By Selwyn Duke

To paraphrase that great man of letters, G.K. Chesterton, “There will
come a time when people consider smoking a cigar to be more offensive
than abortion.” Given that the jolly philosopher left us for the
ethereal typewriter in the sky in 1936, it’s amazing how prescient he
was.

At the Chicagoland International Pipe & Tobacciana Show
in St. Charles, IL, attendees have been told that, due to a statewide
smoking ban that went into effect in January, they may not light up
even though theirs is a private gathering of only willing participants.
This, despite the fact that the conventioneers bent over backwards to
try to reach an accommodation. Chicago Tribune writer Steve Schmadeke
tells us:

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