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  2021 THE PEOPLE’S DEBATE CANCELLED

  “Virginia voters are the real losers here,” said AARP Virginia State Director Jim Dau. “AARP Virginia will continue to be active during this election season, providing voters with information they need to cast their ballots, as well as informing them how they can vote safely during the pandemic.”
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  AARP Awards Community Grants to 6 Virginia Organizations As Part of Another Record-breaking Year for Nationwide Program

  The Community Challenge funds innovative projects that inspire change in areas such as transportation, public spaces, housing, diversity and inclusion, civic engagement, coronavirus response and more.
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  Online seminar explains Social Security to newbies

  By Lisa Hoyt, JUL 28, 2021

  The longer you or your qualifying spouse work and the longer you delay receiving benefits, the higher your monthly payments. 
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  AARP Virginia encourages Youngkin to participate in The People’s Debate

  AARP Virginia is encouraging Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin to participate in The People’s Debate. Response is needed by Friday to proceed with the debate,
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  AARP Research Shows Family Caregivers Face Significant Financial Strain, Spend on Average $7,242

  New research from AARP shows that nearly 8 in 10 of those caring for an adult family member (78%) are facing regular out-of-pocket costs, with the highest burden falling on younger caregivers and those who are Hispanic/Latino or African American.
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  The Current State of U.S.- Mexico Relations

  By Don Harmon, JUL 1, 2021

  The relationships between Mexico and the United States are more important today than they have ever been. These relationships significantly affect political debates and election outcomes in both countries, and are further complicated by the dynamics of Covid 19 which has caused the partial closure of the border between the two countries and the resulting negative effect on the Mexican economy.
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  AARP Virginia invites Youngkin and McAuliffe to face off at The People’s Debate

  By Ginger Thompson, JUN 14, 2021

  RICHMOND _ AARP Virginia has invited the Republican and Democratic gubernatorial nominees to participate in The People’s Debate on October 12, 2021.
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  Maggie - A Year Later

  By Lisa Hoyt, JUN 8, 2021

  It’s been a year since Dean died. His wife Maggie, now ninety-one, took some time for herself this week to remember her husband and the good times they had. They were married for twenty-two years; each had been married before and had (adult) children by the time they met – at a square dance in 1996.
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  National Portrait Gallery: The American Presidents

  By Linda Lindberg, JUN 4, 2021

  AARP Virginia's recent Tuesday Explorers event featured a virtual tour of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
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  Learning to Exhale - Brain Health, Alzheimer’s and Caring for Loved Ones

  By Siclinda Canty- Elliott, JUN 3, 2021

  Many of us have a relative, friend, or know someone who has or had Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's can take a toll on family members, and families need to become aware and educate themselves on resources. For me, it was my father who lived over 200 miles away—having to see him go from a construction business owner to someone who didn't know directions to very familiar places and even the bathroom in his own home. Eventually, my father became unaware of his surroundings and didn't recognize his children.