American Lung Association of Minnesota Honors Ginkgo Coffee for Going Smokefree/BARF Alert

Yahoo News ^ | 17 July 2002 | American Lung Association of Minnesota

[SheLion]

WHO: American Lung Association of Minnesota (ALAMN) will present a Certificate of Recognition to Ginkgo Coffeehouse

WHAT: Locally owned coffeehouse goes smokefree

WHY: Secondhand smoke is hazardous to employees who spend a lot of time at their workplace and to patrons. Smokefree coffeehouses help provide a healthy environment for all to enjoy good food and good music. Join us to honor a locally owned business that is also a leading showcase for Minnesota artists, poets and musicians.

WHEN/WHERE: Friday, July 19, 2002
Ginkgo Coffeehouse
721 Snelling Avenue North
Saint Paul, MN 55104
11 am

-- Photo opportunity available --

[SheLion]

-- Photo opportunity available --

Anyone want to have a smoke free photo at Ginko's? heh!

[andy_card]

This isn't government-mandated. How can you have a problem with this? Don't private property owners have a right to dispense with their property as they wish?

[SheLion]

This isn't government-mandated. How can you have a problem with this? Don't private property owners have a right to dispense with their property as they wish?

Private property owners should indeed have a say in how they run their business.

This is more or less an inside joke about ALA. Why do they have THEIR noses in this?

[metesky]

I'm old enough to remember when coffee houses were either bookie joints or folk music hangouts, smoke-filled in either case.

Imagine your local smoke-free bookmaker. What a hoot!

[SheLion]

Perhaps she has a problem with anything that limits her addiction?

Limits MY ADDICTION? Hey RINO!

[SheLion]

Imagine your local smoke-free bookmaker. What a hoot!

It's very suspicious when the ALA is involved in anything concerning smoking. Wouldn't you love to be in that photo shoot? LOL!

[metesky]

Perhaps you should read the replies before insulting people, Wee-wee.

By the way, welcome to FreeRepublic.

[SheLion]

He is a newbie, isn't he. Pity he has to come in mouth first. Oh well.

Thanks, metesky.

[Great Dane]

How can you have a problem with this? Don't private property owners have a right to dispense with their property as they wish?

Nobody has a problem with it, however we still have a right to say, "Don't expect us to come calling."

[Great Dane]

By the way, welcome to FreeRepublic.

What another newbie sent by the ANTI's

[NeoCaveman]

Limits MY ADDICTION? Hey RINO!

RINO, probably a DUmmie

Whee The People signed up 2002-07-08.

[Diverdogz]

And, those of us who like to drink coffee in a smoke-free environment might go out of our way to visit such an establishment.

As somebody said before me - "Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like having a pissing section in a swimming pool."

[Great Dane]

As somebody said before me - "Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like having a pissing section in a swimming pool."

And like we have said before, if it's your pool, have all the p-contests you want.

[Gabz]

What a vicious, nasty, vile thing to say.

Firmly in the camp of the anti-smokers, aren't you???

I always thought conservatives were self thinkers and willing to question everything propagandized by the left. I guess Iw as wrong. Even self-declared conservatives can be sheeple.

Learn something new everyday.

[Gabz]

When you own the restaurant or the pool - then you have the right to make those decisions.