a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:879:"Governor Snyder has decided the &quot;State&quot; needs to track kids and how fat they are. Is that really what government's job? <br />
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What is the reason for this intrusion into our personal lives and what will be the end purpose from the data they collect? Will it be another government program with associated mandates? Will the children be taken away for poor parenting and become wards of the state? Will they be put on diets determined by the state? Who knows? <br />
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You collect data for a reason, usually to initiate change.&nbsp; I wonder what that reason is and what the subsequent change would be?<br />
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For an opinion from &quot;The Michigan View&quot; at www.detnews.com on the issue click on the following story link:<br />
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http://www.detnews.com/article/20110916/MIVIEW/109150476/Laurie--No-Obesity-Police<br />
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