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LEININGER: Pro-freedom, not pro-smoking club 

Tri-State Pipe & Tobacco members say their pipe collections are heirlooms.
Jump to full article: Fort Wayne(IN) News-Sentinel, 2008-04-15
Author: Kevin Leininger of The News-Sentinel

Intro:

A few weeks ago I tried to illustrate the silliness of Fort Wayne's no-smoking law by enjoying a cigar at a south-side bar.

It worked. Several readers basically suggested I be taken out and shot for daring to use a legal product in an adults-only establishment - with the owners' blessing!

Members of the Tri-State Pipe & Tobacco Club, on the other hand, aren't really interested in civil disobedience. Since its inception seven years ago, the club has gathered each month to talk and share their passion for a culturally rich but politically incorrect hobby that has rendered them vagabonds in their own community.

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