-09-02

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The Lititz ban will not stop all teens there from smoking, of course. But it will act as a deterrent, making it a bit more difficult for teens to light up. And the law will keep teen puffers off town streets, where they serve as an unwitting example that smoking is "OK" or "cool."

Other Lancaster County communities would do well to consider Lititz's action. If it discourages even a handful of teens from taking up or continuing this terrible addiction, the better off they -- and we -- will be.

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