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ordinance stories: 2 news summaries

Honolulu Mulls Body-Odor Crackdown

City delays vote barring smelly people from riding public transit

Sep 3, 09 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Honolulu's city council has delayed voting on a measure to bar stinky people from public transit, reports the Advertiser. The ordinance would crack down on people with “odors that unreasonably disturb others or interfere with their use of the transit system.” Part of the reason for the delay... More »

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smell • Hawaii • Honolulu • public transportation • body odor • public transit • ordinance

(Newser) - Stargazing is more than an idle pleasure on Mount Desert Island, Maine. It's also a tourist attraction protected by law. Voters on the island recently banned new outdoor lights that aim upwards and contribute to obstructing the island's rare view of the naked Milky Way. The goal is to draw... More »

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tourism • Maine • night sky • light pollution • Bar Harbor • Mount Desert Island • Acadia National Park • ordinance

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