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THE SAVVY SENIOR My wife and I have become real current events buffs since we've retired and we especially like keeping up with news and information that affects seniors. Outside of AARP, which we don't belong to, can you recommend some other resources that provide reliable senior news? We're both computer savvy, so online resources would be great, too. News Junkies Dear Junkies: There are lots of options available today for finding good senior news beyond what AARP provides. Here are some new and reliable resources to check into. Senior News Service If you're looking to find timely senior news and information and have Internet access, you need to check out Senior Newswire, a free online news-link service created by the Savvy Senior news desk that reviews hundreds of articles every day. How does it work? Senior Newswire locates the top 50-plus news articles and information from media resources nationwide, and distributes them directly to readers in one convenient, easy-to-read, weekly e-mail. The articles are chosen from national media outlets, newspaper and magazine publications, Web resources, government agencies and nonprofit organizations. Senior Newswire is e-mailed each Monday, providing approximately 50 Web links to the top senior news articles and information of the week. Each link also includes a bold print title or headline, brief article description, the publication or outlet that produced the article and the date of publication. Articles are arranged in categories such as Health, Money, Retirement, Medicare, Grandparenting, Caregiving, Technology, and so forth for easy access. To sample Senior Newswire or to subscribe to this free service, visit www.seniornewswire.org. Sites to See While there are dozens of great Web sites that cater to seniors, seniorjournal.com is the best online resource for producing daily senior news and information. Every day (five days a week) you can expect to see four to six new articles on a wide variety of timely topics. Another new Web site you need to visit is eons.com. This is not a site for senior news, but it is informative and fun to use. Some of its special features include an agerelevant search engine, a longevity calculator, an online tool that lets users document their life stories, social networking capabilities that connect people with similar interests, a database of 77 million obits and more. Also, see thirdage.com, one of the first Web sites to cater to the baby boomer generation online. And, of course, aarp.org offers tons of content and good information and you don't have to be a member to access it. Television for Seniors Television programming has been specifically designed for boomers and seniors, depending on where a person lives, and provides some interesting and informative viewing. Here are several to check into: + "Seeking Solutions with Suzanne": On the air since 2000, this first-of-its-kind program is geared toward people over the age of 50. The program covers health, finance, relationships, fitness, science, celebrity biography and more. The show is comprised of both a 5-minute segment that airs nationwide, three times daily on CNN Headline News (11:55 a.m., 4:55 p.m. and 9:55 p.m. EST), and a weekly half-hour program that airs Sunday evenings on Comcast's public service network. See www.suzanne.tv. + "Retirement Living": This is a new cable television network designed for people 55 and older. It's now available on the Comcast Network in the New England and Mid-Atlantic states and currently provides Web casts which you can see at www.rl.tv. A nationwide rollout of the network is expected this year. The network currently produces a variety of daily programs, which air Monday thru Friday from noon to 4 p.m. EST. + "Boomers! Redefining Life After Fifty": This is a half-hour magazine show that debuted last January on Public Television Stations nationwide. Visit www.boomerstv.com. Senior Publications There are many senior magazines and newsletters available today that can help keep you informed. Some of my favorites are Kiplinger's Retirement Report, Bottom Line Retirement, The Wall Street Journal's Encore and the AARP Bulletin just to name a few. For a list of national senior publications see www.allyoucanread.com/ index.asp?idCat=215. And to find local senior publications visit www.spmg.com and click on "Media Directory" to search by state. Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit www.savvysenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the "NBC Today Show" and author of The Savvy Senior books. | |||||
