PA. LAWMAKERS HINDER EFFORT TO SNUFF OUT PUBLIC SMOKING
When I visit my son in Florida, it's so enjoyable that all public
areas have no smoking. Even Ohio was progressive enough to pass
laws banning smoking in public places.
However, once again Pennsylvania is behind the times. For some
reason, our state representatives and senators have yet to find
common ground on the smoking issue. How much lobbying money are
they getting from Big Tobacco anyhow? . . .
I had an interesting discussion with state Rep. Mark Longietti
on the subject. Mark voted against the House bill because he
said he knew it wouldn't pass if sent back to the Senate. He
said he was in favor of another that was only slightly weaker,
but had a chance of passing. . . .
This coming Friday there will be a discussion on clean indoor
air at the Shenango Valley Senior Center in Hermitage. It is
scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m.
The Mercer County Tobacco Prevention Coalition is sponsoring the
event and I will serve as moderator. . . .
All statistics prove that smoking takes years off your own life.
But it also has a key effect on people around you. Even
discounting that secondary smoke can be cancer-causing, it is
hard on people with allergies and breathing problems.
There should be some interesting discussion.
