Appalachian town shrugs at poorest health ranking

Monday, November 17, 2008

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- As a portly woman plodded ahead of him on the sidewalk, the obese mayor of America's fattest and unhealthiest city explained why health is not a big local issue.

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