Ludlow City Council unanimously passed an ordinance last week banning smoking on city property, in places of employment and in enclosed public spaces. As a result, the city now joins Bellevue, Dayton and Highland Heights, who have also approved smoke-free ordinances. “The Ludlow City Council is thoroughly committed to our community’s health,” said Ludlow Mayor […]
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Bellevue honored for passing smoke-free ordinance
The city of Bellevue received honors and praise from an alliance of Northern Kentucky health organizations for passage of a smoking ban ordinance this year. At the city’s Dec. 13 council meeting, members of the Breathe Easy Coalition awarded city officials with a placard and gift bags for their foresight and support for community health. […]
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Highland Heights goes smoke-free next month
Highland Heights will officially become smoke-free Monday, Sept. 18, and will join three other neighboring Campbell County smoke-free cities. Smoking will be prohibited inside any building or place of employment in Highland Heights, such as offices, hostels, factories, churches, bars, restaurants, bingo halls, bowling alleys and stores, according to a press release from the Northern […]
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Op-ed: Smoke-free letter to the editor
Written by Dayton Public Schools Superintendent Jay Brewer and Notre Dame Academy Principal Jack VonHandorf As professional educators and administrators, much of our time, in addition to efforts surrounding academics, is spent ensuring the health and wellness of our school communities. Those issues encompass an entire range of topics involving both physical and mental wellness […]
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Indoor smoking ban up for a vote in Highland Heights later this month
Highland Heights City Council heard the first reading of a proposed indoor smoking ban at Tuesday’s meeting. The proposed indoor smoking ban would prohibit smoking inside local businesses, city property and places of employment in the city. If the council decides to go forward with prohibiting smoking in certain areas, the health department would enforce […]
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Highland Heights weighs possible smoking ban
Highland Heights City Council heard the first reading of a proposed smoke-free ordinance at Tuesday night’s meeting. The council heard a presentation from Breathe Easy NKY, a group made up of local business and health leaders who favor the ban. The presentation brought mixed reactions among the council. The proposed ban comes after other […]
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OPINION: Say Yes To Smoke Free, No To Protected Class
Brent Cooper. Provided. By Brent Cooper It’s no surprise that the American Lung Association gave Kentucky straight “F’s” in their recent report card. Our state is the worst in the nation for smokers and cancer deaths. It has been that way for a long time. Because we are the worst, businesses moving into our state […]
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Olde Fort Pub To Go Smoke Free – Fort Thomas, Kentucky
This is not an April Fools joke. On April 1 this year, the Olde Fort Pub will be going non-smoking. In 2009, I wrote about the characteristics that made the Olde Fort Pub in Fort Thomas such a successful, long-thriving business. Owner, Bob Arnzen, listed four for me. 1 – Consistency 2 – Attention to […]
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OPINION: Keep an Open Mind about Property Rights
President of C Forward and Fort Thomas resident, Brent Cooper, recently wrote an article advocating for a state-wide smoking ban. You can click on that article here. Fort Thomas City Councilman, Adam Meier, provides a response. By Adam Meier In a recent Op-Ed, the author, Brent Cooper, who no doubt had the purest of intentions, […]
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OPINION: Keep an Open Mind about Smoking Ban
by Brent Cooper I would like you to keep an open mind about supporting a law that over 90-percent of Kentucky Chamber of Commerce members are for. It polled higher than any other business issue the KY Chamber surveyed this year and is something that tourism and economic development leaders have said that they would […]