INSIDE
Low-carb deceptions Healthy fried chicken? KFC and other companies are accused of misleading consumers. PAGE 3
Cell phone complaints Wireless companies get plenty of calls for poor service, but they're trying harder than ever to please the customer. PAGE 5
Shaken or Stirred?
Let the Kansan show you how to make the perfect Martini. PAGE 16
Brown wins NBA title
Former KU men's coach Larry Brown joins an elite group of NBA coaches. PAGE 1
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Sports .17
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2004
VOL. 114 ISSUE NO. 154
Sun sets on Wakarusa Festival
Z. G. Straus/Kansan
Adam Peterson, Denver resident, blows bubbles with his family while watching The Jazz Mandolin Project at the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival on Saturday. Peterson arrived at the festival for the opening band Thursday afternoon and planned to stay until the last group played Sunday night.
Local bars ready for ban
Fire marshall prepared to enforce new smoking ban
By Amanda O'Toole
aotole@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Allyson Coffing, Apple Valley, Minn., senior, does not anticipate that she will have any smoking-related confrontations with customers after the citywide smoking ban goes into effect July 1.
Coffing, a manager at Jefferson's Restaurant, 743 Massachusetts St., said she expected that people would respect and follow the new ordinance.
Though Rich Barr, Lawrence Douglas County Fire Medical Department fire marshall, said he hoped the same, he was not quite sure what to expect.
HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT
- Complaints can be made by calling Lawrence's non-emergency line, 832-7509.
For more stories on the smoking ban see PAGE 12 and 13.
"It's a fairly emotional issue," he said. "I think there's a possibility that people are going to push the envelope on this."
Barr, who has been appointed to enforce the ordinance, said at first, fire inspectors would respond to complaints by ensuring that establishment owners understood the ordinance.
The inspectors would take a heavier approach on repeat complaints.
"The owners need to understand that it's the law and if they don't follow it, they'll have their day in court," Barr said. "Maybe multiple days if they continue to violate it."
The ordinance states that an individual or establishment will be fined $100 for a first offense, $200 for the second offense within a year and $500 for each additional offense.
David Corliss, assistant city manager, said the money would go into the cities general account, which pays for things like the fire department and other city services.
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