Happy Turkey Day!

I want to take a moment to let everyone know that I am very thankful for our supporters and members–those of you that truly understand what we at BtBMN truly represent.
Please know that we will continue to fight for you–we’re just taking a short post-elections, pre-Thanksgiving hiatus, and we won’t stop fighting.
So, thank [...]

Atlantic City: Smoking in Casinos Returns

ATLANTIC CITY – “Everybody lit up, everybody,” says Katie Spillane describing an area of Borgata slots at 12:01 this morning, the minute the smoking ban was lifted.“The hooray’s and ‘yeah it’s back’ and the people slinging ash trays for us, it was great,” she says.For more than a month Atlantic City’s casino gaming floors were [...]

Thank You Non-Smokers!

I know you may think that I’m being facetious with the title of the post, but the truth is, I really do appreciate non-smokers.
There’s a huge difference between a non-smoker and an anti-smoker. A non-smoker may be quick to admit that he/she doesn’t like to be around smoke, and may not understand why anyone [...]

Fun with Smoke-Easies

I find myself to be fascinated with smoke-easies in Minnesota.
For those of you who are not familiar with the term, Smoke-Easy, it’s simply a play on the Alcohol Prohibition era “Speak-Easy”. The smoke-easy is a bar that allows indoor cigarette/cigar smoking.
Now, I’ve been to taverns in the past year that allow smoking indoors only when [...]

Where Do We Go From Here?

Anyone who paid attention to the MN House Races probably realized one thing: it was very anti-climatic. With a few exceptions, the incumbents all won.
I suspect that with the high voter turnout rate, there was also a very high uninformed voter turnout. Many of these voters went specifically to vote for our next President, [...]

It’s Finally Here

Okay, I’ll be the first to admit that I will be very happy to not have to see or listen to political ads for two more years. All the candidate signs that litter the landscape are coming down soon, and I couldn’t be happier.
But, I’m also very excited about tomorrow’s election.
Tomorrow is the day to [...]