Smokers’ World Narrows in Carbondale Bar Night
In Carbondale three bars Mugsy's Entertainment Center Callahan's Irish Pub and Copper Dragon hosted Clean Air Nights a smokeless event urged by the Jackson County Health Department. Patrons welcomed the non smoking environment and early survey results suggested business effects were not harmed with up to 80 percent satisfaction.
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Smoke Free Night Shows Bar Owners Weigh Change
In Carbondale bars three owners trialed a smoke free night amid Illinois act rules and rising public health pressure. The piece notes 1400 Illinois restaurants smoke free, 160 in the south, and debates whether taverns should follow no smoking zones. It cites EPA figures on secondhand smoke and public attitudes toward smoking in bars.
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Barn ads fade but memories linger on rural roads
Jeff Smyth reflects on the faded Visit Meramec Caverns barn sign near Nashville Illinois and broader decline of advertising barns once common across the nation. He recalls family road trips in the 1960s, the pull of roadside icons like Rock City and Mail Pouch, and notes owners like Barbara Fehrman view such relics as eyesores while nostalgically preserving some for heritage. He blames interstates for sterile landscapes and asserts the old red barn symbolizes rural memory that is vanishing as travel speeds up.
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Reader letters debate malpractice reform and politics
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