This Active Life
September 2005
Protecting our Kids
To the politicians who want to privatize Social Security, today’s retirees are a formidable obstacle. They know we believe in a secure retirement, and, more than any other age group, we vote. So they have been telling us not to worry—our own incomes will be safe. It is only younger people who will have to suffer.
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Cover
Don’t let the trap snap! How to do the best you can with the new, flawed, but still potentially valuable Medicare drug coverage.
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People
Maine ’s Claudia Mahlman launched a second career painting the beautiful world around her. And people come a long way to see North Dakota retiree Les Snavely’s 109 antique motorbikes.
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Member Profiles
Deanna Lawson (Tennessee ), Kathy McVay (Alabama ), and Carl Taylor (Washington State ) talk about retirement.
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Travel
What’s it like teaching in China? Former Massachusetts social studies teacher Peter Toomey decided he’d find out. “I’ve never had it so good,” he writes.
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Ask the Expert
Two New Medigap Plans. Here’s a guide to what Plans K and L have to offer.
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My Contribution
Lumbee Indian Agnes Chaves overcame rampant discrimination and poverty to become an educator. She dedicated herself to knocking down the barriers that block so many Indian children.
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