NE:  Health problems linger after beer sales end in Nebraska town

NE:  Health problems linger after beer sales end in Nebraska town Fairfield Citizen Grant Schulte, Associated Press August 4, 2019 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Two years after Nebraska state regulators shuttered four beer stores for selling excessive amounts of alcohol near South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, public health officials are still trying to clean […]

What to Say When You See a Pregnant Woman Drinking Alcohol

What to Say When You See a Pregnant Woman Drinking Alcohol The appropriateness of unsolicited advice. Psychology Today By Wendy L. Patrick, Ph.D. August 4, 2019 We have all seen it: an obviously pregnant woman smoking a cigarette, drinking a beer—or both.  The sight is upsetting, and perhaps you feel compelled to act.  But assuming the woman is […]

The case for increasing alcohol taxes

The case for increasing alcohol taxes Business World By Carlos Jacinto  August 5, 2019 In one of the rare moments of this year’s State of the Nation Address where President Rodrigo Duterte followed the speech written for him, he mentioned that one of his priority measures for the 18th Congress is raising the excise tax on […]