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2006-01-12 Home Front: Culture Wars

ILLINOIS Village Wants Complete Cigarette Prohibition

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Posted by Anonymoose 2006-01-12 16:29|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Five years ago, Elk Grove Village became the first community in Illinois and the second in the nation to require all people--no matter their age--to show identification when purchasing liquor.

Every village has its idiot, but in Elk Grove they seem to be more than proportionally represented.

Posted by twobyfour 2006-01-12 18:02|| 2006-01-12 18:02|| Front Page Top

#2 They'll take away my cigarettes when they pry my cold [cough, hack], dead [wheeze, cough] fingers ...

Posted by Xbalanke 2006-01-12 18:19|| 2006-01-12 18:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Ah Ah hm!
Folks. Grab on to your hats!
DuPage County is debating (not in public yet) a proposal to:
BAN ALL PUBLIC SMOKING IN DuPAGE County - INCLUDING IN YOUR CAR AS YOU DRIVE DOWN County Roads!

And you didn't hear it from me our my ....
who works for the .... dept.

Posted by 3dc 2006-01-12 19:52|| 2006-01-12 19:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Bad news 2x4! I live in DuPage county and I've heard nothing about it. Although I'm an ex-smoker, I think this complete ban is just silly. In fact, DuPage is quite Republican, though perhaps not libertarian enough.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2006-01-12 20:19|| 2006-01-12 20:19|| Front Page Top

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