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LETTER: Local VFW post should obey no-smoking laws  

Jump to full article: Warren (OH) Tribune Chronicle, 2009-11-17
Author: Dennis M. Sharp Warren

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Here's an onion to the Warren VFW Post 1090 members who think they are above the law.

An organization such as this one should be setting an example of obeying state laws such as the no-smoking ban. To rack up $1,600 in fines has to amount to a lot of violations.

And to seek exemption from the fine by using the excuse that it will hurt their charitable efforts is appalling. If you can't pay the fine, don't do the crime. They should obey the law.

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