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Article: MADISON CITY COUNCIL SHOULD QUIT PICKING ON SMOKERS.(OPINION)(Letter to the Editor)
- Article from:
- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- October 1, 2002
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I have just about had it with all the whining over smoking. I don't smoke and agree that smoke can be irritating, but that's all it is, and a good ventilation system will take care of that entirely. I know that for a fact since I have been in a room where most were smoking and no smoke could be smelled.
Unfortunately, pseudo-science and outright lies have convinced everyone that secondhand smoke is far more dangerous than it is, while legitimate studies showing a different outcome have been ignored. Too many people believe everything they see on TV or read in a newspaper or magazine. Remember the Alar scare, which was proven to be nonsense; the cases of reporters ...