Smoking ban hot topic of conversation
By Christine Des Garennes
Thursday May 18, 2006
Robin Scholz
Terry James takes a puff at the Brass Rail bar in Champaign. 'There are smoking and nonsmoking areas in restaurants; why can't there be different areas in bars, too,' he asked. 'There's all this talk about the nonsmokers having rights. What about the smokers' rights?'
CHAMPAIGN – The Champaign City Council vote was a close one – 5 to 4 council members in favor of the smoking ban – so perhaps it is no surprise reaction to the ban was also mixed.
When bartender Eileen Ford arrived at the Brass Rail on Wednesday morning, the smoking ban was already a hot topic of conversation.
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