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It isn’t bad enough that two million Ohioans who receive Social Security checks have been denied a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for the year ahead after being told the higher prices they are paying for food and medicine don’t count as inflation. Now they might have to endure a hike in their electric bills, too, just in time for colder weather and the holidays.
It’s musical hilarity at Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland where AARP members and their guests are invited to enjoy a matinee performance of Elf, The Broadway Musical at 1 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, Thursday, December 31, 2015, at the Palace Theater.
AARP Ohio earlier testified against the subsidy proposed by American Electric Power (AEP), which the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) soundly rejected in February, and remains opposed to granting AEP a surcharge that will cost consumers an estimated $2 billion to bail out an aging coal plant, according to Trey Addison, who leads work on state utilities issues for AARP Ohio. He notes:
Every 20 seconds someone’s identity is stolen. And especially this holiday season, it's important to know how to beat con artists at their own game.
A new survey from the AARP Fraud Watch Network found that 70% of consumers failed a quiz about how to stay safe from common holiday scams, and many are regularly engaging in risky behaviors which could leave them at risk of being victimized by con artists.
AARP members and their guests are invited and enjoy a free screening of the 1980s classic A Christmas Story during the evening on Thursday, December 10, in Gahanna.
November marks National Family Caregivers Month, a time to recognize the 40 million Americans – including 1.7 million Ohioans – who help older parents, spouses, and other loved ones live independently at home, where they want to be. The unpaid care they provide – managing medications, cooking meals, driving to appointments, performing complex medical tasks and more – is valued at more than $16.5 million in Ohio alone.
Just in time to get organized for the New Year, AARP is offering members tools and resources to get started on the path to Financial Freedom. Join us in Cambridge on Tuesday, December 15, and Thursday, December 17, 2015, for presentations designed to help you plan a budget, cut costs, improve your credit and decrease debt.
Join fellow AARP members at Nothing But Chocolate in Cambridge on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, to create your own one-of-a-kind chocolate pizza masterpiece!
By Elliot Grossman
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