OPEN COLUMN
Smoking ban brings some back out to restaurants

Editor, the Tribune: I have seen a lot of letters and articles in recent months about how bad the new smoking law is for the Columbia economy. I wholeheartedly disagree.

My family and I have returned to several restaurants since Jan. 9 that we stopped going to a few years ago because they were too smoky. We were very happy when the law went into effect because we were not limited to just a few restaurants that were smoke-free. Now we can enjoy all that the Columbia dining scene has to offer - we are enjoying eating out much more now than before the new law.

I am very proud to live in a town that made such a proactive health decision, and I hope this law does not change.

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Joan Masters

4107 Tropical Lane

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