Is it a good time to cut benefits?
By Michael E. Festa
I recently spent the day with AARP President Rob Romasco, who was in Massachusetts for a series of events aimed at...
Elder health Q&A: Urinary tract infections
By Christine Redding
Q: What is a urinary tract infection?
A: A urinary tract infection, also known as a UTI, is a bacterial infection that travels...
Obesity should be boomers’ biggest fear
Boomers are more obese than other generations, a new poll finds, setting them up for unhealthy senior years.
Congressional two-step: Cut taxes, then entitlements
Elder rights groups are warning that the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (HR 1) will be financed by gutting entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare.
Super John: Kerry has big items on agenda
By Al Norman
John Kerry has some big decisions to make.
The senior senator from Massachusetts, as a member of the so-called “Super Committee” in Congress,...
Election 2012: Don’t Stand on the Sidelines
By: Linda F. Fitzgerald
Election season is upon us. And, this year, for older Americans and our families, the ballot on Nov. 6 is more...
Senior centers court baby boomers
It’s hard to believe that those long-haired hippies, those radicals of the 60s who said “never trust anyone over 30,” have, well, gotten older.
Special election 2013: What’s at stake
By Michael E. Festa
Bay State voters head to the polls next month — this time to fill the seat vacated by Sen. John Kerry...
November audio book releases
THE BURNING ROOM (A Harry Bosch Novel)* Pub Date: November 3
By Michael Connelly Read by Titus Welliver
In the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit, not...
