Yet, at the same time, the issue of childhood obesity grows. On one hand, some folks get worked up about the veto, but yet, the personal responsibility regarding obesity is left unchecked. Study after study shows obesity, at any age, is responsible for many other health problems (e.g. heart disease, diabetes, stroke, etc). Rather than decry the government's unwillingness to pay for insurance, why can't the public take responsibility for their health in terms of weight control? We now are in a generation where parents grew up with the advent of prepared foods, fast food restaurants, etc. The their families didn't teach them to cook. A generation later, the former children of that generation are now parents, and they don't know how to feed their families. To be sure, there are some with genetic health difficulties that create an overweight condition.

Urban renewal: Now you're walking

And what a market smash it proved, offering Americans a sense of freedom, mobility, privacy, their own piece of turf and a yard for the kids to play. Plus plenty of jobs and profits, from autos to oil to real estate to fast food. The new form became virtually synonymous with the American Dream. Two generations of Americans knew practically nothing else.

But in the 1990s, the model began to lose some of its luster. Suburbia's big parking lots and low-density zoning meant an auto for every trip. Walking and transit were impractical. Older suburbs began to decline, inducing families to drive farther and farther to new suburban rings. Thousands of malls and shopping strips were abandoned. Traffic congestion became so severe that many families were obliged to build their lives around it.

Barnsdall turns back Copan in last-second hoops thriller

Copan (14-6) plays Shidler on Tuesday, which likely will be its regular-season finale, unless it makes up a game with Hominy.Barnsdall hosts Woodland on Tuesday.Both Copan and Barnsdall will host their respective Class A district tournaments next weekend.Barnsdall 58, Copan 57Barnsdal 17 17 9 15 — 58Copan 15 8 11 23 — 57BarnsdallJacob Hansen 12, Tim Wilson 10, Chris White 9, Drew Anthony 8, Corey Anthony 7, Michael Morris 6, Zach Johnson 3, Smith 2, Posey 1.CopanAlex Bryan 21, Hunter Walker 13, Matt Sims 11, Nick Lannan 10, Josh Stanley 2.

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