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AARP, a nonprofit, nonpartisan national organization dedicated to "enriching the experience of aging"; membership is open to people age 50 or older. Founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus as American Association of Retired Persons, AARP now has over 30 million members, enabling it to act as a powerful advocate for older Americans on public policy issues such as social security and health care. AARP also distributes information on topics of interest to its members, sponsors community-service programs, and provides various services to its members. It publishes Modern Maturity and My Generation magazines and a members' bulletin. AARPformerly American Association of Retired PersonsNonprofit, nonpartisan organization that addresses the needs and interests of Americans aged 50 and older. It was founded in 1958 by a retired teacher, Ethel Andrus, and merged in 1982 with the National Retired Teachers Association, also founded by Andrus (1947). Its bimonthly magazine, Modern Maturity, has the largest circulation of any U.S. periodical. Its membership exceeds 35 million. Its members' reliably high turnout at the polls has made it one of the most powerful lobbying groups in the country.
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| In publications as diverse as Forbes, AARP The Magazine, Living
Southern Style, and Outdoors Magazine, we see common themes of promoting
collegetowns as great places to settle. AARP introduced AARP The Magazine with the March/April 2003 issue,
bringing together its two premier titles--AARP Modern Maturity and My
Generation magazines--into a single lifestyle publication built on the
strength of the AARP name. ``Hollywood, the heart of age discrimination, is just waking up to
the fact that grown-ups want movies to go to,'' says Nancy
Griffin, new West Coast editor of AARP the Magazine, which recently
featured Kevin Spacey, Cybil Shepherd and Anthony Hopkins on its cover. |
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