By Joyce Martino Santa Monica
(Re: “City Hall looking for Solutions to convince people to butt out,” Jan. 26, page 1) Since our city is so bent on keeping us healthier and will be adding signs all over town advising us just how toxic tobacco is and fining us if caught smoking outside, I wonder if they will add similar signs advising the public when toxic fluoride is added to the public waters and that everyone will be ingesting additional toxins in the tap water.
Personally, on the smoking ban, I believe the city has gone too far on penalizing people for smoking in the “free” air. I would never condone smoking, and the fact that our federal government funds tobacco farmers for continuing to grow this “poison” weed gets me pretty hot under the collar. As far as I’m concerned, tobacco and fluoride are toxic and everyone should be advised on both.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 31, 2007. Read the original PDF.