S THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, August 2, 2019 ASKS | FROM PAGE 16 by Jim Miller Finding an Alternative to AARP Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend any conservative membership organizations for older adults that offer 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 offer membership benefit 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. ran the Christmas Eve parade like a top for 25 years. Q: Why have you retired? A: I was a reserve officer for five years, from ’83 to ’88. I went to 31 years and two months as a full-time police officer. My last 18 years were my best – having two great K-9s. And the last three months, I caught myself every night, looking in the back seat, even though I was in a regular patrol car now, looking for my K-9 – my partner. I guess I just missed him and it was time for me to go onto retirement. Q: So, Bruin’s passing sort of sped up the process? A: Yes. I would absolutely say that. I really miss having my K-9 partner. Q: Will you still show up to the schools to read to the kids? A: I will do anything for kids. I love children. Officer Domenic Montano, as I mentioned earlier, he’s having a great car show on Saturday, Aug. 24, from noon to 6 p.m., at the Target store located at 400 Lynn Fells Parkway in Saugus. He’s got many stars and beautiful vehicles – the Celtics cheerleaders, the Hooters employees, so many restaurants involved. He’s got so many responses for this and he does a wonderful job. He’s trying to raise money for a K-9 memorial to, hopefully, be placed outside the Public Safety Building on the police side,in memory of all of the K-9s that served the Saugus Police Department. Q: Who are the dogs and the handlers who will be honored on this K-9 memorial? A: James Magill had Sampson; there was Ralph Nasuti who had Spike; Andrew Evlog and Hans; Roger Godfrey and Josh; Anthony Lopresti and Gaston; and I had Beny and Bruin. Q: And there was, like, a gap in-between your time as a K-9 officer and when the Saugus Police Department previously had a K-9 unit? A: Yes. I believe that the last K-9 unit was either the late ’70s or early ’80s. Q: Would this memorial include the names of all of the K-9s? A: Officer Montano has researched the past officers: Officers Magill, Officer Evlog, Officer M, Officer Godfrey, Lt. Lopresti and myself. I believe their names, along with the dogs’ names, will be placed on this memorial plaque. Q: And it will be out in front of the Public Safety Building? A: Hopefully. We’re trying to get permission to put that on the police side. It’s a granite monument. Officers Montano and Donahue and Cash, with the Saugus Police Patrolmen’s Union, have been doing all of Page 19 the legwork for months to get this show. Q: Anything else that you would like to share? A: I would just like to say to all of the good people in Saugus that I have come across – I hope I’ve never made enemies – but I hope that I have made a lot of friends. And I am blessed by the upbringing of my family: my mum, my dad, my sisters, my brothers, my wife, my children. I just want to let people know it was a great career. I am going to miss the people of Saugus, but I will still be around town. You can work traffic details if nobody else wants to work them. It’s been an honor and a privilege to be a member of the Saugus Police Department. Both past and present officers that I have worked with – they all have individual talents. It’s a hard job – very thankless sometimes – but I’m thankful for everything I have. I am a blessed person to have worked for the Town of Saugus and its citizens. 1. On Aug. 2, 1922, Alexander Graham Bell died; he had taught at the School for Deaf Mutes in what N.E. city? 2. From 2000-2010, what two baseball teams won two World Series? 3. What is the most popular hot dog condiment? 4. On Aug. 3, 1958, the USS Nautilus was the first submarine to travel under what? 5. In what country was the bathing towel reportedly invented? 6. On what TV show was the Flying Fickle Finger of Fate award given? 7. On Aug. 3, 1926, Britain’s first traffic lights were set up in what London intersection? (Hint: circus.) 8. In which Shakespeare play would you find the family name Capulet? 9. In August 1999 what one-contestant TV quiz show debuted? 10. On Aug. 4, 1693, legend has it that what monk invented champagne? 11. What vegetable is also called courgette and marrow? 12. What U.S. president founded the Bull Moose Party? (Hint: last name starts with R.) 13. On Aug. 5, 1930, what moon walker was born? 14. Where does a sirocco (meaning hot wind) come from? 15. What is Raggedy Anne’s owner’s name? 16. On Aug. 6, 1970, a crowd of Yippies invaded what amusement park? 17. What city is the country’s oldest continuously occupied community of European origin? 18. In 1906 Clarence Clifton Brown reportedly invented hot fudge sauce in what California locale? 19. On Aug. 7, 1726, James Bowdoin, the founder of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, was born; he was also a politician in what state? 20. What film actor had the nickname “Great Stone Face”? Answers below, please no cheating! FROM PAGE 19 1. Boston 2. The Red Sox and the Yankees 3. Mustard 4. The North Pole 5. Turkey 6. “Laugh-In” 7. Piccadilly Circus (meaning a circular space) 8. 9. “Romeo and Juliet” (her last name) “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” 10. Dom Pérignon 11. Zucchini 12. Theodore Roosevelt 13. Neil Armstrong 14. From North Africa across the Mediterranean 15. Marcella 16. Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. 17. St. Augustine, Fla. 18. Hollywood 19. Massachusetts 20. Buster Keaton
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