The Feds are doing all they can to put a stop to hydraulic fracturing on Federal and Indian lands.

We can’t let them take away this country’s golden opportunity for safe natural gas production. Natural gas and oil production opportunities around the country have increased dramatically with the innovation of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. One place that production has been stifled is Federal and Indian lands in the West.

Picture of an Obese Teenager (146kg/322lb) with Central Obesity, side view.Self Made Picture of an Obese Teenager (Myself) (146kg/322lb) with Central Obesity, Front View. Feel Free to use. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

• More than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7%) are obese. [Read data brief  [PDF-528Kb]]
• Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, some of the leading causes of preventable death. [Read guidelines]
• In 2008, medical costs associated with obesity were estimated at $147 billion; the medical costs paid by third-party payers for people who are obese were $1,429 higher than those of normal weight. [Read summary]

Obesity affects some groups more than others

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WEST LAWN, Pa. – After trailing 1-0 in the top of the first, Brooklawn Red used a three-run bottom of the second to take the lead for good in a 9-3 victory over Doylestown in the Mid-Atlantic Regional of the Senior American Legion Baseball Tournament at Owls Field Sunday.

Brooklawn advances to Monday\’s regional final where it will face Spring City, Pa. for the Mid-Atlantic title. A Brooklawn win would push it to the Senior American Legion World Series in Shelby, N.C., beginning Aug. 17.

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RED CROSS NEWS

Aiden and his family lost their home when it was engulfed in one of the many wild fires that ravaged the State of Oklahoma this summer. His Grandmother, Melinda, brought he and his brothers and sisters to the Resource Center in Mannford, OK where the people of the community are able to connect with the American Red Cross and other partner agencies, to begin recovery.

Gloucester City Third Ward Republican council candidate Lisa Lopez issued the following statement today about Mayor William James and his adminstration.

I have been thinking about this topic a lot. When Mayor James and the rest of the current City Council were elected, I am sure they had great ideas.

WEST LAWN — Two errors in the bottom of the 10th inning cost Spring City’s American Legion baseball team the Mid-Atlantic Regional title Monday afternoon.

Brooklawn, N.J., takes the title after defeating the Red Sox 9-8.

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