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“One Victory for All” Celebrated by Many Generations and Cultures

June 29, 2018 — For some 10 years, I’ve shared a celebratory meal with a small group of Russian-speaking World War II veterans and their families on Victory Day, celebrating the anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany to Allied forces. For decades before that, I observed—from the sidelines—Soviet and later Russian military parades commemorating that surrender. Arriving in... Read More

Bridging Generations Enriches Communities

June 28, 2018 — I grew up in a small Midwest town in the 60s and enjoyed daily interaction with older adults—relatives, neighbors, church members, shopkeepers. My paternal grandparents lived in the same town, and I got to see them at least weekly. All generations were part of the beautiful tapestry that was my childhood and they each had... Read More

Home Sharing is One Housing Solution

June 28, 2018 — The causes of and solutions to King County’s housing crisis continue to be researched, discussed, and debated. As only one example, a new report produced by researchers at the Washington State University Metropolitan Center for Applied Research & Extension, Moving Toward Age-Friendly Housing in King County, discusses housing challenges facing older adults and predicts that many... Read More

Age Friendly Seattle Launches Kitchen Table Talks

June 13, 2018 — As part of the regional Age-Friendly Discussion Groups initiated this spring by AARP Washington, King County Library System, and Aging and Disability Services, Age Friendly Seattle launched a series of eight call-in/log-on discussion groups. “We call the series ‘Kitchen Table Talks’ because the kitchen table is a symbol of where important conversations take place,” said... Read More

Elder Abuse: Two True Stories of Support

June 11, 2018 — “Joe” is a lonely, friendly, and trusting 78-year-old man with a soft spot for those with hard-luck stories. He was befriended by “Sally,” a much younger woman, at a laundromat. Sally offered to help him carry his laundry out to his car and then rode with him back to his home. She told Joe she... Read More

Voting: A Sacred Obligation

June 8, 2018 — “Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves—and the only way they could do that is by not voting at all … Every man and every woman in this Nation—regardless of party—who have the right to register and to vote, and the opportunity to register and... Read More

Chair’s Corner: Innovations in Aging

June 5, 2018 — Innovation—the action or process of innovating, synonymous with change, alteration, revolution, upheaval, transformation, metamorphosis, breakthrough, and more. The term “innovation” is largely positive, and a good way to think about the way that the world is changing, even as we talk about the age-old act of growing older. How do we innovate? Applying research in... Read More