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In Philadelphia, New Voter ID Law Hits Elderly Voters the Hardest

Posted on 07/18/2012 by | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsOver 80 years old and living in Philadelphia? Then there’s more than a one in four chance that you don’t have the identification you’ll need to vote this fall, according to an analysis by the Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania’s controversial new voter ID law requires voters to produce a driver’s license or other government-issued photo ID before they are allowed to cast a ballot. Critics charge that the law — which the American Civil Liberties Union is challenging in court — will disenfranchise …

Bruce Springsteen: “Mom, Will You Dance With Me?”

Posted on 04/3/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Entertainment“Not too bad for almost 90!” – The Boss, about his mom. This makes my entire week.

Philly Mag Cover Tells Off Baby Boomers

Posted on 03/27/2011 by | Technology | Comments

Technology | Your LifeOn my way to a conference to speak about our mobile apps, a magazine cover caught my eye at the newsstand in the Philadelphia train station. Well, it was more like a whack in the face seeing a photo of an iPad on the front of the March 2011 issue of Philadelphia Magazine with this message overprinted on the screen: Dear Baby Boomers, JUST DIE ALREADY. (We’ll take Philly from here. Thanks.) xoxo, Generation X As a proud iPad-owning baby …