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‘City of Roses’
Volume X X X X I, Number 36
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Wednesday • September 7, 2011
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Chrisetta Mosley
shops at Chuck’s
Produce in Vancouver
where she looks for
ingredients to cook
nearly all o th e r meals
from scratch. A
commitment to a
strict regime o f diet
and exercise has
helped her lose more
than 150 pounds.
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After 32 years of living in an obese woman’s body, Chrisetta
Mosley has reclaimed control of her weight and eating habits and
now, inspires others to do the same -starting in their own kitchen.
“W e’ve lost our way,” said Mosley, concerned that people,
like herself, trapped by low-income and lack of education, end up
eating cheap convenient goods out of pre-packaged boxes and
at calorie-pumped fast-food restaurants.
Like Justin Timberlake’s song ‘Bringing Sexy Back,’ the 38-
year old, a mother to an 18-year-old daughter, said she is bringing
cooking back and emphasized her determination to inspire others
to cook at home.
Once tipping the scale at 388 pounds, Mosley is now 170
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‘Farewell Fatso’
blogger shares journey
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Residents reflect
on the Sept. 11,
2001 terror
attacks and what
it means a
decade later
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10 Year Later: Reflecting on the Sept. 11 Attacks
I was in New York on 9/11. We actually ran
to the bridge and all you could see was
smoke. No buildings. We thought it was a
joke at first. -Ire n a Broadwater, 36
I’m sorry first of all for the
[ lives taken away. I’m thankful
for all the men and women
who helped in trying to rescue
the people. It reminds me that
people care about human life.
—Karyn O ’Harrow, 51
Sept. 11 was the beginning of an overwhelming
feeling of fear that stuck with me through my
teen years. I am just now regaining my trust.
-K e n Schurer, 23
I think it changed our country
forever. It has changed my
outlook on the U.S. and geo
political policies, and I’m very
fearful the direction some of
the right wing politicians are
going, partly as a reaction to
9/11. -A aron Cook, 55
on page 4
It feels like not that much
time has passed. On the
one hand, it was a wake
up call. But on the other
hand, I think that day has
been used to abuse our
liberties. —Dusty King, 24
It is not a good memory.
It was a sad time in our
history of this country,
and it was the first time
we had an attack like
that on American soil.
-W a yn e Cannon, 70