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Columbus City Council to put smoking ban to a vote

Columbus City Council has called a special session for Wednesday afternoon to vote on sending its recently- enacted smoking ban to Columbus voters for a citywide vote. Supporters say the law seeks to protect citizens from possible health risks of second-hand smoking by banning smoking in public places and places of employment.

Opponents, who have collected thousands of signatures, say the ban will hurt bar and restaurant owners.

Mike Thompson spends much of his time correcting people who mispronounce the name of his hometown – Worcester, Massachusetts. Mike studied broadcast journalism at Syracuse University when he was not running in circles – as a distance runner on the SU track team.