AARP Georgia: 1 Million Members Strong

The no-step doorway is one of many features that makes Earl Gray’s house more accessible and easier for him to live in. Photo by Stan Kaady/Wonderful Machine

Building for Aging Boomers
Five years after Earl Gray and his wife, Joanne, moved into their “dream house,” it threatened to become a prison. Earl was diagnosed with a degenerative neurological disorder that forced him to rely first on a cane, then a walker, and finally a wheelchair. Their home in suburban Atlanta had doors too narrow for Earl’s wheelchair and stairs he couldn’t climb. More >>

Anti-Tax Initiatives Rejected in Maine, Washington
Voters in Washington and Maine soundly rejected anti-tax initiatives in Tuesday’s election, handing victory to opponents who credited voters for realizing the measures would have caused disastrous cuts to government services. More >>

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Peggie Johnson counsels James Love about AARP Tax-Aide services. Photo by Ben Mostyn/Wonderful Machine 

Not Enough Instructors to Train Nurses
If you wind up in the hospital today, you’ll see plenty of nurses. Looks are deceiving in this instance. “Because of the recession, some people are becoming complacent that there is not a nursing shortage,” said Brenda L. Cleary, a registered nurse and director of the Center to Champion Nursing in America, a collaboration of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. More >>

September Issue: Doing Something About Taxes
When she began work in the Internal Revenue Service’s collections division 30 years ago, Peggie Johnson knocked on hundreds of doors. More >>

Biologics: Why No Generics?
Amid the furor surrounding health care reform, a quiet but intense struggle is being waged over a cutting-edge form of medicine that is revolutionizing treatments for cancer, arthritis, multiple sclerosis and other conditions. More >>

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