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Decatur’s Mayor sides with anti-smoking Nazis

August 17th, 2007 by Steve

Don Kyle just stuck it to Decatur business owners.

After more than a week of consideration, Mayor Don Kyle announced Thursday he would not veto the city’s new comprehensive smoking ordinance.

Passed in a 3-2 City Council decision Aug. 6, the ordinance bans smoking in all of Decatur’s public places, including bars, restaurants and outdoor sporting arenas.

When it takes effect Oct. 1, Decatur will become the largest city in Alabama to ban smoking on such a stringent level.

Of course, the government-funded zealots are happy that Decatur businesses will suffer:

“We’re going to celebrate what a great day this is for Decatur. Although there are some who do not think so, it really is,” said Joy Rhodes-Watkins, tobacco prevention coordinator for the Alabama Department of Public Health.

I wonder who I’ll be supporting for Mayor next election cycle?  I certainly know who it won’t be.

Posted in It's a Southern Thang, Alabama Politics

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