Inexpensive projects can keep you in place

On the Inside by Kathleen S. Connell



As we age, so do our homes. However, is your home aging as well as you are?

AARP aims to give Congress an earful

On the Inside by Kathleen S. Connell



A voice has been missing from the political debate over the future of Social Security and Medicare – yours.
AARP wants to fix that.

Stopping predatory lending is overdue

On the Inside by Kathleen S. Connell



One of the speakers at a Statehouse news conference had the courage to come right out and say it. There’s another name for so-called payday lenders, he said. We used to call them “loan sharks.”

Can’t drive? Don’t fuss; get out and hop a bus

On the Inside by Kathleen S. Connell



People of the “Senior Digest” generation re-member Duke Ellington. Who of a certain age cannot hum if not sing the lyrics to his classic “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore”? It’s a jazz ballad about someone who, due to circumstances, is pretty much out of circulation, spending lonely days and nights at home. Was Ellington offering a remedy by choosing “Take the A Train” as his orchestra’s signature theme song?

A New Year’s resolution for those unable to retire

On the Inside by Kathleen S. Connell



This is for you “seniors” who have not retired.
Hardly a day goes by without a conversation about retirement. I welcome those discussions because at the very heart of the AARP mission is protecting retirement security.

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