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POLL: Do We Glorify the Olympics Too Much?

The 2012 Summer Olympics are underway and many people look forward to the event every four years. However, there are some out there that aren't big fans. What side are you on?

Atheletes train their whole lives for this moment. Millions of people around the world watch the summer Olympics events with awe -- from swimming to gymnastics to track and field events. But is all of it overrated? 

A Patch editor thinks so in his opinion piece,

Does he make some good points that it happens too often, wastes resources and is all about the money, or is he just a cynic raining on the parade?

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