A city advisory commission on health issues wants the City Council to ban smoking at bars, restaurants and other enclosed public places. A majority of council members are opposed, with some worrying that businesses in the city could suffer if St. Charles acts on its own without neighboring communities doing the same. Should the council pass such a prohibition, let city voters decide in a referendum or leave the law the way it is?
05.28.2008 11:35 am
Should St. Charles ban smoking in enclosed public places?
By: Mark Schlinkmann
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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