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• Eye on Boise: Put lifetime of hunting, fishing under tree

  December 4, 2011 in Outdoors, Idaho on Page B2 BOISE – Need a whopper of a gift idea for the outdoors enthusiast on your list? Idaho Fish and Game has one: A lifetime of Idaho hunting or fishing – …

• Seniors work to close tech gap

  November 27, 2011 in City on Page A1 Some people who’ve bought an iPad have been known to brag about their 4-year-olds figuring out how to use the digital tablet within 15 minutes. There are many others with … 9

• Hardly carefree

  August 9, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Jeris Baker lives with her 91-year-old father in his home and takes care of him. She pays his bills. She doles out the 17 medications he takes every day for …

• an activist for the ages

  July 2, 2011 in Features on Page E1 Dr. George Rice, 75, delivered more than 3,000 babies in his 26-year medical career in Spokane. He helped the smallest among us start life and now, in his retirement, he’s …

• AARP, state offering information sessions on health reform

  June 16, 2011 in City on Page A8 Political opportunism and the complexity of federal health care reform legislation have confused many seniors regarding the merits of the plan, according to AARP, which has launched a series of …

• Caldwell: AARP has self-interest in health care reform

  April 3, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Republicans are shocked the AARP and its licensed insurance plans stand to benefit from a health care reform bill, and will sacrifice the best interest of its members to make … 8

• Editorial: Conscience law change creates more problems

  March 31, 2011 in Opinion on Page A13 Last year, the Idaho Legislature passed a “conscience bill” that granted health care professionals the right to abstain from doing their jobs if they morally objected to the course of … 6

• Change to Idaho conscience law awaits Otter’s signature

  March 30, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – A narrow change to Idaho’s “conscience law” was sent to Gov. Butch Otter for signature Tuesday, but it’s not the change many seniors wanted, and some claim it …

• Spokane man, 61, loses nearly $3,000 in latest cycle of scams

  February 27, 2011 in City on Page B1 Jim Patterson lost almost $3,000 in a scam before he realized he would never see the money again. The 61-year-old Spokane man was trying to get a $30,000 personal loan … 16

• Coordinator discusses AARP’s free tax preparation program

  January 31, 2011 in Business, City on Page A5 Tax season begins in earnest Tuesday, and AARP will again offer free tax preparation at numerous Tax-Aide centers in the Inland Northwest. John Viveiros is the Spokane district coordinator for … 6

• Doctor/volunteer wins AARP service award

  November 25, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 After delivering approximately 3,000 babies over the course of his career, Dr. George Rice turned to the other end of the age spectrum in retirement, volunteering his time and talent …

• AARP Idaho targets voter education

  September 17, 2010 in Idaho on Page A10 BOISE – AARP Idaho is launching a statewide voter-education effort, complete with voter guides for every legislative race in the state along with statewide and congressional races, meetings and discussions …

• Older Idahoans reliable voters

  April 21, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho seniors have been hit hard by the recession, their incomes are low, their living costs are rising – and they’re very, very likely to vote. That’s the …

• Poll: Idaho seniors potent voting force

  April 20, 2010 in Idaho Idaho seniors have been hit hard by the recession, their incomes are low, their living costs are rising - and they’re very, very likely to vote. That’s the picture that … 3

• Tax-Aide volunteers gear up

  January 27, 2010 in City on Page A5 In the interest of helping people file their taxes, Gerald Scharrenberger pretended to be a 49-year-old divorced mother of two on Tuesday morning at Silver Lake Mall. Sitting across from …

• AARP supporting House health bill

  November 5, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – In a coup for House Democrats, AARP will endorse sweeping health care overhaul legislation headed for a history-making floor vote, officials told the Associated Press on Wednesday. An … 2

• Frauds target elderly, experts warn

  June 4, 2009 in City on Page A6 Con artists are preying on recession-hit older Americans with new scams including bogus job offers and equity skimming deals. Sometimes it’s even worse.

• Back on the job market

  February 8, 2009 in News, City For years, Mara Greene had a plan. After years of creating ceramic mugs and selling artwork from her Soap Lake home and store, she’d sell the property and retire to …

• Investment scam education to be tested

  May 10, 2008 in Business on Page A12 A coalition including AARP and securities industry regulators is testing an investment-fraud awareness program in Spokane that, if successful, will be rolled out nationally. The kickoff for the Investor Protection …

• Silver Valley loses Friend of candor

  June 5, 2007 in Idaho on Page B1 I knew Paul Friend was dead or dying, as soon as I heard the recorded phone message from his wife, Barb. She had called Friday, May 25. I was right. …