Jump to full article: Wasilla (AK) Frontiersman, 2008-07-29
Intro: The policy just stunk.
We are breathing easier now that the city of Wasilla's double standard for smoking has been snuffed out.
Under rules changed by council Monday night in a 4-1 vote, city employees, including the police, could smoke in their city-owned vehicles if that vehicle was assigned to that employee. If the vehicle was shared, no smoking was allowed.
In Wasilla City Hall, smoking is banned. Period. Not banned if you don't have your own office. Banned.
It was time to stamp out the smokes everywhere to be fair and to be healthy. . . .
The whole notion of "it doesn't hurt anybody else," a familiar mantra of smokers, has been debunked with the known effects of second-hand smoke and the costs to society incurred because of smokers.
It was time to kick some butts in Wasilla, and we're glad the council did some butt kicking, even if it was just tobacco.
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