BOOM! COVER PROFILE: Julie Turner Beard
For Julie Beard, service has always begun with relationships. Before becoming Montgomery’s District 2 City Councilwoman, she spent four decades investing in students as an educator, coach, and mentor. Retirement might have slowed someone else down, but one concerned Facebook post—and the encouragement of neighbors…
Putting Your Estate in Order
When is the last time you reviewed your estate plan? Do you have a will? According to a recent survey by the 1Harris Poll, 64% of Americans don’t have a will. Why? The most common reason mentioned was that “they hadn’t gotten around to it...
Biscuits, Buses & Bleachers
August is when the neighborhood changes shifts. All summer long, the kids have been outside getting progressively more bored and more dangerous. By late July, a child with a scooter and no plan can do real damage. They’re cutting through yards, leaving flip-flops in driveways,...
Cruising At Your Own Speed: Choosing the Right Ship, Itinerary and Experience
There comes a point in life when travel becomes less about proving how much you can squeeze into seven days and more about enjoying where those seven days take you. That may be one reason cruising holds such appeal for adults over 55. You unpack...
Diagnosis: AARP
Well, I’m still alive to tell another tale. July began with a summons to the office of Dr. Robert Engles at the Baptist South Hospital and Body Repair Shop. Baptist South is now a Level One trauma center, a good thing for the River Region...
Brasstown Valley Resort & Spa
We’re sitting at a table on the third-floor deck outside the dining room of Brasstown Valley Resort & Spa just north of Blairsville, Georgia. We prefer to dine out here where birds are singing, and the splendid view of the golf course and distant mountains...
How Our Vision Becomes More Important As We Age
As we age, our vision often changes, but not all changes are a normal part of the aging process. There are some that are expected, but others may be caused by eye diseases that become more common in older adults. Difficulty focusing on close objects...
Stronger Brains for the Years Ahead: The Latest Research on Lowering Your Risk of Dementia
Walking into a room and forgetting why you went there can feel unsettling. So can losing a familiar name during a conversation or searching for the glasses already resting on top of your head. Most people experience occasional lapses like these as they grow older....
Back to What Matters
August has always felt like a transition month to me. Summer is still hanging on, especially in Alabama, but the calendar is already pulling us forward. School begins again. Families settle back into routines. College students leave home. Grandchildren head back to classrooms. And in...