Tag Archive: smoking

May 25

SLO snuffs out more smoker havens

In 1990, the city of San Luis Obispo took what would become a pioneering stand for public health when it became the first city in the world to ban smoking in indoor public places. So it’s certainly fitting that the city has now joined two dozen other California municipalities in kicking the restrictions on tobacco …

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Jan 05

What’s wrong with all you buttheads?

This is a message to the careless and selfish woman who, while driving her blue Kia Spectra south on Highway 101 through San Luis Obispo Monday morning, rolled down her window, stuck her hand in the air and then flicked away the remains of a cigarette, in the ever-so-thoughtless way that only someone who’s killed …

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Jun 14

That will be 10 bucks a smoke, and you can only light up in your bathroom

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Man, I am loving the subjects coming up in the news these days. It’s like on every one, I can have a zero-tolerance, non-negotiable, my-way-or-the-highway opinion. So let’s talk about the anti-smoking legislation that Congress sent to Obama’s desk on Friday. We don’t need to mince words here. It’s a beautiful thing. Any bit of …

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