Archive for September, 2007

Watchdog 1: Flying in the Dark

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007 Posted in by Michael Williams | No Comments »

The August 2007 edition of The Tribune led with a story about the federal government’s collection and usage of airline passengers’ personal data for terrorist watch lists (Flying in the ... Read more..

Snap Judgments

Monday, September 24th, 2007 Posted in Current Events, by Michele Harris | No Comments »

A funny thing happened to me at AARP’s Life@50+ expo in Boston which attracted over 25,000 attendees this year. The sheer number of attendees attracted anyone with something to sell ... Read more..

Healthcare and Presidential Candidates: Does It Matter?

Monday, September 24th, 2007 Posted in Health, by Nancy Belle | No Comments »

So many candidates for president, so early in the campaign. I sometimes wonder if anyone is paying attention. Are you?  Kaiser research arm has a non-bias reporting of all the ... Read more..

Paper Dedicated to Seniors Shatters Stereotypes

Friday, September 21st, 2007 Posted in Inside the Erickson Tribune | No Comments »

Warning: If you are not interested in media trends and seniors’ reading habits, today’s blog isn’t for you. The Simmons Market Research Bureau, the industry gold standard for researching ... Read more..

Defibrillate Your Monday Morning Blues

Monday, September 17th, 2007 Posted in Health, by Nancy Belle | No Comments »

Monday morning is not just for would be football quarterbacks analyzing the previous days games. No, Monday morning has been known for years as the most common time for heart ... Read more..

Where were you on 9/11?

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 Posted in General, by Nancy Belle | 1 Comment »

Today, 6 years later, we still cannot escape the trauma associated with the date of 9/11. I was in Birmingham Alabama working for a managed care health plan. Someone came ... Read more..

Seniors, road rage, iPod phones, and consumer products

Monday, September 10th, 2007 Posted in General | No Comments »

One of my favorite movies scenes of all times is when middle-aged Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates in the movie Fried Green Tomatoes) is waiting patiently for a parking spot in ... Read more..

Aging in Place: Benefit or Burden

Monday, September 10th, 2007 Posted in Health, by Nancy Belle | 1 Comment »

I have been off on vacation. A great time. I went no where. I cleaned and rearranged things at home, getting rid of all those items I could not live ... Read more..