REPEAL THE BAN Columbia Restaurant/Bar Smoking Ban

Local Media Coverage

Here are some links to local stories, editorials, and commentaries regarding the Columbia Restaurant/Bar Smoking Ban. If you know of a local story we missed please send a quick e-mail with a link to the story to StopTheBan@booneliberty.org.

03/29/2008 - Economist bolsters data on city’s ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/26/2008 - Ban only appropriate for protecting workers - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/11/2008 - Smoking still a heated debate - The Maneater

02/17/2008 - Smoke ban tallies year of citations - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/16/2008 - Smoking ban supporters are not convincing enough - Columbia Missourian

02/11/2008 - A smoke-free workplace is simply a matter of health - Columbia Missourian

02/07/2008 - Hats off to city authorities for reigning in smoke terror - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/07/2008 - Smoking ban up for vote as officials run for office - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/05/2008 - Smoking ban’s poor plan leads to closed businesses - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/05/2008 - Secondhand smoke ages arteries, heart and lungs - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/04/2008 - Smoking ban study follows well-established methods - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/01/2008 - Ticketing smokers a waste of police time, resources - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/29/2008 - Columbia: One year smoke-free - The Maneater

01/26/2008 - With criminals behind bars, it’s time for smoking tickets - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/26/2008 - Employee health reason enough for smoking ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/22/2008 - Smoking ban - Consequential and inconsequential - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/22/2008 - Big Brother reveals himself within city’s smoking ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/22/2008 - Smoking ban excuse too easy - Many factors contribute to bar, restaurant closures. - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/21/2008 - Fifth-graders weigh pros, cons of city smoking ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/20/2008 - Arena, smoking ban need a second look - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/19/2008 - Smoke patrol stays on case - Six more cited downtown over tobacco ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/19/2008 - Smoking ban study’s critic incorrect on several points - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/19/2008 - Economist’s model on smoking ban flawed - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/16/2008 - Smoking ban should have been put to a public vote - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/15/2008 - Smoking ban study critic ill-informed - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/12/2008 - Smokin' - Kevin Goodwin’s tobacco and spirits shop, Tinder Box Internationale/Vino 100 - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/10/2008 - Boonville Bar Gives Up Smoking - KOMU TV-8

01/10/2008 - Smoke-free and happy - City celebrates anniversary of a divisive ban. - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/09/2008 - Columbia smoking ban one year later - KRCG TV-13

01/09/2008 - Impact of Smoking Ban Still Debated - KMIZ TV-17

01/09/2008 - Still Fighting Ban - KOMU TV-8

01/09/2008 - Celebrating Smoking Ban - KOMU TV-8

01/09/2008 - Residents ring in first year of smoking ban - Columbia Missourian

01/09/2008 - Ban takes away right to choice in Columbia - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/07/2008 - Smoking ban takes away residents’ freedom of choice - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/07/2008 - Other states, countries put smoking ban in perspective - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/05/2008 - Tribune falls short on coverage of ban study - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/05/2008 - Good food, service make smoking ban moot issue - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/05/2008 - Smoking ban is not the reason some restaurants have gone out of business - Columbia Missourian

01/04/2008 - Smoking ban foe’s study reeks of personal bias - Columbia Daily Tribune

12/30/2007 - Ban on smoking a hypocritical move - Columbia Daily Tribune

12/30/2007 - Smoking study only cares about life versus revenue - Columbia Daily Tribune

12/29/2007 - Smoking Ban Review - KOMU TV-8

12/26/2007 - Smoking Ban Busts Another Business - Otto's Bar & Grill is closing - KMIZ TV-17

12/26/2007 - Nonsmokers, be assertive about your life preference - Columbia Daily Tribune

12/26/2007 - Smoking ban effects reach into economy - Columbia Daily Tribune

12/26/2007 - Smoking ban hurts local economy - Columbia Missourian

12/21/2007 - Economist clarifies source of funding on smoking ban report - Columbia Missourian

12/21/2007 - Smoking ban opponents take new tack - Libertarians say smoker-friendly law would work. - Columbia Daily Tribune

12/21/2007 - Fed economist defends his research - Columbia Daily Tribune

12/19/2007 - Alternative to Smoking Ban - Columbia group proposes new plan to allow for choice - KMIZ TV-17

12/19/2007 - Action group urges Columbia to repeal smoking ban - Columbia Missourian

12/18/2007 - City deserves whole story on smoking ban study - Columbia Daily Tribune

12/16/2007 - Market should dictate where smoking allowed - Columbia Daily Tribune

12/15/2007 - Smoking ban - Does it hurt business? - Columbia Daily Tribune

12/12/2007 - Columbia dining tax revenues dissipate with smoking ban, report says - Columbia Missourian

12/12/2007 - Study: Smoking ban hurts sales - Federal Reserve report cites 5 percent decline. - Columbia Daily Tribune

12/12/2007 - Another bar is up in smoke - Columbia Daily Tribune

11/23/2007 - Smoking is not a constitutional right - Columbia Daily Tribune

11/21/2007 - Smoke ban merits vote and effort against litter - Columbia Daily Tribune

11/21/2007 - Smoking policy is unfair, should be decided by voters - Columbia Daily Tribune

11/20/2007 - Petition is anti-ban, not pro-democracy - Columbia Daily Tribune

11/15/2007 - Smoking ban - Time for a public vote - Columbia Daily Tribune

11/14/2007 - Bar owners push again for smoke ban vote - Columbia Daily Tribune

11/13/2007 - Smoking ban repeal short on signatures - Columbia Daily Tribune

11/13/2007 - Petition to repeal smoking ban falls far short - Columbia Missourian

11/13/2007 - Smoking Ban Here to Stay - KOMU TV-8

11/13/2007 - Smoking Peition Short on Signatures - KMIZ TV-17

11/13/2007 - Columbia smoking ban stands - KRCG TV-13

11/13/2007 - City smoking ban trumps campus on smoke-free list of priorities - The Maneater

11/09/2007 - Petition challenges smoking ban - The Maneater

11/06/2007 - Smoking Ban Petition Takes Step Forward - KMIZ TV-17

11/06/2007 - Petition to End Smoking Ban Awaits Signature Verification - KBIA

11/05/2007 - Decision on petition to repeal smoking ban could be this weekend - Columbia Missourian

11/05/2007 - Smoke ban opponents file petition - Columbia Daily Tribune

11/03/2007 - Business owners file petition to repeal smoking ban - Columbia Missourian

11/02/2007 - MSA tables smoking bill - The Maneater

11/02/2007 - Forum airs smoke ban viewpoints - Columbia Daily Tribune

11/01/2007 - Smoking ban panel brings out high school students - Columbia Missourian

10/29/2007 - Business Still Following Ban - KOMU TV-8

10/18/2007 - Reeking of smoke a thing of the past - Columbia Daily Tribune

10/12/2007 - More careful reading shows no support for smoking ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

09/27/2007 - Effects of smoking ban still debated - Columbia Missourian

09/24/2007 - Ban sends important message, allows choice - Columbia Daily Tribune

08/31/2007 - Columbia smoking ban insults idea of freedom - Columbia Daily Tribune

08/30/2007 - Bar patio sparks downtown debate - Columbia Daily Tribune

08/22/2007 - Mayor talks about smoking ban - KRCG TV-13

08/18/2007 - Smoking ban makes me feel like dancing - Columbia Daily Tribune

08/12/2007 - A smoke-free Columbia benefits incoming students - Columbia Daily Tribune

08/10/2007 - It Made Too Much Sense... So Our City Officials Couldn't Use It - The Prysms Weekly

08/08/2007 - Dept. employees break the rules - KRCG TV-13

07/31/2007 - Ban saves us all from personal responsibility - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/27/2007 - Uncompromising Council - The Prysms Weekly

07/25/2007 - Let's read about positive effects of smoking ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/19/2007 - City smokers can take cigarettes elsewhere - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/17/2007 - Ban violates rights of patio-free businesses - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/09/2007 - In smoking ban era, patios a hot commodity - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/09/2007 - Smoke ban petition still alive - Columbia Missourian

07/08/2007 - Smoking Petition - KOMU TV-8

07/08/2007 - Smoking ban up in smoke? - KRCG TV-13

07/08/2007 - Group Tries to Lift Smoking Ban - KMIZ TV-17

07/05/2007 - Ban butts out business - Some bars are feeling the drag of nonsmoking - Vox Magazine

07/02/2007 - Columbia Billiards closes, blaming ban - Columbia Missourian

06/30/2007 - Another Business Closes Its Doors - Columbia Billiards closes tonight after serving downtown for over 33 years - KMIZ TV-17

06/29/2007 - Smoking ban encourages customers to dine out - Columbia Daily Tribune

06/16/2007 - Ban leaves Billiards behind the eight ball - Columbia Daily Tribune

06/13/2007 - Ban Closes Business - KOMU TV-8

06/08/2007 - Smoking Ban Closes Business' Doors - KMIZ TV-17

06/08/2007 - Owner decides to scratch billiard businesses - Columbia Missourian

05/15/2007 - Business owners still fuming about smoking ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/07/2007 - Let's give our smoke-free workplace ordinance a chance to work - Columbia Business Times

05/07/2007 - Compromise needed on city smoking laws - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/07/2007 - Smoking ban best for businesses, customers - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/07/2007 - Smoking ban for the best no buts about it - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/07/2007 - Bans send personal freedom up in smoke - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/04/2007 - Ban should be stricter to protect outside air - Columbia Daily Tribune

04/30/2007 - Ban is driving more business out of town - Columbia Daily Tribune

04/30/2007 - Smoking scofflaws a mixed bag - Complaints target bars, but also offices, taxicabs. - Columbia Daily Tribune

04/26/2007 - Smoking ban fighters fade in their effort - Columbia Daily Tribune

04/26/2007 - Smoking complaints decreasing - Columbia Missourian

04/12/2007 - Smoking ban protects lives of all Columbians - Columbia Daily Tribune

04/10/2007 - Bar owners complain about smoking ban - The Maneater

04/07/2007 - Smoking ban sealed fate of struggling restaurant - Columbia Daily Tribune

04/07/2007 - Smokers just don’t realize how much their habit stinks - Columbia Daily Tribune

04/03/2007 - Fulton council ponders smoking measure - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/31/2007 - Bull Pen Cafe Closes - KMIZ TV-17

03/31/2007 - Bull Pen Says Farewell - KOMU TV-8

03/31/2007 - City court issues first smoking-ban fines - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/31/2007 - Smoking ban brings some back out to restaurants - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/30/2007 - Lou's Palace calling it quits - Owner blames city's new smoking ban. - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/29/2007 - Competition, not ban, sends businesses under - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/25/2007 - It's unfair to ban smoking without vote of the people - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/22/2007 - Smoking ban nail in coffin for cafe - Columbia Business Times

03/22/2007 - Ban might provide impetus to kick smoking addiction - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/22/2007 - The Bull Pen Cafe is closing partially due to the smoking ban. - Columbia Missourian

03/21/2007 - Bull Pen bids goodbye - Owner blames smoking ban. - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/21/2007 - Smoking ban moves city ever closer to police state - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/21/2007 - Columbia businesses lose to rivals outside city limits - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/10/2007 - Thoreau's words call us to protest smoking ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/08/2007 - Havens for Columbia Smokers - KOMU TV-8

03/07/2007 - Whether to smoke not for city to decide - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/04/2007 - Six bars that allowed smoking get tickets - Columbia Missourian

03/03/2007 - Tickets add heat to ban on smoking - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/03/2007 - Missourian heart health story recycling anti-smoking propaganda - Show Me Blog

03/03/2007 - Will less smoke make Columbia more heart-healthy? - Columbia Missourian

03/03/2007 - Smoking Ban Consequences - Show Me Blog

03/02/2007 - Smoking Ban Gets Enforced - KMIZ TV-17

03/02/2007 - Health and police take action to enforce smoking ordinance - City of Columbia

02/27/2007 - Litterbugs Leave Smoldering Butts - KOMU TV-8

02/27/2007 - KOMU.Com Exclusive: See the full interview with Joel Thiel - KOMU TV-8

02/25/2007 - As the smoke clears - Columbia Missourian

02/24/2007 - Columbia attacks smoking but not underage drinking - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/23/2007 - Bar Finds Opportunity Outside City Limits - KOMU TV-8

02/23/2007 - Whether to allow smoking should be up to businesses - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/20/2007 - Mayor dismisses importance of customers who smoke - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/19/2007 - Ashland business up at Woody's due to smoking ban - KBIA

02/17/2007 - Staying on tap - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/15/2007 - Ban gets to heart of the matter - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/13/2007 - Smoking Ban Commentary - My Missourian

02/13/2007 - Bad weather, not ban, is hurting revenue, health board member says - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/13/2007 - Glenn Nielsen: Petition Drive Against the Smoking Ban - The Eagle 93.9FM

02/09/2007 - Bar owners cited for smoking - The Maneater

02/09/2007 - Smoking ban opponents are acting like children - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/08/2007 - It's too early to tell effect of smoking ban on bars - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/08/2007 - Restaurant owners should give smoking ban a chance - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/08/2007 - Smoking law doesn't ban other unpleasant behaviors - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/08/2007 - Where have all the ashtrays gone? - Vox Magazine

02/08/2007 - Smokers take to the streets - Vox Magazine

02/07/2007 - Police Crackdown On Smoking Ban - KMIZ TV-17

02/07/2007 - Businesses Lit up over Smoking Ban - KOMU TV-8

02/07/2007 - Smoking ban - A quick repeal effort - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/07/2007 - Smoking ban opponents disingenuous with 'facts' - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/06/2007 - Smoking ban isn't so bad for business - The Maneater

02/06/2007 - Two bars face smoke-ban fines - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/05/2007 - Businesses start petition, call for smoking ban vote - Columbia Missourian

02/04/2007 - City ban snuffs out way of life - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/02/2007 - Business owners plan petition - The Maneater

02/02/2007 - Coalition rekindles fight over smoking - Columbia Missourian

02/01/2007 - Business to Fight Smoking Ban - KMIZ TV-17

02/01/2007 - Petition would repeal smoking ban - KRCG TV-13

02/01/2007 - Bars Owners Fight Smoking Ban - KOMU TV-8

02/01/2007 - Bar owners work to repeal smoking ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/01/2007 - Petition drive seeks repeal of smoking ban - Columbia Missourian

01/26/2007 - Eleven complaints after smoking ban - KRCG TV-13

01/26/2007 - Community Reacts to Smoking Ban - KOMU TV-8

01/26/2007 - Enforcing Columbia's Smoking Ban - KOMU TV-8

01/26/2007 - Smoking complaints prompt inspections - Columbia Missourian

01/26/2007 - Public places increasingly down in smoke as new laws' merits are debated - Columbia Missourian

01/24/2007 - Smoke-Free Bingo Leaves Mark - KOMU TV-8

01/21/2007 - Blue Acres Still Open for Smoking - KOMU TV-8

01/17/2007 - Anti-smoking groups imply alcohol is healthy alternative - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/10/2007 - Smoking ban similar to Lawrence - KRCG TV-13

01/10/2007 - Business owners discuss smoking ban - KRCG TV-13

01/10/2007 - Smoking ban - Is chaos around the corner? - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/10/2007 - To city, ordinance a matter of education - Columbia Missourian

01/10/2007 - Last gasp - Inside Columbia's last night for lighting up - Columbia Missourian

01/10/2007 - Smoke-free and breathless - Columbia Missourian

01/09/2007 - Enforcing The Smoking Ban - KMIZ TV-17

01/09/2007 - How Business Are Adjusting to Smoking Ban - KMIZ TV-17

01/09/2007 - Columbia smoking ban starts - KRCG TV-13

01/08/2007 - Smoking Ban Takes Effect - KOMU TV-8

01/08/2007 - Columbia Smoking Ban Arrives - KMIZ TV-17

01/08/2007 - For smokers, it's game over - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/08/2007 - In hotels, only place to smoke to be bedroom - Columbia Missourian

01/08/2007 - After ban, patios could be retreat for smokers - Columbia Missourian

01/08/2007 - Columbia's countdown to snuffing out - Columbia Missourian

01/08/2007 - Conforming, but mainly unhappy - Columbia Missourian

01/07/2007 - Marathon to celebrate start of smoking ban - Columbia Missourian

01/06/2007 - Smoke Free in 2007 - KOMU TV-8

01/05/2007 - Final Weekend Before Smoking Ban - KMIZ TV-17

12/13/2006 - Do more smoking laws lie ahead? - Columbia Missourian

12/08/2006 - City has smoke ban plan - Enforcers acknowledge uphill battle. - Columbia Daily Tribune

12/08/2006 - Businesses prep for smoking ban - The Maneater

11/20/2006 - Smoking is hardly a criminal offense - Columbia Daily Tribune

10/31/2006 - Why fight for freedom while denying it at home? - Columbia Daily Tribune

10/24/2006 - Columbia can't see the forest for the trees - Columbia Daily Tribune

10/24/2006 - Imaginations run as wild as public policies in the land of WeKnowBetter - Columbia Business Times

10/24/2006 - Smoking ban do-gooders under delusion they are conscience of community - Columbia Business Times

10/24/2006 - No smoking in The Blue Note - The Maneater

10/19/2006 - Smoking ban supporters disrespectful to other side - Columbia Daily Tribune

10/19/2006 - City council vote subverts truth, justice, American way - Columbia Daily Tribune

10/18/2006 - Blue Note Beats Start of Smoking Ban - KOMU TV-8

10/18/2006 - Register your displeasure at smoking ban by voting - Columbia Daily Tribune

10/17/2006 - Most wait staff smoke, so whom are we protecting? - Columbia Daily Tribune

10/17/2006 - Constitution doesn't confer right to harmful addiction - Columbia Daily Tribune

10/16/2006 - Columbia's smoking ban reeks of socialist sentiment - Columbia Daily Tribune

10/16/2006 - Alcohol ban could make Columbians even healthier - Columbia Daily Tribune

10/13/2006 - Enforcement of smoking ban a hazy proposition - Columbia Daily Tribune

10/13/2006 - Smoking ban leaves unanswered questions - The Maneater

10/12/2006 - Enforcing New Smoking Ban - KOMU TV-8

10/12/2006 - Some Residents Smoking over Ban - KBIA

10/12/2006 - Ban enforcement unclear to owners - Columbia Missourian

10/11/2006 - Smoking ban - A fair enough debate - Columbia Daily Tribune

10/11/2006 - John Darkow Cartoon - Columbia Daily Tribune

10/11/2006 - City snuffs public smoking - Ordinance targets bars, restaurants. - Columbia Daily Tribune

10/11/2006 - Smoking ban that city OK'd was altered a bit - Columbia Missourian

10/11/2006 - Businesses say ban will smoke revenues - Columbia Daily Tribune

10/10/2006 - Smoking ban means different things for two bars - KRCG TV-13

10/10/2006 - City Council Bans Smoking in Bars and Restaurants - KOMU TV-8

10/10/2006 - Smoking ban passes, 4-3 vote prohibits smoking in bars, restaurants - Columbia Missourian

10/10/2006 - Columbia Goes Smoke-Free - KBIA

10/10/2006 - Smoking views aired - Columbia Missourian

10/10/2006 - Council passes smoking ban 4-3 - The Maneater

10/09/2006 - Hearing on smoking ban set for tonight - Columbia Missourian

10/07/2006 - Smoking survey - Does it support the ban? - Columbia Daily Tribune

10/06/2006 - Study: residents want smoke-free businesses - The Maneater

10/06/2006 - Ban would protect public health - The Maneater

10/06/2006 - Smoke-free is great; more drunken drivers are not - Columbia Daily Tribune

10/05/2006 - Signs identifying smoking businesses are one solution - Columbia Daily Tribune

10/05/2006 - Survey finds support for smoking ordinance - Columbia Missourian

10/04/2006 - Columbia Set to Discuss Smoking Ban - KOMU TV-8

10/04/2006 - Survey: Smoking ban wouldn't keep people out of bars - Columbia Daily Tribune

09/20/2006 - Smoking ban proponents should have compassion - Columbia Daily Tribune

09/14/2006 - Smoking ban to receive special public hearing - Columbia Missourian

09/09/2006 - Nonsmoking ordinance good for everybody's health - Columbia Daily Tribune

09/08/2006 - City council sets meeting to discuss smoking ban - The Maneater

08/18/2006 - Columbia's waited long enough for smoking ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/19/2006 - Workers shouldn't have to wager paycheck for health - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/17/2006 - Columbia Consider Extensive Smoking Ban - Missourinet

07/17/2006 - Council to weigh ban on smoking - Columbia Missourian

07/15/2006 - Secondhand smoke - A rebuttal - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/14/2006 - Smoking ban should include all toxic gases - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/12/2006 - With environmental toxins, it's lethality that counts - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/11/2006 - Surgeon general hypes secondhand smoke risk - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/11/2006 - Surgeon general details secondhand smoke risks - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/09/2006 - Secondhand smoke kills, but secondhand fat doesn't - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/05/2006 - A Pack of Lies - The surgeon general hypes the hazards of secondhand smoke. - Reason Online Magazine

06/27/2006 - Baseless stats don't prove secondhand smoke's harm - Columbia Daily Tribune

06/22/2006 - Harmful substances exist in all areas of Columbia - Columbia Daily Tribune

06/17/2006 - City smoking ban survey too shoddy to be reliable - Columbia Daily Tribune

06/17/2006 - Smoking not about liberties; it is an issue of public health - Columbia Daily Tribune

06/13/2006 - Smoke-free bars find favor in poll - Columbia Daily Tribune

06/13/2006 - Chamber survey shows majority of businesses favor smoking ban - Columbia Missourian

06/08/2006 - Trib Board Disucssion of Proposed Smoking Ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

06/08/2006 - It's no one else's business if owners allow smoking - Columbia Daily Tribune

06/05/2006 - Proposed smoking ban would include bingo parlors and bowling alleys - Columbia Missourian

06/01/2006 - Smoking ordinance - Sure to land in the council's lap - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/31/2006 - Fan of smoking ban expects everyone to cater to wishes - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/30/2006 - Smoking bans do real harm to businesses, employees - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/28/2006 - Smoking ban splits council - Columbia Missourian

05/27/2006 - Stop the smokescreen for hospitality industry workers - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/26/2006 - Most restaurants already smoke-free, survey says - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/26/2006 - Nonsmoking restaurants increasing - Opposition group says citywide ban would hurt niche markets. - Columbia Missourian

05/25/2006 - Survey Highlights Restaurant Smoking - KOMU TV-8

05/24/2006 - Business smoking ban issue is a matter of public health - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/23/2006 - Ex-surgeon general touts smoking ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/23/2006 - Smoking debate boils down to personal preferences - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/22/2006 - Smoke-free bars, eateries won't devastate businesses - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/22/2006 - Show me the logic in smoking, and I'll help pay for your coffin - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/19/2006 - Former surgeon general wants a smoke-free nation - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/19/2006 - Elders joins in push to ban smoking - Columbia Missourian

05/17/2006 - Our democratic republic protects smokers' rights - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/11/2006 - New date scheduled for forum with Elders - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/09/2006 - Smoking ban in businesses a constitutional necessity - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/08/2006 - Ban on secondhand smoke necessary for work safety - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/05/2006 - Employees, customers can stay out of smoke - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/05/2006 - City council should follow hospitals' lead on smoking - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/02/2006 - Letter writer forgets about rights of business owners - Columbia Daily Tribune

04/30/2006 - Nonsmokers have vested interest in ordinance - Columbia Daily Tribune

04/25/2006 - Smoking bans have little economic effect in businesses - The Maneater

04/24/2006 - Critic of smoking ban proposal misses the point - Columbia Daily Tribune

04/18/2006 - Boone Liberty Coalition doesn't have a secret agenda - The Maneater

04/13/2006 - Smoke 'em if you got 'em - Columbia Daily Tribune

04/12/2006 - Smoking ban wins approval - Health board sends measure to council - Columbia Daily Tribune

04/12/2006 - Smoking ban clears first hurdle - Columbia Missourian

04/11/2006 - City should regulate second-hand smoke - The Maneater

04/10/2006 - Ex-surgeon general to speak on secondhand smoke - Columbia Daily Tribune

04/09/2006 - Smoking ban rhetoric fouls the air in Columbia - Columbia Daily Tribune

04/07/2006 - Smoking ban would stifle personal choice - The Maneater

04/05/2006 - Smoking opponents forget freedom goes both ways - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/30/2006 - City Council hopefuls outline stance on proposed smoking ban - Columbia Missourian

03/27/2006 - More smoking shenanigans - Tony Messenger Blog

03/26/2006 - McCaskill audit only touches the surface of tobacco spending ills - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/24/2006 - Tribune reveals bias in smoking ban photos - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/24/2006 - Cigarette ban's fiscal costs smoke screen by industry - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/15/2006 - Opponents of smoking ban raise invalid points - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/15/2006 - Science and economics suggest ban is excessive - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/15/2006 - Smoking ban is about health, not freedoms - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/13/2006 - John Darkow Cartoon - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/12/2006 - Board will review outdoor smoking areas - Columbia Missourian

03/11/2006 - Smoking ban - Why pass any such thing? - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/10/2006 - Voters should get to decide on smoking ban - The Maneater

03/10/2006 - City hears citizen opinions on smoking ban at extended meeting - The Maneater

03/09/2006 - Kansas Businessman Decries Smoking Ban - KFRU 1400AM

03/09/2006 - Oakland Jr High students used as political activists by government - Glenn Nielsen Blog

03/09/2006 - Kevin Goodwin's eloquent statement opposing the smoking ban - Glenn Nielsen Blog

03/09/2006 - Proposed ban getting smoked - Tony Messenger Blog

03/09/2006 - Forces for freedom taking stand against smoking ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/08/2006 - My Board of Health Smoking Ordinance Public Hearing Statement - Glenn Nielsen Blog

03/08/2006 - Letting the opposition make our argument for us - John Schultz Blog

03/08/2006 - Speaking out on the proposed smoking ban in Columbia - John Schultz Blog

03/08/2006 - Smoking ban faces serious opposition - Tony Messenger Blog

03/08/2006 - Tempers flare at smoking forum - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/08/2006 - Board hears complaints, support for smoking ban - Columbia Missourian

03/07/2006 - Columbia Smoking Debate Smolders - KOMU TV-8

03/07/2006 - Health board to discuss proposed smoking ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/06/2006 - Proposed smoking ban up for comment - Columbia Missourian

03/05/2006 - Columbians would breathe easier with car, fireplace ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/05/2006 - Smoking decision should be made by city residents - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/03/2006 - Commission to take on smoking ban issue - The Maneater

02/24/2006 - Smoking ban would limit rights of businesses, customers - Columbia Business Times

02/19/2006 - Smoking ban should be in business owners' hands - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/17/2006 - Verdict still out on risks of secondhand smoke - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/15/2006 - Health board seeks input on smoking ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/15/2006 - People deserve to breathe air that is free of smoke - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/15/2006 - Smoke-free proposal to get public hearing - Columbia Missourian

02/08/2006 - Private businesses want city to butt out on smoking - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/01/2006 - Smoking ban should apply to all public buildings - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/29/2006 - Chemicals in Second Hand Smoke - Glenn Nielsen Blog

01/27/2006 - Owners concerned about ban - The Maneater

01/23/2006 - Smoking ban proponents broaden proposed ordinance - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/22/2006 - Smoking ban proposal pushes forward - Columbia Missourian

01/13/2006 - Smoking ban expands - Columbia Business Times

10/13/2005 - Missourians are gaining knowledge on smoking - Columbia Daily Tribune

08/18/2005 - Columbians would benefit if all bars were smoke-free - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/11/2005 - City council shouldn't be involved in smoking issue - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/11/2005 - City needs to protect public from smokers - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/02/2005 - Tobacco discrimination - The tyranny of the majority - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/02/2005 - John Darkow Cartoon - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/01/2005 - The Economics of Smoking Bans: Peering Through The Haze - The Regional Economist

07/01/2005 - Advocates fired up over push for broader smoking limits - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/01/2005 - Smoking ban ignites debate - Columbia Missourian

06/30/2005 - Sparks Fly at Smoking Ban Hearing - KMIZ TV-17

06/30/2005 - Smoking ordinance topic of forum today - Columbia Daily Tribune

06/30/2005 - Smoking ban to be discussed at meeting - Columbia Missourian

06/19/2005 - Filtering secondhand smoke - Columbia Missourian

06/03/2005 - Smoking ban supporters, officials ignore real issues - Columbia Daily Tribune

06/01/2005 - Smoking bans take rights away from business owners - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/31/2005 - Local smoking discussion needs definition of "public" - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/20/2005 - Experience with rude patron shows need for smoking ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/18/2005 - Hopkins' pointed analogy clarifies smoking issue - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/15/2005 - Let the free market decide bars' smoke-free status - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/14/2005 - Smoke-free - Flat Branch bans the weed - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/13/2005 - Puff or Pass?: Debate Still Cloudy as Columbia Considers Smoking Ban - Columbia Life Perspective and Culture

05/12/2005 - Letter writers miss point of proposed smoking ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/11/2005 - Smoking Bans: Who Benefits, Who Loses? - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

05/11/2005 - Flat Branch plans to go smoke-free this month - Columbia Missourian

05/10/2005 - Health panel hears from those against banning smoking - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/06/2005 - The right to smoke-free air is an issue of health - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/05/2005 - Government should stay out of smoking debate - Columbia Daily Tribune

05/05/2005 - Smoking ban for Columbia restaurants gets airing at subcommittee meeting - Columbia Missourian

05/02/2005 - Smoking ban foes inflamed by revisions - Columbia Missourian

04/28/2005 - Smoking in bar no different than releasing toxic fumes - Columbia Daily Tribune

04/25/2005 - Smoking ban - Is it needed? - Columbia Daily Tribune

04/17/2005 - When judging anti-smoking efforts, follow the money - Columbia Daily Tribune

04/14/2005 - Columbia Smoking Ban - Part Two (audio) - KBIA Radio

04/13/2005 - Columbia Smoking Ban - Part One (audio) - KBIA Radio

03/30/2005 - Smoking ban smacks of Puritanism - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/24/2005 - City Council Fifth Ward Candidates Q&A - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/17/2005 - Smoke-free advocates make weak argument - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/17/2005 - Protecting diners, workers from smoke a safety issue - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/14/2005 - Local smoking ban receives little attention - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/11/2005 - Study shows students support smoking ban - The Maneater

03/09/2005 - JOHN DARKOW CARTOON - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/08/2005 - Ban On Smoking Indoors - KMIZ TV-17

03/08/2005 - Request prompts smoking ban study - Columbia Missourian

03/08/2005 - Board of Health given go ahead to form subcommittee (Scroll Down) - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/06/2005 - Health board asks for city panel review of smoking rules - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/06/2005 - Eatery owner forms group to oppose ban - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/05/2005 - To Smoke or Not to Smoke - KOMU TV-8

03/04/2005 - New group opposes smoking ban - The Maneater

02/25/2005 - Some Thoughts on the Smoking Ban Debate - My Missourian

02/24/2005 - Light my fire? - Smoking ban might be a drag for locals - Vox Magazine

02/11/2005 - Board of Health considers smoking ban - The Maneater

02/09/2005 - Anti-smoking group gets board's backing - Columbia Missourian

02/09/2005 - Smoking ban gets scrutiny - Columbia Daily Tribune

02/06/2005 - Clearing the smoke - Columbia Daily Tribune

01/31/2005 - No-smoking backers to be anonymous - Columbia Missourian

01/24/2005 - Stopping secondhand smoke - Columbia Missourian

12/12/2004 - Nonsmokers deserve freedom from health threat - Columbia Daily Tribune

12/07/2004 - Anti-tobacco group should focus on important issues - Columbia Daily Tribune

12/07/2004 - Government has no place meddling in free market - Columbia Daily Tribune

12/01/2004 - Price of freedom lost in hazy cloud of secondhand smoke - Columbia Daily Tribune

11/21/2004 - Anti-smoking group fires up campaign - Columbia Daily Tribune

07/01/2004 - Health budget leftover aids anti-smoking effort - Columbia Daily Tribune

03/10/2004 - Campaign aims for smoke-free dining - Columbia Missourian

11/16/2003 - Smoke-free? Personal decision vs. public policy - Columbia Daily Tribune

11/02/2003 - Group aims for smoke-free bars, eateries - Columbia Daily Tribune