YES, DEEP-FRIED OREOS, BUT NOT IN TRANS FATS
Fair food is getting healthier. Oh thank goodness. Deep fried Snickers, Oreos and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are being prepared in fat that contains no trans fats. WOW! Could you ask for anything more?
“The deep-fried Combo Plate may be a little more healthful this year at the Great Indiana State Fair. So say the fair’s leaders, who, taking a step rarely seen in the realm of corn dogs and fried pickles, have banned oils with trans fats from all the fryers that line the grounds here.”
“The change is only the latest in a string of bans on artificial trans fats. Tied to health problems including heart disease, they have been banished by national restaurant chains, snack brands and New York City, which forbids restaurants to use them in food preparation.”
“But this is perhaps the most unlikely locale yet: the nation’s classic summer fair, long seen as one final safe haven from the health police.”
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AT LEAST 20 ARE DEAD IN SEPARATE RAINSTORMS
More than 20 Americans have died in the last 2 weeks because of strong storms and flooding.
“Fierce storms that deluged widely separated parts of the country from the upper Mississippi to Texas have caused at least 20 deaths since last week, the authorities said Monday. New rain threatened further flooding in southeastern Minnesota and adjacent Wisconsin.”
“With Hurricane Dean, meanwhile, bearing down on the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, about 350 volunteer state rescuers from Texas Task Force 1 and 2 began deploying in San Antonio and along the Rio Grande near Weslaco. The City of Brownsville, which last week called for the voluntary evacuation of its 140,000 residents, said it was no longer anticipating a major hit by the hurricane and was “shutting down emergency operations.””
“Most forecasts predicted no more than high surf and heavy rain for the Texas coast, said Patrick Slattery, a National Weather Service spokesman in Kansas City.”
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2005 INCOMES, ON AVERAGE, STILL BELOW 2000 PEAK
Have you been finding it hard to make ends meet? Your paycheck is greater than it was last year but you are struggling more. What gives? Nothing, that’s what. Nothing gives relief.
“While incomes have been on the rise since 2002, the average income in 2005 was $55,238, still nearly 1 percent less than the $55,714 in 2000, after adjusting for inflation, analysis of new tax statistics show.”
“The combined income of all Americans in 2005 was slightly larger than it was in 2000, but because more people were dividing up the national income pie, the average remained smaller. Total adjusted gross income in 2005 was $7.43 trillion, up 3.1 percent from 2000 and 5.8 percent from 2004.”
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A LITTLE POWER IN THE WRONG HANDS CAN HURT GOOD PEOPLE
It’s clear from the e-mails the Amhersttimes has received, concerning the Kathy Weppner article, that even her real friends believe she has gone overboard. It seems Mrs. Weppner has fallen under the spell of having a touch of power which she uses on her radio show to polish off her choices for political office in Amherst, trying to show the unworthiness of the other candidates.
Her method, accusing people of wrong doing without any real evidences, is reminiscent of the late night knock on the door in the late thirties and early forties in Europe. People were accused of something without any proof, then they were taken away.
She has no credibility as a political force. Her 15 minutes of fame has come and gone. The radio show she’s using to try to damage political candidates is like a burned-out candle which no longer has a flame to burn the people she doesn’t feel are fit for public office.
KATHY WEPPNER ATTACKS AMHERST CANDIDATES AND WORKERS ON HER RADIO SHOW
On her radio show this past Saturday, Kathy Weppner decided to tell the voters of Amherst, who they should vote for in the upcoming Republican Primary for the Amherst Town Board.
She doesn’t support the Amherst Republican Party Committee slate. This signals a break between the Town Supervisor, Dr. Mohan and herself. Dr. Mohan does support the Republican slate and he doesn’t lie. She said she is going to expose the secret agenda of the Republican slate
After her attack on the Republican slate, she mentioned two ladies by name who collected signatures for candidates. She inferred they did it on company time. One works for the Board of Elections, the other works part time for Dr Weinstein. She said she is going to keep an eye on them.
Her attack on these two women was without any proof but she feels they did something wrong. This demonstrates her desire to expose evil people because, if they are against her beliefs or the people she supports, they must be evil. Being married to a medical doctor it’s hard to believe she cares so little for people’s feelings.
This type of action on her part may be the main reason there is a spilt between the Supervisor and herself. At one time her husband and she were carrying signs in Town Hall, at Monday Night Town Board meetings, supporting the Supervisor. They no longer do.
Our Supervisor has made it clear that people shouldn’t demean others or make them look foolish. Kathy Weppner’s action on her radio show was pitiful for tying to hurt good people for no other reason than that she sees them as enemies.
LOOKING PAST BLOOD SUGAR TO SURVIVE WITH DIABETES
If you are diagnosed with diabetes most people concentrate on blood sugar. They test and watch their sugar intake. They don’t get the whole picture. There is more to control than blood sugar.
“Dave Smith found out he had Type 2 diabetes by accident, after a urine test.”
““Whoa, look at the sugar in here,” his doctor told him. Mr. Smith’s blood sugar level was sky high and glucose was spilling into his urine.”
“That was about nine years ago, and from then on Mr. Smith, like so many with diabetes, became fixated on his blood sugar. His doctor warned him to control it or the consequences could be dire — he could end up blind or lose a leg. His kidneys could fail.”
“Mr. Smith, a 43-year-old pastor in Fairmont, Minn., tried hard. When dieting did not work, he began counting carbohydrates, taking pills to lower his blood sugar and pricking his finger several times a day to measure his sugar levels. They remained high, so he agreed to add insulin to his already complicated regimen. Blood sugar was always on his mind.”
“But in focusing entirely on blood sugar, Mr. Smith ended up neglecting the most important treatment for saving lives — lowering the cholesterol level. That protects against heart disease, which eventually kills nearly everyone with diabetes.”
“He also was missing a second treatment that protects diabetes patients from heart attacks — controlling blood pressure. Mr. Smith assumed everything would be taken care of if he could just lower his blood sugar level.”
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RISING BREED OF MIGRANT: SKILLED AND WELCOME
There is a new migrant worker in town and he/she is being wooed and welcomed. No, not our town or even our contry. The new migrant worker has “free housing and utilities. (“Sweet!”) He has international experience on his résumé. (“Huge!”) He has cheap household help, good schools for his children and a BMW and a Mercedes he was able to buy by paying no income tax. Not to mention plenty of American fast food.”
““Papa John’s delivers to my house,” he said. “It’s all here!””
“This is migrant work, Ph.D.-style — a lesson about labor, a comment on class, a window onto globalization and a phenomenon on the rise.”
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AT VIRGINIA TECH, REMEMBERING WHILE MOVING ON
Last April 16th 32 students at Virginia Tech lost their lives in the country’s deadliest shooting rampage. It has been four months since that tragic day and today students are returning to the campus as the school begins the difficult task of walking a fine line between remembering and moving on.
“By move-in day this weekend, the freshman class at Virginia Tech already knew a few of the ropes. Packed into the bleachers of Cassell Coliseum in their orange and maroon T-shirts on Saturday night, they began to jump up and down in unison at the opening chords of “Enter Sandman,” the Metallica anthem. At the sound of “Hokie Hokie Hokie, Hi!” they joined in with the 111-year-old nonsense cheer that gave the university mascot its name.”
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OFFICIALS SAY 6 MINERS MAY NOT BE RECOVERED
Two weeks ago six miners were trapped in a mine in Utah. Since then hundreds of rescue workers have worked tirelessly to find them. The more miners died in the attempt. Now they may never be recovered.
“The latest results from a fourth hole drilled more than 1,500 feet into the mountainside above the Crandall Canyon Mine found that the air quality could not sustain life, said Rob Moore, vice president of the Murray Energy Corporation, a co-owner of the mine.”
““It’s likely these miners may not be found,” Mr. Moore said at a news conference. Asked if they would not be found alive or if their bodies would not be found, Mr. Moore replied, “It’s possible they may not be found.” He would not elaborate, but his statement marked a decided shift from earlier in the day when he had emphasized that the effort at the mine remained a rescue — not a recovery — operation.”
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MOVE OVER MICKEY: A NEW FRANCHISE AT DISNEY
I grew up watching The Micky Mouse Club on TV. Every day we’d all race home from school, get our homework done and settle in to watch the Mousketeers. I was enraptured with Annette! It’s a new world today. High School, the Musical has taken over.
“When “High School Musical 2,” the sequel to the hit 2006 made-for-television movie, made its debut on the Disney Channel on Friday night, it was a highly anticipated moment for millions of children across the nation.”
“It was also a satisfying one for the Disney Channel and its parent, the Walt Disney Company. Despite lukewarm reviews, the film’s debut drew 17.2 million viewers, according to preliminary ratings estimates from the channel. If those estimates hold up, it would make the debut of “High School Musical 2” the No. 1 television program of the week, on cable or network, as well as the most watched show of any kind in basic cable history.”
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