Perspectives

Real stories, personal reflections, and unique points of view on aging, life transitions, and what matters most. Gain insight, wisdom, and inspiration from voices across the senior community.

Perspectives

Protecting Honest Dissent

BY
Catherine M. Shannon

Whether you are happy or sad about America’s recent presidential election, it is now a moot point. Election events are ...

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Where Seldom is Heard

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Doreen M. Frick

If he’s going to be up awhile, I’m going back in time to see what goodies my sister-in-law discovered during ...

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Playing Chutes and Ladders on Election Day 

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Jill Chapin

Most of us remember playing this childhood game, first as children ourselves, and later as parents or grandparents.  It was ...

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Cruising the Rhine: Senior Style

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Wynne Crombie

Three thousand souls in one place…for days? My husband Kent and I, both of us in our 80’s, s had sniffed at ...

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Project 2025 – Be Careful What You Wish For

BY
Jill Chapin

As most of us are unfamiliar with Project 2025, here is a concise description of what would happen in a ...

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House Republicans Blew their Chance with Dr. Fauci’s Testimony

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Jill Chapin

The House Republicans recently grilled Dr. Anthony Fauci on the idea that he suppressed discussion of the possibility of a ...

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Where Do Ideas come From?

BY
William Frederick

Thinking 101 Report: What role does intelligence play? Have you ever come up with an idea for an invention, contrivance ...