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PRIDE comes in all ages: LGBT community needs support
Posted on 24 May 2013.
By Michael E. Festa The early days of June are always a wonderfully vibrant time in Boston. It’s when we celebrate PRIDE week. AARP staff and volunteers proudly participate in the annual festival, providing resources and information to older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) residents. And now, more than ever, the needs of this [...]
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Beware of the one-legged stool, it isn’t enough to live on
Posted on 24 May 2013.
By Al Norman In 1934, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt first pitched the idea of a Social Security program to Congress, he referred to “three principles” of the program: •Non-contributory old-age pensions for those who are now too old to build up their own insurance; •Compulsory contributory annuities, which in time will establish a self-supporting [...]
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Early feminism didn’t tout financial security
Posted on 25 April 2013.
I once believed that feminism would solve all issues of inequality. But, that was when I was a young, idealistic college student in the 1970s.
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Special election 2013: What’s at stake
Posted on 25 April 2013.
By Michael E. Festa Bay State voters head to the polls next month — this time to fill the seat vacated by Sen. John Kerry following his appointment to secretary of state. As yet another election season heats up, the stakes are higher than ever for older Bay State residents and their families. Once again, [...]
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Patrick talks about potholes instead of helping elders
Posted on 25 April 2013.
By Al Norman I recently attended a rally on Beacon Hill on the subject of raising tax revenues in Massachusetts. More than 400 people crammed into Gardner Auditorium in the basement of the State House. At least 100 of those people were from the elder home care system. Some people wore signs which read, “End [...]
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