“All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world, but we don’t.  And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and filled with opportunity.”

In the 2018 movie The Leisure Seekers, Donald Sutherland portrays an elderly man suffering increasingly from Alzheimer's-related memory loss, even as he and his wife (played by Helen Mirren) travel America's highways in their aged Winnebago.

The Value of Justice,
Maggie Kraft, MSW

June is Elder Abuse Prevention Month and an opportunity to think about elder abuse as a social justice issue.

Synergy among local non-profits
Maureen McGarry

Local Photographer Martin Swett Named as Judge for the 6th Annual Being Here Now Art Show in May

Some of the most successful people recall the importance of someone in their life who helped them succeed.  Oprah Winfrey always felt guidance and support from author and poet Maya Angelou.  Former television anchorman Walter Cronkite was influenced by a newspaper editor named Fred Birney, who volunteered to teach journalism at his high school.  Music legend Quincy

Protect Your New Medicare Card
by Maggie Kraft, MSW

Medicare is mailing out new Medicare cards starting in April. They produced a nifty list of 10 things you need to know, which are reviewed below.  But first, a general fraud refresher: