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Democrats continue
boycott
SALEM — House business re
mained stalled on Wednesday
as Democrats for a third day
continued a boycott over a redis
tricting dispute with the majori
ty Republicans.
Talks between House Speaker
Mark Simmons and House De
mocratic Leader Dan Gardner
continued.
“We’re still meeting to try to
reach an amicable resolution,”
said Gardner spokeswoman
Shaun Shindler.
The Democrats since Mon
day have refused to provide a
quorum to do business in a tac
tic to block Republican efforts
to pass a GOP-backed legisla
tive redistricting measure writ
ten so it would bypass Democ
ratic Gov. John Kitzhaber.
Kitzhaber has said he won’t
sign any measure that doesn’t
have bipartisan backing.
The House held a brief ses
sion Tuesday to pass a motion to
“compel” absentees to attend,
the only business that can be
done without a quorum of 40
members.
Simmons, a Republican,
sounded conciliatory at a news
briefing on Tuesday.
He said “a lot of options are
on the table” and that he was
working to “bring this to a
friendly closure. I want to make
room for all members of the fam
ily to come back.”
The Associated Press
Smoking ban
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ah Bar and Cafe. But he added that
talk about the ban’s effect on busi
ness is merely speculation because
every bar is facing the new restric
tions, and it’s equally hard to pre
dict how customers will react.
Other establishments such as
Doc’s Pad are building outdoor
seating areas for smokers.
The ordinance prohibits smoking
in enclosed rooms and within 10
feet of the entrance to an enclosed
room. Smoking will remain legal in
tobacco stores, designated smoking
rooms in hotels and private resi
dences, unless the residence is
used as a day-care or health facility.
Despite the ban's almost unani
mous approval by councilors, bar
patrons have mixed feelings of sup
port and disdain for the change.
“I hate breathing in someone else’s
cancer,” said Eugene resident Anna
Hults as she sat in Soriah with two
friends who were both smoking.
One of Hults’ friends, Meghan
Besonen of Eugene, said while she
opposes the ban and thinks bars
should voluntarily choose to go
smoke-free, she will continue to go
out and simply step outside when
she wants to light up.
Many bar patrons, such as junior
psychology major Bez Sharkey, say
they hope the ban will help them
quit. Sharkey said with Oregon's
rainy weather, he expects to pass
up a cigarette frequently instead of
standing outside or on a patio in a
cold, damp climate.
Kamis, who smokes between
mixing drinks, said with assurance
that he will quit on Sunday. He’s
The Eugene smoking
ban will go into effect
Sunday.
Smoking is prohibited in any
enclosed space except for:
Tobacco stores, designated smoking
rooms in hotels and private
residences unless the residence is
used as a day-care or health facility.
Smoking is prohibited within 10 feet
of the entrance to a public building.
For more information, visit
smokefreelanecounty.org.
To report a violation of the smoking
ban ordinance, call 682-6687.
tried before, but he started again be
cause of the people smoking in the
bar around him.
“The hardest part was at 10 p.m.
when everybody lighted up,” he
said. “But ifthesmokingban gets lift
ed , I’ll smoke again. ”
Kamis is still against the ban be
cause hebelievesthecouncil and sup
porters incorrectly cite public health
as an advantage of the ordinance.
He said the majority of people who
work in bars smoke themselves, and
many smoke-free restaurants with
bars already exist in Eugene.
But Eugene resident and self-de
scribed part-time smoker Mara In
gerhom said she’s “way excited”
about the advantages of every bar be
ing smoke-free.
Kamis suggested that the issue is
larger than simply whether a person
can enjoy a smoke while having a
pint at his or her local pub.
“Ifthey’re [concerned] about pub
lic health, they should just stop the
sale of cigarettes,” he said.
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