Jump to full article: Palm Springs (CA) Desert Sun, 2009-11-18
Author: The Desert Sun Editorial Board
Intro: For nonsmokers, few things are more offensive than to walk out of the office door and be greeted by a cloud of cigarette smoke. This became commonplace a few years ago when smoking was banished from most buildings.
On Thursday, the Palm Desert City Council did something about this. It voted to amend its smoking ordinance to rule that smokers must be at least 20 feet away from building entrances.
The Desert Sun applauds the decision. . . .
Thursday is the 34th annual Great American Smokeout. Smokers should quit for a day and visit the Web site www.cancer.org/GreatAmericans for tips on how to quit for good and add years to their lives.
Then they can join us in applauding Palm Desert's new limits on smoking.
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