Page 16 THE REVERE ADVOCATE - Friday, August 2, 2019 by Jim Miller Finding an Alternative to AARP Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend any conservative membership organizations for older adults that off er discounts too? AARP is way too liberal for my liking. Discount Seeking Conservative Dear Conservative, There are actually quite a few senior advocacy organizations out there promoting themselves as conservative alternatives to AARP, and many of them off er membership benefi t too. Here’s what you should know. Anti-AARP While AARP, with a membership of around 38 million, is by far the biggest and most powerful advocacy group for people age 50 and older, there are millions of older Americans that don’t like or agree with their stance on various issues. Many believe AARP leans too far to the left despite its stated nonpartisan nature. For seniors that disagree with AARP, there are other conservative leaning groups that you can join that may better represent your views. And, many of them offer their members discounts on things like travel, insurance, healthcare and more. Here are several to check into. 60 Plus: American Association of Senior Citizens (60plus. org): Established in 1992, this nonprofit group was founded to lobby for issues it holds dear, namely free enterprise, fewer taxes and less Government. Their main priority is to end the federal estate tax and preserve social security. Membership fees run $12, $24 or $48 per year, or $299 for a lifetime membership. They also offer a bevy of discounts on travel and entertainment, cable, Internet and satellite services, dental, vision and hearing packages, roadside assistance and more. American Seniors Association (AmericanSeniors.org): Founded in 2005 for people age 50 and older, this conservative organization is built on five foundations, which includes rebuilding national values, Social Security reform, Medicare reform, tax code reform and control of government overspending. Fees to join run $15 for one year, $25 for two or $35 for three years, and members receive access to a variety of benefit on travel, home and auto insurance, security services, health and wellness (medical, dental, vision and hearing) and more. Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC.us): With more than one million members, this organization was started in 2007 for people 50 and older. Their mission is to help seniors fight high taxes, reduce excessive government involvement in our day-to-day lives, and preserve American values. They also offer a host of benefits on home, health and auto insurance, travel, vision and dental care, prescription drugs, retail savings, roadside assistance and more. Membership fees run $16 per year, or less if you join for multiple years. The Seniors Coalition (Senior.org): Founded in 1990, this conservative public advocacy group claims to have around four million supporters. Their key issues are to protect Social Security benefits, stop Social Security payments to illegal aliens from Mexico, eliminate the death tax, and reform the Social Security COLA system. TSC offers very few membership benefits. Annual fees run $10 for one person per, or $13 per couple and you can join at any age. Some other senior membership organizations to consider that offer discounts include the non-for-profit American Senior Benefits Association (ASBAonline.org), and the conservative leaning National Association of Conservative Seniors (NAOCS.us), and Christian Seniors Association (CSAbenefits.site-ym.com). Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book. Rockies add four more wins after rare stumble Jacob Byrne continued his hitting ways as the Rockies won four of fi ve to improve to 22-2 on the season. (Advocate Photo by Greg Phipps) By Greg Phipps C oming off a rare bump in the road, losing to the AI Thomas Athletics last Friday, the Revere Rockies quickly righted the ship and reeled off four straight wins to improve 22-2 in Yawkey Baseball League action. As of early this week, fi rst place Revere was 10 points ahead of the East Boston Knights in the Carl Yastrzemski Division and owned the best league record by a wide margin. The latest four-game win streak culminated with an 8-3 rout of the South Boston Saints on Monday at Ronan Park. Trailing 1-0, the Rockies tied it in the third and pulled ahead for good with four runs in the fi fth and three more the sixth. Alex Wong’s three-run homer was a big contribution, and two hits each from Ryan Petrone, Jacob Byrne, Kenny Polanco and Nate Laliberte aided the cause. Polanco doubled and had two RBI and Oliver Collette smacked a two-bagger. Starter Kevin Sinatra earned his second win of the season, going six innings and giving up eight hits. He fanned six and had good control, walking just one hitter. Jon Shepard came in and worked a scoreless seventh to put the contest on ice. The Rockies entered Monday’s game having swept the Savin Hill Dodgers in a Sunday doubleheader at Revere High School. Revere defeated the McKay Club Beacons on Saturday at home after dropping a 9-4 decision to AI Thomas the day before. In the Friday loss, the A’s jumped out of the gate fast at Adams Field in Quincy, producing a 6-0 lead after two innings. A single run in the third and two more in the fourth inning for Revere cut the defi - cit to 6-3, but the A’s responded with three in their half of the fourth to pull away for good. Polanco drilled a tworun homer, and Byrne added a double to lead the Revere off ense. Shepard and Collette drove in the other two Rockies runs. Starter Chris Sandini suffered his fi rst loss of the season, going three innings and allowing six runs (four of them earned) on seven hits. He walked four and fanned four in the defeat. Collette and Michael Wong worked the fi nal three innings in relief. The Rockies had scheduled road games against East Boston and the Brighton Black Sox this week, (after press deadline) and host a Saturday doubleheader against AI Thomas (scheduled 2 p.m. start for the opener) at Revere High School.
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