Government needs less full-time politicians, more thinkers
EDITOR: This is an open letter to the President and members of Congress: The subjects of this letter are several, but one common thread in them is, of course, money, which has almost become the “God” in America. First, I don’t support giving those persons who are no receiving Social Security monthly payments a $250 one time payment because they won’t receive a COLA for the year 2010. That sum won’t make or break us. I support 100 percent Kenneth Feinberg’s salary and or bonus reductions for any and all executives of companies who received taxpayers’ money to bail out their employers as a result of the “Greedy” decisions of those executives. Otherwise, we are the most stupid people in the world to continue to support Executives’ who stretch the law, apply unwise accounting practices and flaunt sound ethic rules of behavior. To just name a few: Bank of America, A.I.G. Citigroup, GMC, and GMAC plus at least another dozen.
» Full StoryBill has no excuses; now it is time to pass health care reform
EDITOR:
After listening closely to what our members have told us they need from health care reform, AARP has decided to support the bill in Congress that meets those need.
November is time to take control of diabetes
EDITOR:
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and diabetes continues to be a serious and disabling condition that is on the rise.
Nation’s infrastructure in dire straits
EDITOR:
Crumbling roads, collapsing bridges, worn out sewer plants, broken water mains, deteriorating pipelines, and rustic underground services; all of which are in desperate and immediate need for repair.
People need to be held accountable for their own actions
EDITOR:
This is a letter in response to James D. Langteau.
Animal shelter provides a vital function and has nice animals too
EDITOR:
Nov. 17 will always be a special day for me. In 2007 i adopted Woodstock (or Woodie) from the animal shelter. The reason she was abandoned? She was a pregnant female. What a shame.




