Thanks kdonline. You're right, the more you know the better.
As far as HS-they don't even visit anymore. We once set up tables and had representatives man them. Too many issues (a few I know, others I don't) came up and they quit.
It's funny, but I never thought about these things because I didn't know they existed and they didn't have any influence on my life. NOW, it bums me out!
I'm starting to feel like Mel Gibson in "Conspiracy Theory".