This Active Life May 2002

Voices

Recent events in the economy and politics make your involvement even more critical. One year ago, we were discussing how to use the federal budget surplus. Could it be used to shore up Social Security? To provide a prescription drug benefit to Medicare recipients? To strengthen education and our public schools? Those initiatives are now on the back burner, and the federal government has tapped into the Social Security Trust Fund to the tune of $2 trillion. As policymakers make decisions that affect us all, it will be critical that they hear from you. Now, more than ever, we need you to become active; to advocate for our priorities at the local, state, and national level; and to make sure our issues and concerns are heard.
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Choices

President of NEA-New Mexico. Eduardo Holguin is in his 28th year of teaching, most of it as a 5th grade bilingual teacher in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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People

Modern conveniences have their place, but Dick Graver helps preserve the past as one of a half-dozen master pewterers in the United States.
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Getting Involved

In his State of the Union message, President Bush vowed to provide seniors "a sound and modern Medicare system that includes coverage for prescription drugs." Administration officials acknowledge that the broad overhaul of Medicare they envision might take several years. However, President Bush has proposed several initiatives this year, including...
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Ask the Expert

Every issue of This Active Life addresses reader questions on specific areas of retiree concerns. In this issue, NEA Member Benefits expert Douglas Terwilliger offers the scoop on reverse mortgages.
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Getting Connected

Idaho retirees took to the streets in March, joining active teachers, ESP, and other supporters of public education to protest cuts to the state's schools budget. With little more than a week of planning, rallies in Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, and two separate protests at the Statehouse in Boise drew more than 8,200 participants.
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Health

Glaucoma affects three million people each year, and about half do not even know they have it. If not detected early, glaucoma can cause optic nerve damage and visual field loss.
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