Q: Can you help me deal with the starving, binging and purging problem I’ve had ever since I was a teen? Thoughts of food rarely leave my mind. I’m fixated on my body weight. I feel guilty, shamed and dirty. How can I change?
“Always be nice to everyone, and those people will be the same to you.”
Q: As a 50-something single woman with no immediate family (I never married), the past few months of forced isolation have really ramped up my concern about how I’ll cope as I age. I worry that no one will be there for me when I’m no longer able to do everything for myself. I don’t want to grow bitter about my circumstances; how can I find peace?
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend President Trump’s Independence celebration at Mount Rushmore. During this speech, the President stated, “Our Founders launched not only a revolution in government, but a revolution in the pursuit of justice, equality, liberty, and prosperity. No nation has done more to advance the human condition than the United States of America. And no people have done more to promote human progress than the citizens of our great nation.” I appreciate President Trump’s strong remarks.
Nebraska is proud to be home to one of our nation’s most strategically important military bases. Offutt Air Force Base lies in Sarpy County and is home to STRATCOM, or United States Strategic Command, which oversees our nation’s nuclear deterrent.
Q: Like a lot of parents, I guess, the shutdown this year has really stretched my wife and me regarding how we each interact with our kids. She tends to emphasize the rules; I’m more easygoing. What’s your preferred approach?
COVID-19 has upended just about every aspect of American life, and small businesses and their employees have been hit hard. Compared to before shutdowns to contain this pandemic began, unemployment rates are up and revenues are down.
Q: My spouse’s substance abuse and drug addiction has had a devastating impact on our marriage and family. I feel as if I’ve just about reached the end of my rope. Help!
Chocolate chip cookies, one of America’s most iconic, favorite treats were created by accident. Ruth Wakerfield, owner of the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts, was baking some chocolate cookies when she realized she was out of cocoa powder. Ruth had some pieces of a broken chocolate bar that she added, thinking that it would do the same thing.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) – also known as Obamacare – is ten years old. However, with ten years of hindsight, it is clear the ACA has been anything but affordable for Nebraska families. In the Third District, insurance on the ACA exchange often costs upwards of $30,000 for a family when you include annual premiums and deductible. Despite the ACA raising health insurance rates instead of lowering them, this week Speaker Pelosi brought a new ACA expansion bill (H.R. 1425) before the House of Representatives.