Letters to the Editor
Thyme on my Hands
Published Letters: 3 Editor's Choice: 1
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James Frey
[Read the article: Oprah's revenge]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Last week, the day Osama Bin Laden's latest recording came out making specific reference to a Bush scandal from November, I watched a Fox News correspondent say that the tape was vague and impossible to date and may just have been sitting "on the shelf" for use at a time when Al Queda needed it. In fact, he suggested, Bin Laden may be dead. I believed it until I read the transcript of the tape and understood that either the correspondent was lying or hadn't read the transcript himself.
The point is, we Americans seem to take everything we are told at face value from politicians, the media, and other custodians of the truth. There seems to be no penalty for these custodians of our understanding of the world when they defraud us by lying. I hope this event starts a national discussion about the disappearance fo truth in American public discourse.
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Are you kidding?
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]I will not be renewing my subscription next time around.
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This article made me wince
[Read the article: Feeding frenzy]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Yes, birthday cake happens, but it doesn't have to be a staple of your diet at home. I truly understand the pressures of being a working mom--and frankly when mom works, dad should pitch in, so this isn't just about moms--but it saddens me how frequently nutrition and table time are first on the chopping block when parents juggle their responsibilities.
Your kids would eat a wide variety of nutritious food if you fed them a wide variety of nutritious food from birth. I grew up in a country where eating out is the exception and vegetables are the cheapest food there is. Babies there happily eat fruits and vegetables. It's all a matter of what you get them used to.
The obesity and diabetes epidemic in the U.S. are directly related to our sacrificing good food and eating routines for convenience and time management. It's as important to train our children to nourish themselves rather than abuse their bodies as it is to provide them with a good education. A piece of cake now and then isn't poison, but a diet centered around processed, corn-syrup filled foods is a recipe for serious health problems down the road.