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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

President Obama's New Gun Control Plan Released Wednesday

The president issued 23 executive actions and is urging Americans to pressure Congress to pass universal background checks on gun sales, ban military-style assault rifles and limit ammunition magazines. Share your thoughts here.

University City Mayor Shelley Welsch joined the ranks of several U.S. mayors Wednesday when she voiced support for President Barack Obama's gun control plan in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, CT. The president issued 23 executive actions and is urging Americans to put pressure on Congress to pass his proposed changes, including universal background checks on gun sales, a ban military-style assault rifles and limited ammunition magazines. Welsch, a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition, issued a statement through the organization shortly after Obama spoke. "There are 33 Americans murdered with guns every day, and there's something we can do to stop the bloodshed. So why in the world would we …

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Ellisville Shopper

12:57 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

Pieper will never see a second term. I hear the Wednesday night TV line-up is good this season. Enjoy Troy.   more ›

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Smoking Ban: St. Louis County to Consider Casinos, Hazelwood Businesses Have Exemptions

St. Louis County will revisit the topic of making area casinos smoke-free, but how many Hazelwood businesses are allowed to house smoking?

News has spread that St. Louis County Councilman Mike O’Mara plans to introduce legislation Tuesday to apply the St. Louis County smoking ban to county casinos. (Get instant news updates. Like Hazelwood Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.) Should this be considered, it would mean the county council would vote to remove all exemptions from the county's smoking ban, and that includes River City Casino and Hollywood Casino St. Louis. O'Mara, a North County resident, cited the health issues related to smoke as the basis for he decision in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article. “My goal is to get this ordinance cleaned up so that everyone in the county is on a level playing field,” he said. “I’ve heard from too many owners of bars and …

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Residents Urge County Council to Stamp Out Smoking Ban Exemptions, City of Hazelwood, Classics Bar & Grill, and 1 more ›

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Candace Jarrett

11:51 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Change is tough. I am not a smoker so i usually don't frequent too many place where were is/was smoking. But I think if a facility opens for that purpose and/or its customer base is smoking, it's tough to tell them they can't allow it anymore.   more ›

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