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Associations celebrates ban on smoking  

Jump to full article: Garner (NC) News, 2010-01-01

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The American Lung Association in North Carolina commends Governor Bev Perdue and lung health champions Rep. Hugh Holliman and Sen. Bill Purcell, as the law they supported goes into effect on Saturday, January 2, prohibiting smoking in public restaurants and bars.

“This will be an historic day for North Carolina and the health of its citizens,” said Deborah Bryan, North Carolina State Executive for the American Lung Association. “The new law is a landmark step forward in the fight for healthy lungs and air in North Carolina.”

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