SMOKING: Beach ban no answer

To Cory Jasmin: First off I am not a smoker. However, to impose a ban on a personal freedom at a local beach (or anywhere else) is not the best idea. What if somewhere down the road someone found whatever you enjoy to do is disagreeable to them?

I have children and frequent those areas and understand your concerns, but think that you are attempting to change things for your own personal gain. This kind of stuff is why eventually no one will be able to do anything without fear of punishment or a sense of exclusion. You could always take a common sense approach and consider the wants/needs of all and find a way to balance them so that everyone is able to enjoy our great town. Quit trying to make Coeur d’Alene a place like all those that so many have left.

KEVIN GROAT

Coeur d’Alene