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From the Editor
Stop Talking and Start Thinking
The health care reform debate is too important to be trivialized by exaggeration, careless half-truths and misrepresentation.
In the News
More Workers Filing for Social Security
At a time when many people are trying to keep working, the Social Security Administration is bracing for an increase in early applicants.
Tagging and Tracking Trash
Where does your garbage go? Growing concern about the environmental impact of discarding trash has prompted a team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to develop small tags to track trash.
The Poll: Back to School
Survey of 1,006 adults age 50 and older.
Pet Airline Takes Off
Passengers are not free to move about the cabin on Pet Airways, a new company devoted to transporting Fido and Tabby around the country in twin-engine Beech 1900 turboprops.
Outrage: Church Bells Take Their Toll
Bishop Rick Painter of the Cathedral of Christ the King in Phoenix has been convicted by the city on two counts of disturbing the peace for ringing his church’s bells.
Now Hear This: People, Trends and Ideas
Health care in a convent, Evercare centenarian survey findings and a Great Piggy Bank Adventure exhibit at Disney World.
Your Health
Health Care Reform: The Assault on Truth
• Both parties agree: The system must change.
• But the debate is distorted by rumors and lies.
• What are the facts about reform?
Your World
Now May Be the Time to Go Green at Home—With Uncle Sam’s Help
• Energy inefficiency bleeds money.
• Many homeowners can't afford the fixes.
• Can federal stimulus funds plug the holes?
Your Money
No Rest for the Weary
• Millions are working at age 70, 80, even 90.
• Financial fear is the motivation for most.
• Is this the end of retirement?
Scam Alert: Taking No for an Answer
Unsolicited offers can lead to big bills in your mailbox.
Ask Sid: Prepaid Cards vs. Credit Cards
Even with credit card interest rates and penalties rising, a prepaid card is not necessarily the better option.
Ask the Experts: Social Security Benefits and Severance Pay
Q. How does severance pay affect the Social Security benefit I’m collecting? The plant I worked at closed in April. I’m 63.
Ask the Experts: Adjusting Your Portfolio for a Volatile Market
Q. I’m about a decade from retiring, and watching the ups and downs on Wall Street. How should my portfolio be divided in this volatile market?
Ask the Experts: Increasing Your Social Security Benefit by Working Longer
Q. I’m 66 and working full time. If I reduce my hours and work part time until age 70, will working between ages 66 and 70 increase my benefit? If I take Social Security at age 70 instead of 66, how much will my benefit increase?
Your AARP
Health Reform: The Time to Act Is Now
While America’s health care system is known for research and innovation, it unfortunately costs too much and gives us back too little value for our money.
Obama Pitches Health Care at Tele-Town Hall
President Obama took his appeal for health care reform directly to the American people when he attended a tele-town hall meeting July 28 at AARP’s Washington headquarters.
AARP Retirement Survival Guide Offers Hope for Retirees Who Lost Savings
People who have not saved enough for retirement may find ways to improve their situation in a new book, The AARP Retirement Survival Guide: How to Make Smart Financial Decisions in Good Times and Bad.
AARP Member Discounts - September
Discounts for AARP members on Budget truck rentals and Borders merchandise.
In the Know
The Law: 401(k) Management Costs
The issue: Must employers disclose fees assessed for managing 401(k) plans?
Opinion: We Need Solid Stewardship
Reforming health care is crucial to sustaining Medicare, Social Security and federal finances.
What I Really Know About Legacy
I thought that my father, born to Polish parents, was Polish in every sense of the word, and assumed I had inherited that legacy. But recently, through DNA testing, I discovered I have no Polish in me at all.
Letters to the Editor
Letters responding to health care reform, elder abuse, the joy of dance, and job retraining in the July-August issue of the AARP Bulletin.
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