Posted on 01/31/2012 by Elizabeth Brown | Brooklyn, NY | Comments
News RoundupsGoing into Florida’s Republican primary election today, the candidates have spent little time focusing on programs such as Social Security and Medicare—and older voters aren’t happy about it.
Posted on 01/27/2012 by Sandy Johnson | AARP Blog Author | Comments
PoliticsFlorida is at the forefront of offering citizens multiple voting options. a) You can show up at your precinct’s polling place on primary day, Jan. 31. b) You can vote early, until Jan. 28, at city halls, libraries and other designated locations. c) You can vote absentee, typically returning your ballot by mail. Early voting is offered in 32 states and the District of Columbia, allowing voters to cast a ballot in person during a specific time frame that varies …
Posted on 01/24/2012 by Elizabeth Brown | Brooklyn, NY | Comments
News RoundupsMany political commentators felt disappointed by last night’s Republican presidential debate in Florida. Moderator Brian Williams seemed to stop the candidates whenever serious policy talk got underway in favor of fluff questions about electability, horse race hoopla and a seemingly random barrage of hypotheticals (what if Fidel Castro died? what would you have done about Terri Schiavo?). But in a state where about 40 percent of the population is 50 or older, and one in six citizens is 65+, the candidates spent surprisingly little time talking about issues of import to older Americans.
Posted on 01/17/2012 by Sandy Johnson | AARP Blog Author | Comments
PoliticsWhere do the Republican candidates stand on Social Security and Medicare? The answer is important, because the next president — Democrat or Republican — will inherit the call for changes in those programs to whittle federal spending. On such controversial subjects, pinning down exactly where the candidates stand isn’t always easy. Newt Gingrich, for example, initially dismissed Rep. Paul Ryan’s dramatic reform proposals as “right-wing social engineering.” Months later Gingrich unveiled his own plan to revise what he called the …
Posted on 05/25/2011 by Tammy Gordon | AARP Blog Author | Comments
TravelThere are two schools of thought on the drive from Miami to Key West: 1. Get there as fast as possible. 2. Experience the amazing landscape and interesting communities along the way. We’ll be taking option #2. Want to up your game a level? Add a convertible, apply some sunscreen and settle in to this four-hour-experience… Off we go! Your first fork in the road at Cardsound Toll Road to Key Largo will get you to Alabama Jack’s, a classic …
Posted on 02/15/2011 by Jen Martin | Volunteering | Comments
VolunteeringGentlemen, start your engines! We’re gearing up for a big week here at AARP and many of us (myself included) are headed down to Daytona, Florida to support some big hunger events for the Drive to End Hunger – and we’ll probably catch a few races while we’re down there too! Today the Drive to End Hunger launched its Sweepstakes, which will run for the next 21 weeks. Each day you can enter to win a chance to cheer on …
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