Greg - Below is a post from the Yahoo's Smoker's Forum. Thought it was worth posting on your website.

Greg - Below is a post from the Yahoo's Smoker's Forum. Thought it was worth posting on your website. Sheila

Re: [Minnesota smokers] Theater Night Update 3-18-08
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 10:59 PM
From:
"Scott Berosik"
To: minnesotasmokers@yahoogroups.com
A special thank you to all that is supporting the pro smokers of Minnesota. And a special thanks to Mark and Sheila for working forward to a possible compromise on the smoking ban in bars. Since Oct. 1st I have maybe spent 2 dollars in a Minnesota bar, I just don't feel comfortable sitting in a bar and not having my cigarette in my hand. I'm sorry to all the bars I used to patronize but the war is on and I feel that the issue must be put up front and forward to drive a point. A special thanks to the owners of Bulls eye Bar for there stand on the issue. you are not alone.

A word to the Minnesota smokers "GET OFF YOUR %#&" and show your support at the government meetings. I was at the Minneapolis meeting when they where considering overturning the smoking ban. There where about 75 smokers and bar owners and a handful of Drs. that where escorted to there cars after testimony (for a smoking ban and the dangers of second hand smoke) of course. I was shocked to see only 75 people at this meeting.

A story for the smokers of Minn. I live in No. St. Paul Minnesota and graduated from No. High School in 1976. During 1975 about a third of the 11th grade class had an old fashioned 60's style "walk out" and "sit in" to fight for the right to smoke on school grounds (legal for 18 year old students), after a 3 day expulsion it was decided to allow smoking on school grounds for legal aged students and a smoking lounge was built for us. After we received our smoking lounge Tartan High School followed suite and a long line of other schools followed. What ever happened to the "stick together and prevail" attitude of that era? If an 18 year old person is old enough to make the decision to risk there life in a war I think they have the right to make the decision to walk or not walk into a bar that has second hand smoke in it.
Just goes to show that if enough of us get together things can get accomplished. But we need to get together next time a government meeting is in session concerning our right to smoke in a bar.

Again thanks to all who are fighting for the rights of smokers and all other rights that are being taken advantage of by our government officials.