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Opinion: Please make JJ Little League Park smoke free Columbia resident's name withheld by request, kept on file I'd like to thank all of the volunteers who work to make our youth athletic programs a success. I am grateful for those who organize our Little League baseball and softball programs at Joe Johnson Park (as well as for our other community sports that are not in season at this time). The physical and organizational improvements to the park this year are great, and we should also thank the City of Columbia and a number of selfless individuals who have worked to make those recent changes. That being said, we still have a major issue that plagues us. I am frustrated and appalled by the fact that we subject the children in our community to second-hand smoke at THEIR Little League park. If a child wants to play youth softball or baseball in Adair County, the only convenient option is for that to occur at Joe Johnson Park. That child, who just wants to play a great sport with their friends, has no choice in the fact that adults subject them to second-hand smoke within that environment. The only way to avoid that second-hand smoke is to not participate and stay home. What kind of choice is that for our children in Adair County? It is 2019. How is our community so behind on this issue? This isn't a soapbox on smoking. If a person wants to smoke in his or her home or car, etc., then I am all for it. If a restaurant wants to allow smoking, then I have the right to spend my money elsewhere. And that's what I choose to do because I have that choice. But we have 1 ballpark for our children in this community, and it's appalling that we force them to play a game within a cloud of smoke that is harming their bodies. True leadership requires making tough decisions. This issue shouldn't require a city ordinance, but until one is put in place, some adults will continue to fail the children in our community on this issue. How much longer will our leaders sit by with no action? I often read stories or hear discussions about why other communities were able to attract certain opportunities that we may have missed out on. Next time you wonder about that issue, please imagine yourself standing in a cloud of second-hand smoke at a 6 year old's Tee Ball game. This story was posted on 2019-05-27 07:50:45
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