Well Being Magazine

Without Saying a Word

By Lana Turnbull What is the last thing you say when your spouse and kids leave the house? For many of us, it’s “I love you,” immediately followed by “be careful,” which is another way of saying “I love you.” One of my Delta cousins once told me his mom’s universal directive when he was headed outside was “watch out for snakes,” but that’s a whole other story. We say it Read more »

Capitalism with a Conscience?

By Lana Turnbull Is it too naïve to think that we can have a capitalism-driven economy and have a vibrant middle class and fewer families living in poverty? One look at the stock exchange will tell you things are going extremely well for corporations, but for Americans who don’t spend their workdays in the corporate suite, not so much. I understand the fiduciary responsibility of boards of directors to their stockholders, Read more »

Prescription Drug Prices on the Rise

Healthcare remains one of our most pressing issues as the country gears up for the 2020 election. In addition to concerns over rising health insurance premiums and worry over whether protections for coverage of pre-existing conditions will continue, the spiraling cost of prescription drugs is at the top of the list for a vast majority of people. Prescription drug prices have increased so significantly that far too many patients are having Read more »

How to Survive the 2020 Presidential Campaign (without losing your religion)

Wasn’t it just last November when we had the 2018 mid-term elections? So why are we already waist-deep in the 2020 campaign for goodness sake? I don’t know about you, but I can’t imagine another eighteen months of political ads, party pundits and startling revelations. It’s just too much. I’ve been thinking a lot about what it is going to take to get me through it and I’ve hatched a Read more »