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No they were in Ventura, California. Sorry, I did a poor job of writing on that one:) They passed a smoking ban about 5 years ago in all pubs and restaurants..in fact all public buildings. Two of my friends owned little(but successful)businesses; one had been around 35 years, the other one 50 years. They both went under in less than a year. Thousands have gone broke in the past 5 years.

That's ok, Hon. I am trying to work up an online data base of the people in Maine who were badly hurt by the FIRST smoking ban that was FORCED onto all the restaurants in the state of Maine in 1999.

If you have any emails of people in Maine that might be interest, give them an email and send them my email. See if we can get a GOOD ball rolling. I will freep mail you my email address.

Thanks for the freep mail. Might I suggest you make contact with the local Optimist Club, and someone from the local Chamber of Commerce. Many, if not most of these members are conservative leaning, and doubtless have friends who have suffered from this ban.Good luck!
Best Regards,
IA