Wellness, weight, and wealth
Thirty city workers in Ferndale, Mich., have joined together to help shrink the government—by losing more than 1,000 pounds in weight in the past year, thus saving the city an estimated $131,000 in health-care costs. The city organized the wellness program to save money, but the drive has had human benefits too. Accountant Cecile Thompson lost 99 pounds, while her husband, Bob, who has suffered two heart attacks, lost 34 pounds and saw his blood pressure drop to healthy levels. “I was ready to give up,” said the 56-year-old. “But now I have a whole new outlook on life.”
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True love
When the unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs played the 8–1 Denver Broncos in a highly anticipated home game last week, season ticket holder Rusty Jones was not there. He had swapped his coveted tickets in Arrowhead Stadium for a wedding ring for his fiancée, Janie Tesch. A female fan seeking tickets online offered a ring from a former marriage, and Jones used it to propose two days before the game. Missing it was no big deal, he said. “In comparison to spending a lifetime with her, it’s just a game,” he said. He wouldn’t have enjoyed it, anyway; the Broncos won, 27–17.
