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LETTER: Ban smoking in public places  

Jump to full article: Haleakala (HI) Times, 2009-05-27
Author: ANTHONY SALVADOR JR., Seventh-grader, Lahaina, Intermediate School

Intro:

think about it. A clean, smoke-free city. No second-hand smoke polluting the lungs of our youth, and fewer deaths every year.

The solution? Ban smoking. It still would be legal to smoke at home. And smokers could still smoke in the designated smoke areas away from others.

So please hear me out. This is an issue to be solved. We can do it. Smokers, please smoke at home. Do not do it in public. Think about it next time you flick your lighter.

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