Health and Fitness

Editor's note: This is a courageous topic on the part of the blogger. It's a reminder for all of us to learn as much as we can about the importance of proper nutrition and daily exercise. Please see your physician before undertaking strenuous exercise.

Obesity is epidemic in this country. This is a fact we all know. Some thin people look at fat people with disdain because they feel the fat person has done this to themselves and could just undo it.

This is just not so.

I have fought obesity most of my life and I am currently losing the battle, again.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A citizen implored the City Commission to reconsider the lay-off of the city emergency management coordinator whose position was eliminated last month as part of a $1 million cut in the 2009 budget that took effect Oct. 1.

That citizen, Kathy Wright, spoke of the firing of Randy Wright.

"A new fire station was built with tax dollars, to include an operational emergency operations center and the city then staffed with a position, euipped the EOC and paid for training for their EOC coordinator.