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...receptive helpers. We Americans know far too little about Africa and pay too little attention. But would we turn so blind an eye to the death, in less than a decade, of 6% of our own population at the hands of warring parties? I hope not. Doug Watson Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. Well, it's about time! I have been working in the humanitarian-aid field for several years, and every time I visit the U.S. (my country of origin), I cannot help wondering how many wars go unnoticed because they aren't mentioned on the evening news. Unfortunately...
...cost 13¢ more per serving than iceberg lettuce; a whole-wheat bun costs 5¢ more than a white one. Like every other U.S. school district, Shawnee gets no more than $2.34 per day per child from the Federal Government to provide lunch to the poorest kids. The state of Oklahoma kicks in an additional half a cent per head. The rest of the budget must come from wealthier kids who choose to buy school lunch and snacks...
...food healthier by stealth. Chicken nuggets are baked, not fried--a switch she made over spring break so kids would be less likely to notice. Pizza is topped with low-fat cheese, and the crust is whole wheat. She calls vegetarian beans "pork and beans" since, she says, "in Oklahoma no one knows what 'vegetarian beans' means...
...they were prayed for by strangers.In the nationwide study, 604 patients were prayed for without their knowledge, 601 patients knew they were being prayed for, and 597 were not prayed for at all.Dusek and Benson, who performed the study in conjunction with investigators at medical centers in Florida, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., found that patients who were prayed for without their knowledge fared no better than patients who were not prayed for, and patients who were aware of being prayed for actually experienced more complications.While on the surface the study may seem to deal a blow to religions...
...sale of overpriced candy bars and other sugar-laden snacks as a fund-raising tool. There is seldom a time during the school year when some group is not selling some sugary treat. And obviously, if students buy it, they're going to eat it. Richard Lee Hunter Spiro, Oklahoma...