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Charles Arlinghaus: Some thoughts on being an island in a sea of socialism  

The state decided to ban smoking in all restaurants. Never mind that many restaurants chose to do so on their own for marketing reasons. Smoking sections in a minority of restaurants weren't enough. Smoking is a legal if unhealthy act but you can't do it in a bar. Even a modest bill this year to allow cigar bars is likely to die. Smoke at home if you want, but we can't allow people to smoke together and have a drink at the same time. . . .

IS NEW HAMPSHIRE changing for good? For years New Hampshire was called an island of sanity in a sea of socialism, a free market holdout surrounded on all sides by a growing and more intrusive government. But the Old New Hampshire is increasingly being replaced by a larger more involved government moving us ever closer to Massachusetts. . . .

The smoking ban irks me to no end, as everyone knows the risks. It is purely a private property issue.

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