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• Huckabee explains smoking ban decision 

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One relates to the unseen issues of food preparation, where the public has no ability to ascertain cleanliness. The public is not allowed to go into the kitchen and make an inspection, so the Health Department does that on their behalf. The smoking issue is one in which it's part of the atmosphere of the customer, not the atmosphere of the kitchen. It's a very clear distinction to me. That's a ridiculous kind of association some have tried to make.
Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who on Oct. 26 decided not to approve a state Board of Health proposed regulation that would have banned smoking in restaurants. ROWETT, M.