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ABOUHALKAH: Bloomberg is no coward on smoking bans  

Jump to full article: Midwest Voices (Kansas City Star), 2009-09-14
Author: Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist

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More power to you, Mr. Mayor, in your effort to cut smoking even further, which helps slash medical expenses for low-income people.

Meanwhile, the people of Missouri and Kansas can't even get one of their state legislatures to approve a statewide ban on smoking.

How pathetically weak both states have been.

Lawmakers ought to grow a spine and follow Bloomberg's actions of earlier this decade, when he and other elected city officials got tough with smoking.

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