- Audit raises questions for Episcopal Church
- Where will they stop?
- What they expect
- A DIFFERING VIEW/Why oppose reforms in ‘lower ed’?
- War with Iran
- Bush has failed our children
- Sovereignty of our nation at stake
- Vote no on all Denver bond issues
- “Ghettorize” shouldn’t have been a factor
- Bottled-water woes
A DIFFERING VIEW/Multifamily housing cannot be partly smoke-free
Regarding the Rocky’s Oct. 5 editorial “An apartment is still a home”:
Smoking is not a protected right and smokers are not a protected class. Tobacco smoke cannot be contained inside a smoked-in apartment or condo home. It “intrudes” into every surrounding unit.
You cannot do whatever you want in multiresidential buildings if those actions take away the right of others to use and enjoy their homes in peace and good health. You cannot play music as loud as you want if the sound will bother the other residents. You cannot tap dance on a hardwood floor if it will bother the neighbors below.
Why is it then OK to poison the neighbors and say that is a protected property right?
I receive calls and e-mails every day asking for help from those who are suffering with illnesses, including many with newborn babies struggling to breathe.
This is not just a problem for people who have itchy, watery eyes or those who do not like the smell. This is a very serious health crisis. It puts people in the hospital and exacerbates chronic illnesses that have been ignored for too long.
Anyone who wants to smoke should be living in a single-family home where it is not possible to inflict his or her deadly chemicals on others.
Jacque Petterson, founder of Smoke-Free Housing Consultants, writes from Helotes, Texas.
Buy a hermetically sealed bubble and move right in Jacque.
Posted by Uno on October 31, 2007 07:17 PM"I receive calls and e-mails every day asking for help from those who are suffering with illnesses, including many with newborn babies struggling to breathe....Anyone who wants to smoke should be living in a single-family home where it is not possible to inflict his or her deadly chemicals on others."
Anyone who wants to have babies should be living in a single family home, where it is not possible to inflict their child's cries and odors on others. If you can't afford to live in a place where you have total control of the environment, you shouldn't have kids. Period.
Posted by on October 31, 2007 08:04 PMThe Rocky Mountain News has many times proclaimed itself an antismoking company.It's product is information selected to advance its bias,and we should consider any smoking related RMN coverage to have been placed in public view for it's propaganda value to the antismoking vigilante movement.As actual news,it's worthless.
Posted by Jimminy on October 31, 2007 11:49 PMIsn't olfactory hypersensitivity a sign of schizophrenia?
Posted by Jimminy on November 1, 2007 11:49 AM