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Voters in Austin Asked to Ban Smoking
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| Contributor | Bob |
| Last Edited | Bob May 04, 2005 12:26pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Website - Yahoo News: Iran |
| News Date | Wednesday, May 4, 2005 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | AUSTIN, Texas - On any given night in the self-proclaimed "Live Music Capital of the World," dozens of rock bands thrash out tunes in bars thick with the fog of cigarette smoke.
But on Saturday, voters will decide whether this hip city with a reputation as the most liberal town in Texas should ban smoking in bars, bowling alleys and pool halls.
The city already bans smoking in most restaurants, and Austin would hardly be the first to prohibit smoking in bars — El Paso did it in 2002 and New York City banned it in 2003.
But telling Austin to follow New York City is like telling a Texan the best barbecue sauce comes from Kansas City.
"It's stupid," Ivar Alford, 24, said as he took a smoke break outside the club Iron Cactus, where he works. "We would definitely lose a piece of Austin."
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