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Jump to full article: AP, 2009-09-21
Intro: Smokers in this stormy city in the Aleutian Islands are trying to get the City Council to reverse its ban on lighting up in bars.
At least 300 people in the community of 3,500 have signed a petition asking the council to allow smoking in bars or let voters reconsider the issue, said Jessica Culp, who is organizing the petition.
"It's a community issue, and it should have been decided on by the community," she told the Dutch Harbor Fisherman newspaper.
Bartender Julie Schacht said the council should provide shelters outside businesses to protect smokers from Unalaska's weather.
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