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Linn health picture isn’t that bad
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Aug. 1, 2009 12:36 am
According to Harold Hensel's July 27 letter, more than 40 percent of Linn County residents suffer from chronic respiratory, cardiovascular disease or diabetes. If you are a healthy county resident, you had better leave because you may not be healthy much longer.
Some folks think tossing large numbers impresses people; in many cases it does. All the more reason to be sure these numbers are correct. I don't think that Linn County health is that bad. But if it is, you've got more than a flood-recovery program problem.
James Burke
Sumner
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