Cigarette Ban

Article in the Southeast Missourian looking at the effects on business of the smoking bans enacted in Columbia MO (4 years ago) and Carbondale (2 years ago). No indication in the article regarding any economic or health effects from the ban in either city, just feelings on the part of each mayor that business hasn't been harmed but, in the case of Mayor Cole, also a belief that proponents of the ban haven't gone into bars more often as a result of putting it in place..