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• Midland Street bar offers electronic cigarette for smoke-free environment 

Called a "Vaporette," the device is a cigarette replica containing a packet of liquid nicotine, without the flame, ash, tobacco, tar or carbon monoxide contained in traditional cigarettes. . . .

Distributed locally by Bay City resident Penny Warner, the invention is sold exclusively at Duso's, 604 E. Midland St., in Bay City. Closed for 12 years, Duso's reopened as a smoke-free bar on March 20 and sells kits of Vaporettes as a smoking alternative.

"I believe everyone has a choice in this nation," said Beth Dore, Duso's new owner. "Being a nonsmoker, I didn't feel I had a choice to go into a bar without smoke. Now there is a choice."

"My son saw them on CNN and 60 Minutes," added Warner. "They're a big thing in California right now because everything is smoke-free. We ordered some and just started selling them in Bay City and they seem to be going pretty well." . . .

While Warner is currently only distributing the Vaporettes to Duso's, she hopes to branch out in the near future, offering them at colleges, restaurants, hospital gift shops and airports. Interested parties can also buy them directly from her, by contacting her at 714-6452 or vaporette@live.com.

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