March 2012 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

Reject the So-Called Conscience Amendment

There is a bill - S.1813 - America Fast Forward Financing Innovation Act of 2011 – coming up for a vote in the Senate soon. It is designed to protect 1.8 million existing highway jobs and create an estimated one... Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 01 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Much Ado About Rush Limbaugh

On Saturday, a reader named Barbara left a comment saying she had hoped I would have something to say about Rush Limbaugh's attempted smackdown of Georgetown Law student, Sandra Fluke. Half a dozen others emailed with a similar request. So... Read...

Published Mon, Mar 05 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Young at Heart? Not Me

Strolling around the interwebs the other day, I landed at a blog (new to me) by a 50-something woman who described herself thusly: “Nowadays, as I find myself getting older in body, I am trying to stay young in spirit.”... Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 09 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 24 March 2012

Happy weekend, everyone. Ronni here. Today's Interesting Stuff is almost entirely about animals. It was turning out that way so I just went with the flow. There are several birds, a cat, a whole lot of fish – beautiful fish... Read More...

Published Sat, Mar 24 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Misconception That Elders are Stuck in their Ways

Okay, SuzyR and Cathy, you are IT today. I don't mean to pick on you specifically, but something you each said in your comments on yesterday's post needs to be addressed because it is a widely-held myth that must be... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 28 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Introducing the TGB Elderlaw Attorney – Orrin Onken

I would like you to meet someone today. In time, you will come to know him well but first, let me explain. For many years – yes, years – I have tried to add an elderlaw attorney to the roster... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 14 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Little

This Sunday Elder Music column was launched in December of 2008. By May of the following year, one commenter, Peter Tibbles, had added so much knowledge and value to my poor attempts at musical presentations that I asked him to... Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 18 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 3 March 2012

WOMEN'S HEALTH EXPERTS SPEAK OUT After the squeaker of a vote in the Senate this week that did manage to defeat the horrific Blunt Amendment, we definitely need to blow off some steam and this video should do it for... Read More...

Published Sat, Mar 03 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How to Survive a Hospital Stay

Way back in 1977, on the day I was to begin an exciting new job, I instead wound up in a hospital with, among other symptoms, a high fever and unbearable abdominal pain. Soon after my arrival, I lay on... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 07 2012 5:42 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Big

This Sunday Elder Music column was launched in December of 2008. By May of the following year, one commenter, Peter Tibbles, had added so much knowledge and value to my poor attempts at musical presentations that I asked him to... Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 11 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

THE TGB ELDERLAW ATTORNEY: Advance Directives

Orrin Onken writes the twice-monthly TGB Elderlaw Attorney column in which he discusses legal issues of concern and interest to elders. He is an elderlaw attorney licensed to practice in the state of Oregon. He also keeps his own blog,... Read More.....

Published Thu, Mar 22 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders, the Supreme Court and the Republican Budget

Beginning today through Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing six hours of oral arguments in regard to several aspects of the Affordable Care Act. (That's “Obamacare,” the once derisive name Republicans gave the Act which the Obama administration...

Published Mon, Mar 26 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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