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LETTER: Supporters of cigarette ordinance haven't documented smoke's harm 

Jump to full article: Wausau (WI) Daily Herald, 2004-08-28
Author: Gary L. Lueck, Birnamwood

Intro:

It seems to me that the people in favor of a smoking ban are counting on the mob mentality to achieve their goal. They repeat their mantra, hoping everyone will storm City Hall with clubs and pitchforks, but I need more information before I'll join them.

For example, why is the World Health Organization's study of secondhand smoke never discussed? That study concluded that there is no evidence that cancer is caused by secondhand smoke. The study has been repressed. I wonder why.

Also, if there really are people in Wausau dying because they entered a restaurant where smoking was allowed, please document with names, ages, places, exposure time and concentration of the smoke.

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