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Minnesota parks go smoke-free.


North St. Paul St. Paul

as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26]

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 is the 80th Minnesota community to adopt a policy discouraging the public from smoking in public parks.

The idea was pushed by local high school students who collected cigarette butts, petitioned the community and educated City Hall policy-makers on the dangers of secondhand smoke secĀ·ondĀ·hand smoke
n.
Cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoke that is inhaled unintentionally by nonsmokers and may be injurious to their health if inhaled regularly over a long period. Also called passive smoke.
.

North St. Paul's
This article refers to the Canadian electoral district, for other uses see Saint Paul (disambiguation), Cathedral of Saint Paul, St. Paul's Church
St.
 policy went into effect May 16, immediately after the city council passed the "courtesy request," which is not enforceable like an ordinance A law, statute, or regulation enacted by a Municipal Corporation.

An ordinance is a law passed by a municipal government. A municipality, such as a city, town, village, or borough, is a political subdivision of a state within which a municipal corporation has been
. The Ramsey Tobacco Coalition and the Tobacco-Free Youth Recreation, an initiative of the Association for Non-Smokers-Minnesota, are providing "no smoking" signs at no charge to the participating communities.
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Title Annotation:North St. Paul, the park to go smoke free
Publication:Parks & Recreation
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1U4MN
Date:Jul 1, 2006
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