Aging and the Elderly

Child's Play

Joe Arpaio Wants to Be Called America's "Oldest" Sheriff, Instead of "Toughest"

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio now wants to be called America's "oldest" sheriff, instead of the title (he gave himself) of America's "toughest" sheriff.

False Illusions

Greetings and Salutations

Retired Arizona Public Officials Sue to Keep "Hundreds of Millions" in Pension Payouts Being Denied Because of New Law

Image: Ray SternColin Campbell, retired Maricopa County Superior Court judge, is representing a group of retired judges suing a state pension plan in an attempt to reverse a law that shrinks pensioners' cost-of-living adjustments.​ Retired judges are fighting a new law that reduces their pensi ... More >>

Luis Miguel

There's Actually a "World Elder Abuse Day" -- and AG Tom Horne is a Big Fan

www.stupidfunnytshirtgifts.com​"World Elder Abuse Day" actually exists, but is a bit misleading -- it's not a day designated for beating the crap out of old people, it's to raise awareness of people beating the crap out of old people.Wednesday is the official day to not beat up old people, and Ari ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, April 7, 2011

Revolting Assisted Living Facilities "On [DHS'] Radar" Since February, Department Claims

​The big question this afternoon at a press conference regarding the disgusting conditions at three Phoenix assisted living facilities was where the hell was the Arizona Department of Health Services to shut these places down? Turns out, at least one of the facilities was "on [DHS'] radar" since l ... More >>

Deck the Balls

Volleyball studs take over

Phoenix Begins Pilot Program Offering Taxi Vouchers to Seniors. Anything to Keep Them From Getting Behind the Wheel, Right?

www.dailymail.co.uk​There are few things more maddening than getting stuck behind some old person doing 35 miles per hour, and the City of Phoenix may have found a solution.This week, the city launched a program called "Senior Cab," where it offers senior citizens vouchers for cab rides at a ... More >>

Seventy-Year-Old Arizonan Walks Across Country to Achieve Life-Long Dream

http://grafitgrafix.com/c2cw.com/index.html​For most people, retirement is a time to relax, catch up on some TV -- maybe play a little golf. Not for Al Slusser. This 70-year old Arizona man has decided to spend one of his golden years walking across the country. If that sounds badass, get th ... More >>

"Cougar" Dating Going Mainstream, Says Republic; Older Women "Just Happier to be Alive"

  Image: www.americanpie.ugo.com While searching for real news this morning, it was impossible to miss the front-page story in the Arizona Republic about dating "cougars." You know, older women, MILFs -- Mrs. Robinson, Stifler's Mom. The funny, feline-flavored& ... More >>

"Massage the Cramp" and Other Warm-Weather Tips

Image: Wikimedia Commons You probably noticed it was getting warm outside, and so have officials with the City of Phoenix. According to a lengthy news release and online guide to surviving the annual heat wave, municipal workers are training senior citizens and passing out water to the homeless. Th ... More >>

Phoenix Film Festival: Gotta Dance

Breaking News: County Attorney Andrew Thomas to Announce Search Warrants Issued in Phoenix Assisted Suicide Case

  This just in: Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is about to announce the issuance of search warrants in the 2006 assisted suicide of a mentally ill Phoenix woman. The case, which involved volunteers coming to town to help 58-year-old Jana Van Voorhis kill herself, was firs ... More >>

Bright Eyes

But you knew that already

Grinderman

Grinderman
(Anti-)

John Fogerty and Willie Nelson

The relevance in the room

Blunt Club 4 Year Anniversary

More party than usual

Katrina's Second Wind

Hurricane refugees jump to the head of the line -- ahead of the Valley's needy -- for subsidized housing

Between the Buried and Me

Alaska
(Victory Records)

Graham Parker

Songs of No Consequence
(Bloodshot)

Letters

Letters from the week of December 16, 2004

BEST CLUB FOR SWING

Kyote Ballroom

Ron Sexsmith, with David Mead

Dangerous Duo

Husband-wife politicos are helping themselves at the expense of the elderly and infirm

Gay Old Time

Vern Johnson's rest home for homos is good news for the gay and gray

Dust Up in Sun City

Is mining causing cancer in the West Valley?

Anti-Social Intercourse

In Black Theatre Troupe's bawdy bIRTH, only the audience gets screwed

Best Swing Club

The Bash on Ash

Best Place to Sing Off-Key

Ernie's Inn
10443 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
480-948-4422

Gray Punks on Dope

Senior-citizen druggies make The California Kid one sorry state of affairs

Age of AIDS

City As Savior?

Catholic-run retirement community may find salvation at City Hall

Letters

In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Wholly Owned Subsidiary

They put their life savings into a Christian housing development owned by the Conservative Baptists. Now they're praying for deliverance.

The Old and the Beautiful

Black Theatre Troupe's Dancers is one for the ages

Zen and the Art of Stationary-Bicycle Maintenance

Valley ubercyclist navigates exercise bike path of life

Death of a Defendant

21 months after being charged with looting the estates of elderly Arizonans, one defendant dies. The other awaits trial.

PROBAYE'S REPROBATES

SOME PLUNDERED ESTATES WIN COMPENSATION, BUT CRIMINAL CASE FACES DELAYS

ABUSE OF PROCESSA JUDGE THROWS OUT ELDERLY ABUSE CHARGES, SLAPPING DOWN THE AG'S OFFICE FOR A "DRASTIC MISTAKE"

HOME WRECKERS

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ORDERED THE RAID ON CORLISS FORD'S HOME FOR THE ELDERLY. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS CLEARED HER OF WRONGDOING. THE AG'S OFFICE RUINED HER LIFE, ANYWAY.

AN AGE-OLD PROBLEM

HEIR OF OPTIMISM

RELATIVES OF SENIORS WHOSE ESTATES WERE PLUNDERED HOPE FOR JUSTICE