Today's Question: Is it time to revisit the smoking ban in Columbia?

"It has been more than two years since a citywide smoking ban — which prohibits smoking inside any bar or restaurant — went into effect in Columbia. Two years later, many bar and restaurant owners say they are feeling the effects of the smoking ban and they’re not all positive, according to a recent report in Vox magazine.

Steve Reynolds, owner of Cody’s, told Vox his business has dropped 40 percent since the ban went into effect. He says to compensate for the losses, he has been forced to build a $5,000 deck to accommodate customers who would like to smoke."

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/04/01/it-time-revisit-whether-or-not-smoking-ban-working-columbia/