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Nov 14 2022

Advocates on aging issues review their priorities for Gov. McKee’s policy agenda – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Nov 14, 2022
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging Over 3 months ago, the Senior Agenda Coalition of Rhode Island (SACRI) invited ...
A woman jumping out of a car with a vote sign.

Nov 7 2022

Discounted Lyft to the polls – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Nov 7, 2022
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Graphic: Lyft.com Just before the upcoming mid-term elections, Lyft, a ride sharing ...
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Oct 31 2022

Will Social Security survive the midterms? – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Oct 31, 2022
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues With the midterm elections just a week away, the sputtering economy and ...
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Oct 24 2022

Voters 50+ most powerful, election deciders; true for all Rhode Island cities, towns – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Oct 24, 2022
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Every political pundit knows that seniors are the most reliable voters. AARP Rhode ...
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Oct 17 2022

Women 50+ may well control who wins in midterm election, polls say – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Oct 17, 2022
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Almost three weeks away, and Democrats are scrambling to gear up their ...
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Oct 10 2022

Nat’l Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare in RI for Magaziner – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Oct 10, 2022
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues With just 28 days before the mid-term elections, Seth Magaziner, the Democratic candidate ...
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Oct 3 2022

Congress moves to fix SSA customer service issues – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Oct 3, 2022
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer After Sen. Joe Manchin (D- WV) abandoned his efforts to legislatively speed up the permitting ...
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Sep 26 2022

AARP study shows Seniors favor a good life, over a lengthy one – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Sep 26, 2022
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Even with many older adults facing health challenges in their later years, ...
A group of older men playing cards in a park.

Sep 19 2022

Senior Centers key provider in RI’s Long-Term Care Continuum – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Sep 19, 2022
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Over nine years ago, this columnist penned a commentary, “Senior Centers, Not ...
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Sep 12 2022

Speaker Pelosi: Bring Larson’s Social Security proposal to a floor vote – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | Sep 12, 2022
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues On the 87th Anniversary of Social Security, the Washington, DC based Social Security ...