Make a Difference on Small Business Saturday, November 28th We don’t think much about running into our towns. It might be to pick up a gift or drop off our grandkids at music, karate, or art class. Or, to meet up with friends for dinner at a local restaurant. That seems like a long time ago. The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly changed all … [Read more...] about Time to Save Our Small Businesses and Our Communities
8 Insights into Retirement: A Silver Lining to 8 Months of COVID
I hit on an idea I wanted to explore for a recent article I wrote for Retirement Daily at The Street. It’s been a long 8 months of COVID. So much changed so abruptly, and every person has been affected in some way, shape, or form. But, for many of us in our mid-50s and beyond, something else is happening. What we hear and see on the nightly news is not what we are … [Read more...] about 8 Insights into Retirement: A Silver Lining to 8 Months of COVID
Boomers Are Making a Plan to Vote…
...and So Much More This Election Season However you do it, whenever you do, do it! Vote! Never in our collective recent history has it been more important to vote. Long gone is the casual walk into your polling place on that first Tuesday in November. This year, after four rocky, tumultuous years, topped with a global pandemic, it is once again time … [Read more...] about Boomers Are Making a Plan to Vote…
Councils on Aging (COAs) Adapt in the Age of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on every person in every corner of the globe. It has forced all of us into isolation or has curtailed our very way of life. But, being alone is not part of the human experience. Our social networks (and I don't mean Facebook and Twitter) and communities are critical to our well-being. And having a strong social network is an important part of … [Read more...] about Councils on Aging (COAs) Adapt in the Age of COVID-19
Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Right to Vote
This August we celebrated 100 years of women’s right to vote. On August 18, 1920, after 72 years of a sustained, strategic, and sometimes shocking battle, women's suffrage was won. You know some of their names: Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul, Sojourner Truth. But, there were hundreds of thousands of others, who each made a … [Read more...] about Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Right to Vote
