The president should cancel all student debt for those in income-based repayment for over 20 years and end the practice of dipping into Social Security for those who default.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Wherever they call home, older Mainers deserve to safely age in place
Sunday is National Seniors Day, as good a time as any to learn about the many organizations advocating for our older residents.
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Posted inTimes Record
Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Biking round the mountain
Several years ago, a friend mentioned he was working as a volunteer to help pioneer a route for a bike trail around Ragged Mountain in the Camden Hills. Subsequently, I crossed the beginnings of the new trail while hiking on Ragged Mountain. Each time I returned, progress was being made. A 5 1/2-mile segment of […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Reframing aging and embracing the power of older adults
Society typically associates getting older with loss, but we are active participants in life and have much to share.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: With Silver Alerts increasing in Maine, it’s time for a closer look
Since the program was established in 2011, it has helped dozens of missing older Mainers get home. But we don’t know a lot more about its effectiveness.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: I give back to older Mainers because they’ve given so much to me
My grandparents looked after me and my brothers when my father was diagnosed with cancer. Now we’re helping them and other seniors.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review, Sports
An unvarnished account of her father’s decline from Lou Gehrig’s disease
‘All the Colors Came Out’ is unsparing about the burdens and rewards of taking care of an ill parent.
Posted inFood, Recipes
At 102, South Portland woman doesn’t hold back feelings about the food she loves, or doesn’t
Kareemi Atallah wanted again to eat the Middle Eastern food she grew up with. She sort of gets her wish.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Seniors Not Acting Their Age: The other Bigelow
Situated in western Maine’s Carrabassett Valley, the Bigelow Mountain Range is one of the state’s premier mountaineering venues. Paralleling the south shore of consequential Flagstaff Lake, Bigelow has six significant peaks. The Appalachian Trail traverses much of the range seductively lending itself to some excellent backpacking options. Bigelow Mountain has the distinction of possessing three […]
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Commentary: Yes, COVID is more deadly for seniors. Don’t take it less seriously
‘Herd immunity’ advocates argue the relative value of young lives versus old when the focus should be on getting the response right.