The future isn’t what it used to be
By Janice Lindsay
During the 1890s, various experts predicted what life would be like by 2000. Now we’re 20 years into the new century and...
AARP’s Tax-Aide program provides older adults free tax help
Tax filing season is upon us, and AARP can help! Approaching its 50th year, Tax-Aide offers free tax filing help to anyone, especially those 50 and older, who can’t afford a tax preparation service.
Need challenge? Give medicine to cat.
Kitty was sick. Acting normal, but losing weight. Vet said urinary tract infection. Liquid antibiotics, twice daily, two weeks.
Big, buff-colored, fluffy, floppy, kitty was...
Two year legislative formal sessions come to a close
By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts
The Massachusetts House and Senate wrapped up formal legislative sessions on July 31. AARP Massachusetts fought for the...
Combating cataracts: A surprising way to see better
By Dr. Helen K. Wu
If you or anyone you care about is among the estimated 20 million Americans living with cataracts, there may be...
Hearing health box Questions about hearing aids answered, part II
Hearing aids take time and patience to use successfully. Know your hearing aid’s features. With your hearing specialist, practice putting in and taking out the aid, cleaning it, identifying right and left aids, and replacing the batteries. Ask how to test it in listening environments where you have problems. Adjust the aid’s volume and program it for sounds that are too loud or too soft.
Photo ids: What’s wrong with this picture?
By Al Norman
In hard financial times, people are driven to do things that they would not ordinarily do. This goes not just for low-income...
Credit freeze bill clears the senate
By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts
S.B. 2455: An Act Removing Fees for Security Freezes and Disclosures of Consumer Credit Reports
Consumers are now one...
War on poverty now a war on the poor
The federal War on Poverty has turned into a war on poor people. The battle lines have shifted from alleviating poverty, to eliminating poor people. Instead of attacking poverty, the field has been reversed, and the attack is on poor people themselves.
AARP Supports the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act
Across America, family caregivers help parents, spouses, children and adults with disabilities and other loved ones to live independently. They prepare meals, handle finances, manage medications, drive to doctors’ appointments, help with bathing and dressing, and perform complex medical tasks and more — all so loved ones can live at home.
