Let’s end all sales tax holidays

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Several years ago I bought a kitchen stove during the “sales tax holiday” in Massachusetts. Most years I ignore the “holiday” on sales tax. But the kitchen stove was a purchase I needed to make, so I waited for the tax free weekend. In my case, the retailer who sold me the stove did not benefit from the “holiday”---because I was going to buy it anyway, and all I did was time my purchase to avoid taxes. It was only the taxpayers who got the short end.

Obamacare debate: The personal responsibility principle

By Al Norman In July of 2005, then Gov. Mitt Romney filed health care legislation on Beacon Hill that eventually was signed into law, making...

Medicare vouchers? Oh no, not again

By Al Norman “Let me be clear,” U.S. Senator Ed Markey wrote. “I will not stand by and let the Republicans break the promise of...
Mike Festa of AARP Massachusetts highlights five things to know about Social Security.

AARP’s Age friendly update

By Mike Festa, State director, AARP Massachusetts There is a lot happening on the “Age Friendly” movement in the Bay State, from legislative briefings to...

Clinton Youth Council on Aging supports Elder Abuse Awareness

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June 15 is the eighth annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The event was created by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder...

Sometimes you get sunflowers

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One raw, late-winter day many years ago, arborists took down a grand, ancient pine in our yard. I don’t remember all of our reasons for this but, once it was cut, signs of internal rot made it clear that the tree would have come down anyway, probably tumbling huge limbs onto somebody’s house. The decision to cut it down had been a good one.

Aging is good stage of life, said American trailblazer

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Dr. Butler stood out as a true trailblazer. His message that aging is a productive and positive stage of life resonates with an American population that is enjoying the longest lifespan in its history.

Hearing aid tax credit before legislators

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By Dr. Robert Mario Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas) urged a gathering of 120 supporters of the Hearing Aid Tax Credit to help him work for...

Legislative priorities

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AARP Massachusetts is hard at work fighting for the interests of older adults across the Commonwealth, and is proud to announce our support of two bills currently under consideration in the legislature.

Spa therapies blending high-tech with tradition

Hyperlocal ingredients, a blend of technology and tradition, and treatments focusing not just on beauty but also on remedying stress and pain are some of the trends turning up at spas nationwide.