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To: Katelew who wrote (409746)	2/9/2011 4:30:47 PM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793964

I mean that made me feel really guilty because I own a Kindle. <g> I wonder what's the deal with those electronic ink reading devices. My wife likes her Nook so much that she refuses to read books on paper. Someone gave her a book as a present, but she just went ahead and bought the same book in a "nook" copy - and read it. Didn't touch the paper. I know better than telling her what to do (g), but I think this is pushing it a little too far... :)

To: Katelew who wrote (409746)	2/9/2011 6:09:00 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793964

I don't. Life isn't fair, and presumably these children will have parents and doctors to help them sort out the distintions. If you don't trust parents to feed their kids properly, how can you trust them to help sort out those distinctions? this whole thing is a solution looking for a problem. I was mentioning over on another thread that I volunteer at my son's school and have been volunteering since he was in kindergarten. Yes there are a few kids who have weight problems in the school. But the number is miniscule. And I know for certain in a couple of cases that the problem isn't diet. The kids have endocrine issues. I believe that this whole thing is another "it's for the kids" campaign. But go to a school and you will see that the vast majority of kids are not overweight. I'm all for kids having healthy diets and getting exercise. And the exercise thing is where the schools should be focusing, without the emphasis on obesity. It should be based on exercise being good for everyone. No stigma.