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NEWS Peninsula Clarion Joe Camel claimed victory Wednesday night as the second central Kenai Peninsula city in as many weeks failed to introduce its own proposed ban on smoking cigarettes in all public places including saloons.

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Dan Dwight, lighting a cigarette at the Maverick Saloon on Wednesday night, is against any proposal that would ban smoking in bars.
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Dan Dwight, lighting a cigarette at the Maverick Saloon on Wednesday night, is against any proposal that would ban smoking in bars. "I am against it, not because I'm a smoker, but because I don't think we need to lose any more rights," he said. "I think it'll lead to more infringements of our rights if it does go through."
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