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EDITORIAL: Blowing smoke on the sidelines  

Jump to full article: Hanover Post (ca), 2009-05-08

Intro:

The front page of the Toronto Star on Monday said politicians in Georgina want to ban smoking at that town's soccer pitch. Apparently, players have complained about clouds of smoke at the games.

Georgina is onto something, and hopefully that town can set an example for soccer fields and other outdoor places where kids play organized sports. . . .

Let's use some common sense and move away from the sidelines when you must smoke at a children's sporting event or any other such occasion.

Better yet, leave them at home and set an even better example.

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