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A publication of the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging
July 2018 VOL. 43 • NO. 7
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Cathy Hughes – founder and chair of Urban One – a media conglomerate based in Washington, D.C., returned home to Omaha recently for a series of events including re-naming a street in her honor, giving the keynote address at the Empowerment Network’s Rebuilding the Village Conference, and becoming the latest Face on the Barroom Floor at the Omaha Press Club. Leo Adam Biga chronicles Hughes’ life and career beginning on page 10.
Author In addition to penning several children’s picture books, Omaha’s Eve Heidi Bine-Stock has written a series a books showing aspiring authors how to write their own children’s picture books. See page 20.
Inside Proper garage door maintenance .............. 2 Coping with the loss of a loved one ........... 3 The gut, brain health correlation ................ 4 Advice for summer cookout safety ............ 5 State’s healthcare workforce examined ..... 7 ‘Read it & eat’ has seasonal recipes .......... 8 New gerontology facility at USC ................ 9 Dealing with fungus in the garden. ........... 15 Preserving the environment...................... 16 Ways to improve your posture..................18