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NEWS Peninsula Clarion Just a few hours after the city of Soldotna failed to introduce its proposed smoking ban, Barton Mulder sits at the bar in the Maverick Saloon, alternating between sips of beer and drags on a cigarette. Had the ban been introduced and passed, the latter would have been outlawed.

Smokers: The bar should stay a bar

BJ's Lounge bartender Samantha Ness, at center, tells the Soldotna city council that she opposes a measure to ban smoking in public buildings. She was the last of a line of people to voice their opinions on the issue during Wednesday night's meeting.
BJ's Lounge bartender Samantha Ness, at center, tells the Soldotna city council that she opposes a measure to ban smoking in public buildings. She was the last of a line of people to voice their opinions on the issue during Wednesday night's meeting.
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