Subject: Ohio Needs Our Help
Hello Everyone -
If you have a few minutes to spare, please help out Ohio with their smoking ban and e-mail Senator Schuler below. Just click on the link and let him know you support his Bill SB346. Additionally, if you have not already done so, please sign the petition for a Congressional hearing on the science behind second hand smoke. We need to take this to the highest level and be heard. If they can get by with this bad science then what's next? You can either call the number or e-mail as indicated below...it doesn't take but a minute.
Did you know that the Surgeon General retired right after his Report that SHS kills....I wonder why!
Thanks much!
Onward We March!
Sheila
----- Original Message -----
From: Pam
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:03 PM
Subject: Ohio Smoking Ban - We need YOUR help
As a signatory of our Petition Requesting a Congressional Hearing into the smoking bans, we are asking your help with two things.
1). On June 11, 2008, Ohio Senator Robert Schuler-R introduced SB 346. http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=127_SB_346. This bill will exempt, as Ohio's smoking ban was supposed to, private clubs and family owned businesses (family owned businesses are defined as those family businesses not publicly trading stock). Senator Schuler, and the many co-sponsors, have heard the cries of Ohio's family businesses and private clubs and we owe he and the co-sponsors our debt of gratitude.
What we need your help with is those who live in Ohio, we are asking that you WRITE each State Representative and State Senators (especially your own) and ask that they support SB 346, and PLEASE copy Governor Strickland @ 77. S. High St., Columbus, Ohio 43215. It is imperative that you WRITE. Letters that fill file folders speak volumes over emails. Those of you who live out of state, please email Senator Schuler at SD07@mailr.sen.state.oh.us and let him know that even though you do not live in Ohio, how you feel about smoking bans and if you own a business that has been impacted, please tell him so. You've all left excellent comments on the petition. If you have businesses, please let Senator Schuler or your Ohio senator know how the ban has impacted your businesses, your families, etc.
We only have until the Senate returns to session to get make our pleas heard. The Anti-Tobacco faction will be doing the same and we need the PEOPLES' pleas heard.
I've listed the links to the House and Senate so you can look up your respective legislators.
http://www.house.state.oh.us/jsps/Representatives.jsp
http://www.senate.state.oh.us/senators/by_name.html
2.) FORCES is an educational, non-profit organization, who supports human rights and - in particular, but not limited to – the defense of those who expect from life the freedom to smoke, eat, drink and, in general, to enjoy personal lifestyle choices without restrictions and state interference. At the same time, FORCES is an organization in support of scientific integrity and the use of appropriate scientific methodology in the science which is claimed to be at the foundation of public policy. The issue of poor scientific/statistical methodologies, presented as unquestionable and sound science, and the further misrepresentation of the results of those faulty methodologies to the public to justify the current draconian public health policies are fundamental issues taken up by our organization. FORCES has filed a complaint against Surgeon General Carmona's outrageous report upon which many smoking bans are solely based. FORCES needs people to agree to sign the complaint. The more signatories, the more the Office of Research Integrity, Health and Human Services, will realize there are people who DEMAND that an investigation be launched. Here is how to become a signatory: please call 304-765-5394 between 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM EST, or write to maryetta.ables@forces.org. A signatory must be prepared to supply full name, address and phone number to be included in the documentation that we will present to the US Office of Research Integrity for them to verify the authenticity of the information. In the case of private individuals, on our website we will publish only the information that you permit, and you will be expressly asked for that permission by your telephone interlocutor. The information concerning organizations will be published.
As we all work to return our country to its People, we need to pull together. Please help Ohio.
Thank you so much for your help.
Pam Parker
Opponents of Ohio Bans
P.O. Box 402
Grove City, OH 43123
www.opponentsofohiobans.com
Friday, June 13, 2008
Buggs Bar Defense Fund
Subject: Buggs Bar Defense Fund
June 11, 2008
Tavern League Members
Bowling Proprietor Members
Concerned Citizens for Individual and Property Rights
This appeal on behalf of a defense fund for Buggs Bar Defense fund is everyone’s fight who cherishes and believes in the rights of individuals and hopes to protect the thousands of jobs that are being lost in the hospitality industry. The Minnesota Health Department has been trying to threaten and bully Buggs Bar into signing an agreement that they will cease running these theatre nights during which actors are allowed to smoke.
Buggs Bar has retained Patrick O’Neill Jr. as their attorney. This is an expensive fight and the Tavern League and BPAM have agreed to assist in raising funds. Some of you have already received this appeal, but many others have said they didn’t receive the original request. Donations have come from some of you already and the people at forces have been invaluable as their members from thousands of miles away have sent checks. Many of these checks have come from non-smokers who ask “Where and when will this abuse of government power stop?”
We are asking that you do one of two things or both if you are in the hospitality business.
1. Send checks made out to the Tavern League to my attention. Note on the check that it is
for the Buggs Bar Defense Fund. No check is too small. We have received checks for as
little as $5 and as much as $100. If you have friends, relatives, suppliers, and employees
who feel strongly with you on this issue, ask if they wish to contribute.
2. Show up at Buggs Bar and show your support 6:00 June 14th, 2008
100% of your donations will be sent to the defense fund! As a great American once said, “Surely we will hang together or we will all hang individually”! I have discussed this with Mike Warring the President of the Bowling Proprietors who is a non-smoker like myself. We agree this fight concerns every man and woman who cares about individual freedom and property rights!
Buggs Bar is located at:
925 North Concord Their phone number is 651 455 2195
South St. Paul, MN Kenn Rockler, Executive DirectorBowling Proprietors Association of MN & The Tavern League of Minnesota235 Roselawn Avenue East Suite #17Maplewood, MN 55117On the web www.bpam.org or www.tavernleaguemn.orgBPAM Phone: 651-487-2141 or 1-800-622-7769Tavern League of Minnesota 651-487-2149 or 1-877-332-9257 Cell phone: 612-205-0110
June 11, 2008
Tavern League Members
Bowling Proprietor Members
Concerned Citizens for Individual and Property Rights
This appeal on behalf of a defense fund for Buggs Bar Defense fund is everyone’s fight who cherishes and believes in the rights of individuals and hopes to protect the thousands of jobs that are being lost in the hospitality industry. The Minnesota Health Department has been trying to threaten and bully Buggs Bar into signing an agreement that they will cease running these theatre nights during which actors are allowed to smoke.
Buggs Bar has retained Patrick O’Neill Jr. as their attorney. This is an expensive fight and the Tavern League and BPAM have agreed to assist in raising funds. Some of you have already received this appeal, but many others have said they didn’t receive the original request. Donations have come from some of you already and the people at forces have been invaluable as their members from thousands of miles away have sent checks. Many of these checks have come from non-smokers who ask “Where and when will this abuse of government power stop?”
We are asking that you do one of two things or both if you are in the hospitality business.
1. Send checks made out to the Tavern League to my attention. Note on the check that it is
for the Buggs Bar Defense Fund. No check is too small. We have received checks for as
little as $5 and as much as $100. If you have friends, relatives, suppliers, and employees
who feel strongly with you on this issue, ask if they wish to contribute.
2. Show up at Buggs Bar and show your support 6:00 June 14th, 2008
100% of your donations will be sent to the defense fund! As a great American once said, “Surely we will hang together or we will all hang individually”! I have discussed this with Mike Warring the President of the Bowling Proprietors who is a non-smoker like myself. We agree this fight concerns every man and woman who cares about individual freedom and property rights!
Buggs Bar is located at:
925 North Concord Their phone number is 651 455 2195
South St. Paul, MN Kenn Rockler, Executive DirectorBowling Proprietors Association of MN & The Tavern League of Minnesota235 Roselawn Avenue East Suite #17Maplewood, MN 55117On the web www.bpam.org or www.tavernleaguemn.orgBPAM Phone: 651-487-2141 or 1-800-622-7769Tavern League of Minnesota 651-487-2149 or 1-877-332-9257 Cell phone: 612-205-0110
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Subject: Theater Night Update 6-11-08
Subject: Theater Night Update 6-11-08
Hello Everyone -
Time for another update. Mark has successfully filed the appeal on behalf of Tom Marinaro. There is no word yet on the breifing schedule. As a reminder, Bugg's Place (in So. St. Paul) is having a fund raiser this Saturday starting at 6:00 pm. Mark and I will both be attending so hope to see you there! Bars are struggling and dying...."The Oz" by Elko Speedway just went under and I heard of another in Mpls. that went under this week..they just couldn't hang on any longer. Some bars want to put in a patio but are finding the cost too expensive....I'm afraid this is just the beginning of the "ending". And what about that gas price....someone should pay and it shouldn't be us....remember November!!
On July 6th, is the 2nd Annual World Defiance Day. Let's join the party and smoke up!! Oooops, I meant speak up!!
It's not over!
The show must go on!!
Sheila & Mark
E-mail from Hawaii's Smokers Alliance Group
Hello all you supporters of the cause....
November is Elections... Pay back time!
It's that critical time of year again...
The 2nd annual World Defiance day has been set for Sunday July 6, 2008 at 1:00 PM at the State Capitol with the traditional smoke IN celebration to follow at O'Tooles!
Last year thousands around the globe in 11 Nations participated with us in the defense of personal and business FREEDOM OF CHOICE!
Be a part of history in the making, National news coverage and possibly global news coverage.
People it's time to put your body where your mouth is...
Get off you can and make a stand!!!
We need a head count as we are looking into Ban the Ban T shirts for all attendee's... Kindly reply with your shirt size by June 15th. (latecomers, we will try to accommodate you as well..)
Check out the :Red List" at http://www.thesmokevote.com for a comprehensive listing of just where your particular Lawmakers stand on this pivotal issue.
And don't forget to bring your broom...
Aloha and thank you for support,
Jolyn Tenn
Co-Chair
Hawaii Smokers Alliance
Star & Tribune Article
Restaurants struggle with cost of patios
Some establishments want outdoor seating for patrons who want ambiance -- or a place to smoke --but find the fees prohibitive.
By DAVID PETERSON and PATRICK LEE, Star Tribune staff writers
Last update: June 10, 2008 - 6:27 PM
The minute smoking was banned inside American Legion Post 643, in downtown Savage, 10 to 15 percent of the smoking clientele vanished. And Tom (Digger) Anderson, the general manager, would like to have those customers back.
Were it not for the fees he'd have to pay the city and the Metropolitan Council, he said, he'd put a patio in "nearly immediately." But he discovered that it would cost about $40,000 in hookups for sewer and water.
"I was shocked," he said, "by the amount of money it was going to cost us to put in a half a dozen chairs, tables, and simply to have a place outside for someone to smoke a cigarette."
The combination of the statewide smoking ban, and a growing civic desire for the ambiance created in historic downtowns by the presence of sidewalk tables on a sunlit evening, has a lot of places across the south metro area eyeing the possibility of moving chairs and tables outside.
But they are finding obstacles -- not only the cost, but concerns from neighbors about clutter and noise from tipsy patrons.
The Met Council's role as an obstacle is ironic. Even as the council's sewer arm needs to pay the bills by charging users a fair rate, as Anderson readily concedes, the same regional agency's planners dish out tens of millions of dollars aimed at subsidizing quaint walkable downtowns with leafy streets and sidewalk tables.
The council needs to charge as much as it does, said spokesman Tim O'Donnell, "because the Met Council must build its sewer pipes and treatment plants with enough capacity to handle the times when restaurants and other businesses are operating at their maximum. That level of wastewater service capacity is in effect year-round, even if businesses scale back seasonally. Because of this, we cannot alter the rates for outdoor versus indoor seating."
But Savage is now considering doing what it can, as a city, to minimize the charges downtown business would have to pay, said city planner Bryan Tucker.
"We'd like to make downtown more of a destination, and give businesses the opportunity to succeed," he said. "The concern is that these charges could discourage folks. Especially because the outside use is seasonal, but they have to pay fees as if it were permanent space."
Phil Roberts, owner of Parasole Restaurant Holdings, which has outdoor tables at several locations--including Good Earth, Chino Latino, Salut and Muffuletta, agreed.
"There are four good months, from mid May to mid September," he said. "But it can be too cold in May and June. It rains some days. ... You might get 70 days all year as you contend with all these enemies."
Charges vary immensely by community, he said. "Some governments are smart and understand that this is not a year-round thing, you don't need bigger sewer or water lines for this. But others seem to need money really badly and imagine we're far more lucrative than we are."
The patio issue has been a preoccupation in Lakeville as well, with noise being a greater concern than cost, said Brian Anderson, assistant city administrator.
Lakeville now dictates that patios within 150 feet of a residential area may not serve alcohol or food after 10 p.m.
Porterhouse Steaks and Seafood, an upscale restaurant in Lakeville, opened in November but is already working on fencing in its patio to meet city and state code. Though it's not a bar, said Executive Chef Chad Grant, Porterhouse could benefit from having a place for people to smoke.
"With it being enclosed, it allows them to sit out there with their drink, if they want to smoke," he said. "It was pretty simple as far as having a smoking patio; it just gets a little tricky if you are serving drinks or food."
Some owners and managers stress that the smoking ban has been a mixed bag: Once they gave their bars a thorough cleaning, they began attracting a new clientele. Said Anderson:
"We replaced the ceiling tile, cleaned our facility, and we gained that back and more from non-smokers who would now come to our establishment because it doesn't smell like smoke."
David Peterson • 952-882-9023
Patrick Lee • 612-673-7452
http://www.startribune.com/local/south/19644179.html?location_refer=$sectionName
Article from Forces
Germany: antismoker exposed for corruption10th June 2008
Former minister of environment for the Nord Rhein Westfahlen region and rabid antismoker Bàrbel Hòhn has been accused of peculation. According to the accusation, Hòhn received unapproved financing without any oversight by the appropriate government agency. There is, in fact, no official record of the money transfer.
The damages are estimated to be over 4.3 million Euros.Bàrbel Hòhn is also a fanatic supporter of smoking prohibition along with the rest of the Green Party, and she went as far as pushing for the prohibition of smoking even on German trains. Needless to say, she used false figures on smoking provided by the cancer centre DKFZ of Heidelberg, which collaborates heavily with the health Nazis of the World Health Organization. Her most ludicrous claim to date is that, in Ireland, there has been no decrease whatsoever of business in pubs since the smoking ban!
The DKFZ, in turn, was involved in a corruption scandal in March 2007, exposed by FORCES Germany, concerning falsification and manipulation of data by director Dr. Poetscke-Langer. We report here from our archives the comments we wrote at the time.
March 13, 2007 [04:30 GMT] - Antismoking is fraud, fraud is antismoking, antismoking is the WHO. Another "public health" document, another fraud: why are we not surprised? - A good ventilation in locales DOES decrease the danger of harmful molecules in the air. But Dr. Poetscke-Langer director of the Heidelberg cancer centre quotes documentation that turned out to be manipulated (false). The document showed that even a good ventilation system in a locale would not be sufficient to decrease the "dangerousness" of cigarette smoke. However, the studies upon which the document was based showed quite the opposite.
Federal government member Paul Werner voiced his hope that all the arguments on cigarette smoke by Dr. Poetscke-Langer are not manipulated as well. The DKFZ (German Cancer Research Centre) is a collaborator of the World Health Organization, by which it is controlled, and therefore it works for the elimination of smoking in the world. The use of manipulated and falsified information has put into serious question the integrity and the credibility of the Heidelberg's institute.Netzwerk Rauchen/Forces Germany member of the board Werner Paul pointed out that this paper by Dr. Poetschke-Langer is even more obviously manipulated than her other arguments, and invited the research centre to distance itself politically from the persecution of smokers. It has also asked to split the institution from the tobacco control enterprise in order to avoid contamination by the corruption of the World Health Organization. Finally, Poetschke-Langer has been asked by the Netzwerk Rauchen no longer to take advantage of the integrity of the institution to the ends of the campaign against tobacco consumption. …We are Tobacco Control, corruption is us!
http://forces.org/News_Portal/news_viewer.php?id=1215
Hello Everyone -
Time for another update. Mark has successfully filed the appeal on behalf of Tom Marinaro. There is no word yet on the breifing schedule. As a reminder, Bugg's Place (in So. St. Paul) is having a fund raiser this Saturday starting at 6:00 pm. Mark and I will both be attending so hope to see you there! Bars are struggling and dying...."The Oz" by Elko Speedway just went under and I heard of another in Mpls. that went under this week..they just couldn't hang on any longer. Some bars want to put in a patio but are finding the cost too expensive....I'm afraid this is just the beginning of the "ending". And what about that gas price....someone should pay and it shouldn't be us....remember November!!
On July 6th, is the 2nd Annual World Defiance Day. Let's join the party and smoke up!! Oooops, I meant speak up!!
It's not over!
The show must go on!!
Sheila & Mark
E-mail from Hawaii's Smokers Alliance Group
Hello all you supporters of the cause....
November is Elections... Pay back time!
It's that critical time of year again...
The 2nd annual World Defiance day has been set for Sunday July 6, 2008 at 1:00 PM at the State Capitol with the traditional smoke IN celebration to follow at O'Tooles!
Last year thousands around the globe in 11 Nations participated with us in the defense of personal and business FREEDOM OF CHOICE!
Be a part of history in the making, National news coverage and possibly global news coverage.
People it's time to put your body where your mouth is...
Get off you can and make a stand!!!
We need a head count as we are looking into Ban the Ban T shirts for all attendee's... Kindly reply with your shirt size by June 15th. (latecomers, we will try to accommodate you as well..)
Check out the :Red List" at http://www.thesmokevote.com for a comprehensive listing of just where your particular Lawmakers stand on this pivotal issue.
And don't forget to bring your broom...
Aloha and thank you for support,
Jolyn Tenn
Co-Chair
Hawaii Smokers Alliance
Star & Tribune Article
Restaurants struggle with cost of patios
Some establishments want outdoor seating for patrons who want ambiance -- or a place to smoke --but find the fees prohibitive.
By DAVID PETERSON and PATRICK LEE, Star Tribune staff writers
Last update: June 10, 2008 - 6:27 PM
The minute smoking was banned inside American Legion Post 643, in downtown Savage, 10 to 15 percent of the smoking clientele vanished. And Tom (Digger) Anderson, the general manager, would like to have those customers back.
Were it not for the fees he'd have to pay the city and the Metropolitan Council, he said, he'd put a patio in "nearly immediately." But he discovered that it would cost about $40,000 in hookups for sewer and water.
"I was shocked," he said, "by the amount of money it was going to cost us to put in a half a dozen chairs, tables, and simply to have a place outside for someone to smoke a cigarette."
The combination of the statewide smoking ban, and a growing civic desire for the ambiance created in historic downtowns by the presence of sidewalk tables on a sunlit evening, has a lot of places across the south metro area eyeing the possibility of moving chairs and tables outside.
But they are finding obstacles -- not only the cost, but concerns from neighbors about clutter and noise from tipsy patrons.
The Met Council's role as an obstacle is ironic. Even as the council's sewer arm needs to pay the bills by charging users a fair rate, as Anderson readily concedes, the same regional agency's planners dish out tens of millions of dollars aimed at subsidizing quaint walkable downtowns with leafy streets and sidewalk tables.
The council needs to charge as much as it does, said spokesman Tim O'Donnell, "because the Met Council must build its sewer pipes and treatment plants with enough capacity to handle the times when restaurants and other businesses are operating at their maximum. That level of wastewater service capacity is in effect year-round, even if businesses scale back seasonally. Because of this, we cannot alter the rates for outdoor versus indoor seating."
But Savage is now considering doing what it can, as a city, to minimize the charges downtown business would have to pay, said city planner Bryan Tucker.
"We'd like to make downtown more of a destination, and give businesses the opportunity to succeed," he said. "The concern is that these charges could discourage folks. Especially because the outside use is seasonal, but they have to pay fees as if it were permanent space."
Phil Roberts, owner of Parasole Restaurant Holdings, which has outdoor tables at several locations--including Good Earth, Chino Latino, Salut and Muffuletta, agreed.
"There are four good months, from mid May to mid September," he said. "But it can be too cold in May and June. It rains some days. ... You might get 70 days all year as you contend with all these enemies."
Charges vary immensely by community, he said. "Some governments are smart and understand that this is not a year-round thing, you don't need bigger sewer or water lines for this. But others seem to need money really badly and imagine we're far more lucrative than we are."
The patio issue has been a preoccupation in Lakeville as well, with noise being a greater concern than cost, said Brian Anderson, assistant city administrator.
Lakeville now dictates that patios within 150 feet of a residential area may not serve alcohol or food after 10 p.m.
Porterhouse Steaks and Seafood, an upscale restaurant in Lakeville, opened in November but is already working on fencing in its patio to meet city and state code. Though it's not a bar, said Executive Chef Chad Grant, Porterhouse could benefit from having a place for people to smoke.
"With it being enclosed, it allows them to sit out there with their drink, if they want to smoke," he said. "It was pretty simple as far as having a smoking patio; it just gets a little tricky if you are serving drinks or food."
Some owners and managers stress that the smoking ban has been a mixed bag: Once they gave their bars a thorough cleaning, they began attracting a new clientele. Said Anderson:
"We replaced the ceiling tile, cleaned our facility, and we gained that back and more from non-smokers who would now come to our establishment because it doesn't smell like smoke."
David Peterson • 952-882-9023
Patrick Lee • 612-673-7452
http://www.startribune.com/local/south/19644179.html?location_refer=$sectionName
Article from Forces
Germany: antismoker exposed for corruption10th June 2008
Former minister of environment for the Nord Rhein Westfahlen region and rabid antismoker Bàrbel Hòhn has been accused of peculation. According to the accusation, Hòhn received unapproved financing without any oversight by the appropriate government agency. There is, in fact, no official record of the money transfer.
The damages are estimated to be over 4.3 million Euros.Bàrbel Hòhn is also a fanatic supporter of smoking prohibition along with the rest of the Green Party, and she went as far as pushing for the prohibition of smoking even on German trains. Needless to say, she used false figures on smoking provided by the cancer centre DKFZ of Heidelberg, which collaborates heavily with the health Nazis of the World Health Organization. Her most ludicrous claim to date is that, in Ireland, there has been no decrease whatsoever of business in pubs since the smoking ban!
The DKFZ, in turn, was involved in a corruption scandal in March 2007, exposed by FORCES Germany, concerning falsification and manipulation of data by director Dr. Poetscke-Langer. We report here from our archives the comments we wrote at the time.
March 13, 2007 [04:30 GMT] - Antismoking is fraud, fraud is antismoking, antismoking is the WHO. Another "public health" document, another fraud: why are we not surprised? - A good ventilation in locales DOES decrease the danger of harmful molecules in the air. But Dr. Poetscke-Langer director of the Heidelberg cancer centre quotes documentation that turned out to be manipulated (false). The document showed that even a good ventilation system in a locale would not be sufficient to decrease the "dangerousness" of cigarette smoke. However, the studies upon which the document was based showed quite the opposite.
Federal government member Paul Werner voiced his hope that all the arguments on cigarette smoke by Dr. Poetscke-Langer are not manipulated as well. The DKFZ (German Cancer Research Centre) is a collaborator of the World Health Organization, by which it is controlled, and therefore it works for the elimination of smoking in the world. The use of manipulated and falsified information has put into serious question the integrity and the credibility of the Heidelberg's institute.Netzwerk Rauchen/Forces Germany member of the board Werner Paul pointed out that this paper by Dr. Poetschke-Langer is even more obviously manipulated than her other arguments, and invited the research centre to distance itself politically from the persecution of smokers. It has also asked to split the institution from the tobacco control enterprise in order to avoid contamination by the corruption of the World Health Organization. Finally, Poetschke-Langer has been asked by the Netzwerk Rauchen no longer to take advantage of the integrity of the institution to the ends of the campaign against tobacco consumption. …We are Tobacco Control, corruption is us!
http://forces.org/News_Portal/news_viewer.php?id=1215
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