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Voice of the People
Rahall doesn't deserve thanks
I am replying to an e-mail asking me to thank U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall for voting on the health care measure. Thank you, Mr. Rahall, for doing anything Obama asks you to do. Thank you for selling out the people who elected you on cap and trade. Thank you for being one of the worst representatives in our state history.
And finally, Mr. Rahall, thank you for being in Obama's hip pocket and helping ruin this nation. You have never received my vote, nor will you ever.
Jim Allen
Barboursville
Landon deserves an F on his column
As a resident of Huntington, a reader of The Herald-Dispatch, a graduate of Marshall University and a retired instructor of business management, I have to take a critical look at Chuck Landon's article, "Marshall won, but could have done more." Even when Marshall wins a football game, Landon is too critical of the coaches and the team. As a former teacher at Marshall, I have decided to grade Landon on his article in our daily newspaper.
1. A positive influence on the Huntington community: F.
2. A positive relationship with the president of Marshall University: F.
3. Support for the Marshall football coach and his program: F.
4. Motivating the Marshall football players in a positive way: F.
5. Positive writing skills to put more fans in the stadium: A for AWFUL.
I am a Marshall fan and season football ticket-holder
GO HERD.
Lance Belville
Huntington
Oliver trying to get city to eat organic
What is meant by health foods, and health foods also called whole foods, are those which are grown and prepared in a more natural way than most commercially processed foods.
Food is big business. Each food on the market has to compete with rivals. It often has to travel a long distance from source to store, and since it must have as long a shelf life as possible once it reaches the store, for the sake of profitability, it must not spoil quickly.
All these requirements mean that most of the items in ordinary food stores have been treated with additives of various kinds, such as coloring matter, synthetic flavorings and preservatives. Some foods are preserved by being highly refined so that they keep longer without being spoiled by bacteria, mold or insects.
Fruit and vegetables are treated with pesticides and chemical fertilizers so that the largest possible crop may be harvested from each plot of land. The result of this commercial treatment of food is that much natural goodness may be lost, and people fear that even approved additives may, in combination, be harmful.
Health foods are grown organically, that is with the help of our local farmers which in most cases do not use chemical fertilizers and without undergoing any refining process or being treated with additives.
The object of all this is to retain as much natural goodness and a healthy way of living.
Perhaps this is what Mr. Oliver is trying to tell us.
Let's stay healthy by eating the right food all the time.
Robert Garcia
Kenova
