NOV. 20TH THE GREAT AMERICAN SMOKE OUT

Health groups in some areas in the region are asking local restaurants to take tobacco off the menu as part of this no smoking day. The effort is to give as many restaurants as possible the opportunity to experiment with a smoke free policy and see what kind of impact it might have on their business. Some restaurants have hesitated to go smoke free because they fear business will suffer. But based on the experience of other states, the expectation is that restaurants that participate next Thursday may actually increase their business. It is sad that our elected officials have failed so miserably to protect employees who are not afforded a smoke free healthy work environment. Remember: CANCER CURES SMOKING!