| Fontana sees what's cookin'
FONTANA - Lights. Camera. Cook! Fontana residents can turn their televisions to cable access Channel 3 for "The Fast, Fresh and Fabulous Healthy Fontana Cooking Show with Saundra Moreno." The 30-minute show airs on KFON at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. It is the condensed version of the healthy cooking classes offered through the city on the third Saturday of the month. "If you have a busy life, it gives you an opportunity to learn healthy cooking techniques without having to be there in the class," said Dede Benson, community service coordinator for Fontana Hosted by Moreno, a graduate of California School of Culinary Arts in Pasadena, the interactive class promotes the importance of eating five servings of fruits and vegetables each day as well as the benefits of eating healthy.
2 years later, clouds linger
Two years ago today, the life Patrick Wooten knew disappeared beneath Katrina's deluge. At first, he tried to wait out the flood, huddled with his wife and two of their kids in his mother's house in Algiers. He tried to protect them, first from the water, then from the shootings that filled the dark nights. Eventually, he gave up, went outside, and waved his shirt to draw the helicopter. He agreed to be flown out of Louisiana, wanted to be as far from Katrina as possible. When he found out he and his family were coming to Massachusetts he was happy, because that seemed good and far. At Otis Air National Guard Base, he and the other 235 evacuees were swarmed by eager volunteers. He had had his own construction business in New Orleans, but he really wanted to be a chef.
STATES OF DENIAL
Americans are getting fatter, says a recent study that shows waistlines expanding in 31 states, especially in the South. Residents of Mississippi, West Virginia and Alabama had the toughest time laying off the pork rinds, as they finished in the top three for percentage of overweight adults, according to the study by the a dvocacy group Trust for America�s Health. Mississippi, in fact, became the first state to crack the 30 percent mark for its obese adult population. Ten of the 15 states with the highest adult obesity rates were south of the Mason-Dixon line. Colorado, meanwhile, continued its reign as the nation�s leanest state with an obesity rate of 17.6 percent. New York and New Jersey ranked near the bottom of the obesity charts - 36th and 40th, respectively.
Focus on budget, not on raising campaign cash
The state budget impasse is ridiculous, disgraceful and disrespectful.
It's ridiculous that Wisconsin is the lone holdout among states whose fiscal years begin July 1. Wisconsin stands alone after Illinois lawmakers agreed to a budget Aug. 17 and California legislators did likewise last week. That makes us a national disgrace.
What's worse, Wisconsin isn't even close to a deal. While state spending continues at the previous level, a budget conference committee of four Democrats and four Republicans has hammered out small compromises. The big issues-taxation and the Democrats' "Healthy Wisconsin" plan-remain unresolved.
It's disgraceful how lawmakers continually find time to press special-interest groups for campaign donations instead of completing their top task.
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