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I second what maleficent said about ventilation systems; when I lived in South Bend, there was a bar there that allowed smoking inside (in the smoking area), but had a good enough filtration system that if you weren't near the smokers, you didn't notice the smoke.
I'm not so upset about the idea that more places should disallow smoking. But I think these places should be able to make their own choices. If there are really so many non-smokers looking for a smoke-free environment, why doesn't the market respond and start offering smoke free restaurants? And if there's not, why should we listen to some government mandarin telling us what to do?
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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