The RI Budget proposal, as seen by our fastest growing demographic. Seniors (updated) – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | January 22, 2024
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By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues (See update in red, below) This Tuesday, Jan. 16th, Governor Dan McKee officially kicked off the legislative debate on the state’s $13.68 billion FY 2025 Budget in his 48 minute (4,481 word) State of the State address that laid out his spending priorities.   Over the next six months the General…

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Movies for Grownups®Awards: Best film, shows, talents for 50+ audience. And the nominees are… – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | January 15, 2024
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By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Over a week ago, the 2024 Golden Globe Awards, with a viewership of 9.4 million, the highest ratings in years, honored the best films in both the American and international film industry and programming on television and cable.  This award ceremony, hosted by comedian Jo Koy and broadcast live from the Beverly…

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Senate Aging Committee tackles AI generated scams – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | January 8, 2024
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By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Over two months ago, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman, Bob Casey (D-PA), put the spotlight on Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven fraud and scams. During the Nov. 16 hearing held in SD-106, “Modern Scams: How Scammers Are Using Artificial Intelligence & How We Can Fight Back,” the…

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Pew Survey takes a look at America’s view of spirituality – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | December 25, 2023
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By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues The late Ray Whitman, a former economist who taught at the University of the District of Columbia, didn’t really consider himself spiritual or begin his spiritual quest until his late 30s. Ray’s desire to understand his spirituality was a long, complicated and somewhat painful process, he told…

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Countdown to 2024 elections heating up about what to do about Social Security – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss | November 27, 2023 |
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By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues The political clock is ticking. It’s 340 days before the upcoming presidential elections and control of Congress and the White House are up for grabs.  As education, abortion, foreign policy, immigration, crime are emerging as upcoming campaign issues, fixing Social Security and Medicare are also on the voter’s…

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