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Poll results released late Tuesday show most Ohioans favor a smoking ban that exempts bars, bowling alleys, private clubs and restaurants that reserve separate rooms for smoking. The Ohio Licensed Beverage Association polled 600 voters and found Ohioans would reject a total smoking ban by a 52 percent to 46 percent margin. But a majority of those polled support a modified ban, and 62 percent believe business owners should be allowed to determine their own smoking policies. Locally, the city of Centerville implemented a smoking ban that went into effect last spring. Except for a handful of bars, restaurants...

CALGARY SUN Fri, May 13, 2005 State in control By LINK BYFIELD Diane Francis, editor-at-large of the Financial Post, asked a good question in her Tuesday column. Considering how badly the Liberals are performing, why aren't the federal Conservatives sitting at 50% or more in the polls? Why are they stuck in the mid-30s, same as the Liberals? Francis guesses it's because too many people find the Conservatives "scary." And what's so terrifying about them? It's three things, she writes. "Same-sex marriage, same-sex marriage and same-sex marriage." Boy is she wrong. By opposing legal recognition of homosexual marriage, she argues,...