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Smoking ban bosses bungle 

The ban on smoking has opened a new can of worms in Kanawha County with the request of health authorities for police to escort inspectors on their rounds to check bars for compliance.

But on second sober thought, neither can nor worms are new in this case of prohibition against a commercial product. In the days of old, King Solomon said there was nothing new under the sun.

Today's smoking ban recalls prohibition against the sale of liquor in the country, and even later, prohibition against the sale of liquor by the drink in public and private places in West Virginia.

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