Jump to full article: Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, 2008-04-28
Author: Daniel Rubin Inquirer Columnist
Intro: After Atlantic City's unanimous vote to ban smoking on the gambling floors of all 11 of its casinos, the chant arose from 80 clapping, hugging, crying casino workers, thank you, thank you, thank you.
What are the odds last week's hurrah was heard in Harrisburg?
We may know tomorrow, when six legislators meet in the Pennsylvania Capitol to hash out differences in House and Senate bills to ban indoor smoking.
At risk is the health of nonsmokers and the right of Philadelphia to make its own laws. . . .
What happened in Atlantic City is part of a ripple that's rolling across the country - the world, actually, she said. If they can stop smoking in France. . .
Godshall said his group was willing to back any bill that gives local governments the right to enact antismoking legislation tougher than the state's.
"I just don't understand," he said, "how any legislators get away with voting to protect an out-of-state industry that kills 20,000 Pennsylvanians a years." . . .
"Hopefully, we're helping our next generation," she said. "Pennsylvania has an opportunity to step up to the plate."
Why do I get the feeling the result will land in foul territory?
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