Got the urge to smoke inside a public place in Northport, Alabama?  Well, you better get used to going outside.  The Northport City Council adopted a smoking ban in most public places.  The vote was unanimous.

The ban includes restaurants, stores, government buildings, and buses.  If an establishment that gets more profits from alcohol than food then you can light one up inside, i.e., a bar.

I used to think that this was a right of citizens, but after leaving a public place smelling like an ashtray, I say to the inside smokers..."take it outside!"  If you want to smoke, smoke, but the secondhand stuff is not good for anyone.

Good job, Northport City Council.