A report issued Oct. 15 by the Institute of Medicine shows that smoking bans in places like restaurants, bars, offices and other public places reduce the rates of heart attacks and heart disease. The reductions start fairly quickly after the restrictions are in place, according to the report.  Visit  http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/Script/DisplayPressRelease.php3?Display=1178  to read more.

Haines voters passed a smoke-free ordinance that prohibits smoking in all public places, INCLUDING RESTAURANTS AND BARS! Unalaska went smoke-free in August, and Anchorage, Juneau, Klawock, Bethel and Sitka have all been smoke-free for a while. If they can do it, why can’t we?