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EDITORIAL POLICY
The editorial section of the newspaper is a forum for
expression of a variety of viewpoints. All articles except
those labeled "Editorials" reflect the opinions of the writ-
ers and not those of the Sweetwater Reporter.
letters to the Editor
Editor:
The ever-growing national scandal of Planned
Parenthood's deceptive practices is a time for the public
to demand this abortion giant to clarify its philosophy
and principles.
Planned Parenthood still takes pride in claiming to
stand on the philosophical shoulders of its foun er,
Margaret Sanger. Sanger was anti-Christian and pro-
moted racism—read of her support for the Negro Project
to do away with the poor blacks and her call to do away
with Christianity.
Christians need for Planned Parenthood to clarify if it
still espouses the anti-Cl istian philosophy of Sanger.
The entire public, especially African-Americans, need to
demand of Planned Parenthood to clarify if it still holds
to the discriminating principles of Sanger, its founder.
Planned Parenthood—please give answers to these
fundamental questions, and especially answer why you
do not hold to your prior position stated back in the
1960s that abortion kills a baby that has begun to
live and injures the health of the mother. Planned
Parenthood, do you still believe this? If so, how can you
keep killing precious babies?
v'es, a baby is still a baby made: in the image and
likeness of God—even if Sanger's followers at Planned
Parenthood do not want to accept this Divine message
today.
Sandra Quintana
Editor,
On the Sweetwater 53rd Jaycees' World's Largest
Rattlesnake Round-Up I went one time, each day and
I want to thank all whom was planning this event, for
all safety, job well done to each and all of you, I enjoyed
myself and where the vendors works just right not in
my own way or not in their way and lots more room,
my son and wife and his son and girlfriend came from
Commerce City, Colorado. Just for this and son seem
before but my grandson and girlfriend get this, went the
first night to rides for couple hours then snake events 3
times Fri. ad 3 limes Sat. and left late Sat. back home,
my grandson flies out on 15th to join a rock group, he
sets up for them for each event and headed for South
America, he is all a rock climber and been on vac. for 3
months he said, this w as the best thing he has saw and
Texas people is friendly and had a great time, plus a
wonderful town and people.
Don Worsham Sr.
Sweetwater
P.S. I had a good time too.
GUEST COLUMN
Charlie Sheen courted
God bless America, and how's everybody?
Charlie Sheen was courted by CBS to return to Two and
a Half Men Monday. His poll numbers show young people
love him for defying authority, sexual propriety and drug
laws. Seven out of ten Americans would spare Moammar
Khadaffi out of professional courtesy.
Hillary Clinton was credited in Washington Sunday for
demanding U.S. military action against Moammar Khadaffi
in what the press has nicknamed Hillary's
War. She's on every magazine cover. Most
women who want to make their husbands
f jealous just have an affair.
President Obama told a world press con-
ference in Chile Monday that Moammar
Khadaffi must go. The same day, street
■ ■ a crowds in Syrig demanding democ-
racy. Is it me or is George W. Bush getting
I more done since he left office than he die
—I w hile he was in office?
Amhic Japanese clean-up crews began clean-
i IS ing up after the tsunami which wiped
out towns and triggered power outag-
es and nuclear explosions alt last week.
Americans watched it all unfold in amaze-
ment. Whoever heard of a natural disas-
ter with no looting afterwards?
Donald Trump said Friday the greatest thing about his
presidential candidacy would be how rich he is He's tried to
take measures to become a better GOP candidate. Donald
Trump's New Year's resolution was to learn Spanish, but
that only lasted about das weekos.
Sarah Palin was a big hit with people in Israel Monday,
where she visited many of the holy sites on foot. She
really had no choice. The Israelis have all seen Sarah Palin's
Alaska, so they couldn't give her a helicopter tour for fear it
could break the peace accords.
Homeland Security proposed a five-dollar fee to enter the
U.S. from Canada or Me? :o Monday. It's corrupting. Sure,
it starts out with a five-dollar cover charge, then next you're
tipping the border guard a hundred bucks for a seat close
to Los Angeles.
Argits Hamilton is the host comedian at The Comedy
Store in Hollywood and entertains groups and orga-
nizations around the country. E-mail him at Argus@
ArgusHamilton.com.
Hamilton
C-NRCE
Know your fats
Q: Mr. Norris, I'm trying
to read more food labels as
you advise, but I'm com-
pletely confused with the
list i>f fats. What are the
differences among satu-
rated, trans, monounsatu-
rated and polyunsaturated
fats? — "Feverish
Over Fats," Santa
Barbara, Calif.
A: Good for you
for reading more
labels Package
marketing is only
a ploy to get you
to purchase the
goods and often
doesn't reflect the
true ingredients
within.
However, it
takes some time
to learn the label
language, so be patient
with yourself.
Fats are at the forefront
of the confusion but actu-
ally bring great clarity to
the contents once you're
saturated in their portly
rhetoric
Though fats essentially
are made up of the same
elements, they have vary-
ing structural differences,
which prompt differing
bodily reactions — some
negative and some posi-
tive.
All fats are a combi-
nation of saturated and
unsaturated fatty acids.
Their degree of saturation
varies (based upon how
many hydrogen atoms
they carry), which in turn
determines whether a fat
is solid or liquid (oil) at
room temperature.
Saturated fatty acids
earn the most hydrogen
atoms Unsaturated fatty
acids do not carry all the
hydrogen atoms they could
hold. If one pair of "hydro-
gen atoms is missing,
the fatty acids are called
monounsaturated (found
in olive, canola and pea-
nut oils). If two pairs or
more of hydrogen atoms
are missing, the fatty acids
are called polyunsaturated
(found in corn, sesame
Chuck
Norris
and safflower oils).
Highly saturated fats
come from animal source
foods, such as cheese, but-
ter, milk, cream and red
meat. Two vegetable oils -
coconut and palm kernel
oils — are also highly satu-
rated. Generally,
a product's con-
sistency at room
temperature tells
you about its
potency in satu-
rated its; classic
examples are the
high amount of
saturated fats in
hard cheese and
the low amount in
cottage cheese. If
consumed in high
amounts# satu-
rated fats are your
enemy and dangerous to
your ealth because they
raise your level of loW-
density lipoprotein, or
LDL, also known as "bad
cholesterol."
Unsaturated fats are
those that make up mono-
unsaturated and polyun-
saturated fats and oils.
We've long known that
saturated and trans fats
are harmful, but we have
learned more recently
that monounsaturate
and polyunsaturated fats
actually lower the risks of
heart disease and cancers,
especially when consumed
in appropriate amounts.
Plants and fish are healthy
sources of unsaturated
fats, being largely liquid at
room temperature.
Monounsaturated fats
are found in a variety
of foods and oils. Goocl
sources include nuts,
seeds, olives and olive
and canola oils. The Mayo
Clinic reports: "Studies
show th at eating foods rich
in monounsaturated fats
(MUFAs) improves blood
cholesterol levels, which
can decrease your risk of
heart disease. Research
also shows that MUFAs
may benefit insulin levels
ai blood sugar control,
which can be especially
helpful if you have type 2
diabetes."
Polyunsaturated fats
are largely found in plant-
based foods and oils, but
t hey're also in oily and fatty
fish. Some great sources
include trout and salmon
(containing omega-3 fatty
acids, which are a heart-
healthy type of polyun-
saturated atty acid), wal-
nuts, sesame and pump-
kit seeds and safflower
and s twer oils. The
University of California,
Berkeley Wellness Letter
reports that "replacing
saturated fat with polyun-
saturated fat (as in most
vegetable oils and inarga
rine) improves cholesterol
levels. It also significantly
reduces the ri rjf heart
disease, according to a
recent Harvard analysis of
eight clinical trials in the
open-access journal PLoS
Medicine."
Trans fats have been
proved to be terrorists to
ou bodies and are found
in highly processed foods.
These subtle fats have been
laced for decades in a host
of our manufactured foods,
such as shortening, mar-
garine, puddings, potato
chips, cookies, crackers,
buttered popcorn, breads,
breakfast cereals, dough-
nuts, french fries and other
foods made with or fried
in partially hydrogenated
oils. Manufacturers hydro-
genate — or add hydro-
gen tc polyunsaturated
vegetable oils in order to
give them (and the pro-
cessed foods made with
them) a more solid con-
sistency and longer shelf
lives, trans fats increase
the risk of coronary heart
disease, lowering levels of
good cholesterol and rais-
ng levels of bad choles-
terol, among other chronic
health detriments.
I'm glad to see that food
industries finally are rais-
ing red flags about the
not-so-clear and present
danger of trans fats, most
of which are created com-
mercially. Government
regulations have mandated
industries to list trans fats
separately from other fats
on their product labels.
Nevertheless, it's impor-
tant for every consumer
to know that a product
with less than 0.5 grams
can be advertised gall
as "o grams of trans fat."
So res the labels for the
words "partially hydroge-
nated." If they're there,
trans fats are present,
despite the fact that the
label denies it.
Remember that all fats
and high-fat foods are high
in calories and can lead to
weight gain and obesity,
which can be detrimen-
tal to your cardiovascular
health So balance your
diet. The fact is that a diet
low in saturated and trans
fats and rich in fruits, veg-
etables, whole grains, fiber
and lean protein is opti
mal for your health and
weight.
" le Diabetes Prevention
Program revealed that
type of balanced diet
reduces by two-thirds the
risk of diabetes among
high-risk individuals. The
Lyon Diet Heart Study
revealed that such a diet
reduces heart attacks.
And a study published in
The American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition report-
ed greater satisfaction,
less lunger, and weight
loss in individuals when
fat was reduced to 20 per-
cent of the total calories
in their diets, protein was
increased to 30 percent
and carbs accounted for
50 percent.
Write to Chuck Norris
(info@creators.com) with
your questions about
health and fitness. To find
out more about Chuck
Norris and read fea-
tures by other Creators
Syndicate writers and
cartoonists, visit the
Creators Syndicate Web
page at www.creators,
com.
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HOME COUNTRY
Crossing Sergeant
There could be lots of
reasons Martin chose to
become the "crossing ser-
geant."
He's always kept to
himself. His wife, too. Oh,
there have been rumors
that she may give
Martin a hard time
at home, but you
know how rumors
are.
Martin retired
from the Field
Ranch a while
back after about
40 years. After
that, we'd see him
out walking or
tiaybe fishing a
little along Lewis
Creek. Then one
day in September,
Martin found his
new career as a crossing
guard down next :o the
elementary school. He
got a blaze orange vest, a
paddle sign with Jtop" on
one side and "slow" on the
other. And they gave him a
whistle. Oh yes, the whis
tie. At first, when a child
was spotted a block away,
Martin would trot out to
Slim
Randies
the middle of the inter-
section, blow his thistle,
hold up his paddle and
turn it around so everyone
saw "stop," regardless of
where you were. And we'd
wait until some third-
grader got safely
to school.
Then we Were
waved on through.
And with each
wave of Martin's
hand there was a
blast 011 the whis-
tle. Oh yes, that
whistle.
The school sure
picked the righl
guy for the job. If
you want someone
who can stand out
there every morn-
ing in heat and
rain and snow and spring
winds, just look for an 0
cowboy. Martin took all
his "tough lessons" ages
ago.
The problem Martin w as
having, however, was that
he had more time than
children, and that led to
his current traffic-control
methods. He watches
carefully, and if a car is
coming from a right angle,
he steps out and blows the
whistle and stops us. And
if the car slows, Martin
waves him on whether he
wants to go that way or
not. And that's when there
aren't any kids around .
But no one complains.
He's there early, he'd stop
a train to let kids cross the
street, and he works for
free. So What's a few whis-
tle blasts and marching
orders among friends?
You have to admire pro-
fessionalism wherever it
is found.
Brought to you by
"Sweetgrass Mornings,"
a collection of outdoor
memories, at www.slim-
randles.com.
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