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Jump to full article: St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, 2009-10-30
Author: Gary Voss, Executive Director, Missouri Bowling Proprietors Association and Tom Shucart, President, Greater St. Louis B
Intro: After years of watching 37 other states enact policy on restricting smoking in public places, St. Louis County voters will decide on Nov. 3 if Proposition N should be passed to ban smoking in some public places on Jan. 1.
Opinions are strong, for and against. But voters are being asked to make a decision on a weak and confusing referendum because it doesn’t totally ban smoking. The proposal passed by the St. Louis County Council exempts casinos, bars with limited food sales and Lambert Airport.
The owners of St. Louis County’s 21 bowling centers oppose Proposition N with the opinion that if smoking is to be banned, it should be prohibited statewide in all public places.
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