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I'm currently living in Lexington, after having lived four years in Louisville, and three years in northern Kentucky just outside of Cincinnati. For some reason, Lexington suffers from an inferiority complex when compared with northern Kentucky and especially when compared to Louisville. A few years ago, Lexington played fast and loose with demographics, and started proclaiming that it was, in fact, the largest city in Kentucky. Anyone that is familiar with Lexington and Louisville knows how absurd this statement is. The Lexington Herald-Leader got so excited, they printed "We're No.1!" as the lead story one day.

This smoking ban is just another pathetic attempt to make Lexington feel important. I'd bet dollars to donuts that some city council member read about New York's ban, and realizing this was yet another chance for Lexington to label itself as "progressive," jumped on the bandwagon as well. There's also currently a battle for Lexington to condemn and buy the local water company, even though no claims or charges have been issued as to problems with the company. No, it's just another chance for the power hungry city council to extend their authority even further.