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"I am sure there was no man born marked of God above another, for none comes into the world with a saddle upon his back, neither any booted and spurred to ride him." -- Richard Rumbold (before being hanged 1679)

Smoking Ban Proponents Getting “Rights” All Wrong        By Theresa Fritz Camoriano        As I listened to the testimony of people on the proposed smoking ban in Louisville, I realized that most of them are completely unaware of the ideas that are the foundation of our legal system.  One of the speakers complained that she lost money, because she was a singer and could not sing in smoke-filled rooms due to her health.  She seemed to think that she had the right to a profitable job in a smoke-free bar.  Another complained that her granddaughter enjoyed bowling but stopped, because her family did not think the smoke-filled bowling alley air was healthy for her.  She thought her granddaughter should have the right to go bowling in a smoke-free establishment.          (Click to Read More)

Smoking Bans and Private Property Rights        By Donna Mancini        I have attended all four health dept hearings as well as the two metro council hearings. I have listened by the hours to testimony of the proponents of the smoke free Louisville ordinance.  (Click to Read More)

TERRY’S TIDBITS – NOT       by Terry Gray

Info about smoking studies –        An anonymous reader has pointed us to some interesting articles about the health effects of smoke:            (Click to Read More)

Citizens Group Hopes to Increase Kentucky Voter Turnout for November       Paula Harrington, Gretchen Tucker, and Shannon Cope aren't out to change the face of Kentucky politics; they just want more people to get informed and involved in Kentucky government.           (Click to Read More)

Eminently Unfair        by Jim Lark       Norwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, is a battle ground in a "dirty war" in which governments run roughshod over the rights of  property owners.          (Click to Read More)

French Fried by the Welfare State        By Lawrence W. Reed        (How is it possible for a heat wave to wipe out 15,000 people in a modern nation--a nation that takes great pride in having fashioned one of the world's most extensive welfare "safety nets"? )  (Click to Read More)

URBAN MOBILITY REPORT LEADS TO ERRONEOUS TRANSIT PROPAGANDA        By Randall O’Toole        Publication by the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) of its 2003 urban mobility report today has led the transit lobby to make false claims about the role transit can play in relieving urban congestion.  The American Public Transportation Association claims that the report  says that "more public transportation is needed to relieve traffic congestion" (http://tinyurl.com/p9hl). In fact, the report says no such thing.          (Click to Read More)

Novak:  For the Record         "I had thought I never again would write about retired diplomat Joseph Wilson's CIA-employee wife, but feel constrained to do so now that repercussions of my July 14 column have reached the front pages of major newspapers and led off network news broadcasts. My role and the role of the Bush White House have been distorted and need explanation.          (Click to Read More)

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