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Well, at least there’s that . . .

November 16th, 2008 @ 1:06 pm - by lotus · 2 Comments

Kycol, sending me this story on the unhealthiest, fattest, most heart-diseased/diabetic/toothless town in America, wows, “And just think: they never even mention Mississippi!”

Filed Under: Herald & Examiner

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  1. Rodney says:
    November 16, 2008 at 4:07 pm

    There’s another bit to that story here:
    http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/nationworld/102671.php
    which is interesting as it contrasts Huntingdon W.Va (see above) with the supposedly healthiest town in the US, Burlington Vt.
    Although ethnically similar, they are younger, more educated and richer in Vermont, so what came first, The KFChicken or the Uggh?
    There’s 80,000 more democrats in W. Virginia than Vermont, but nearly 300,000 more republicans.
    Is this relevant/surprising/stereotyping?

  2. lotus says:
    November 16, 2008 at 4:15 pm

    Thanks for this excellent addition, Rodney. I’ll wager the essential difference is education, education, education.