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Idea to send:	Topic Parks, Playgrounds, and Second-hand Smoke Content My idea: Ban smoking within 100 yards (or further) of outdoor areas specifically designed for, and frequented by, children -- ie, parks, playgrounds, amusement parks. This law would help Oklahoma become a leader in public health and children's health. My rationale: The Oklahoma Breathe Easy campaign recently ran a public announcement in our local paper stating, "There is no safe level of exposure to second-hand smoke." Unfortunately, my experience when going to city parks and playgrounds is that we (my children and I) are almost always exposed to second-hand smoke by adults or teenagers smoking on or around the playgrounds. Second-hand smoke is in same class of carcinogens as arsenic. No parent would give their children food laced with arsenic, so why accept air "laced" with second-hand smoke? Let's be leaders and protect our children! By making my idea a law, we would make a child's day at a park in Oklahoma one of sunshine and FRESH AIR!