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Etherton said there are several groups of voters, including the elderly, physically challenged, and residents who travel extensively want to participate in Caucus elections, but can not do so now under the current requirements.
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Designed as federal programs to assist the elderly, disabled individuals and those with low income, both have grown into the largest sources of health care coverage in the country.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Nor will today’s debt issuance clean up municipal finances, reduce high youth unemployment, increase productivity and transparency or address lopsided demographics as the ranks of the elderly increase and the birthrate stagnates.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Publishing heiress and billionaire philanthropist Wallis Annenberg, a longtime supporter of the arts, wildlife, education and the elderly through her family foundation, died July 28 at her home in Los Angeles.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 29 July 2025
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Designed as federal programs to assist the elderly, disabled individuals and those with low income, both have grown into the largest sources of health care coverage in the country.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Nor will today’s debt issuance clean up municipal finances, reduce high youth unemployment, increase productivity and transparency or address lopsided demographics as the ranks of the elderly increase and the birthrate stagnates.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Publishing heiress and billionaire philanthropist Wallis Annenberg, a longtime supporter of the arts, wildlife, education and the elderly through her family foundation, died July 28 at her home in Los Angeles.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 29 July 2025
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“The elderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20elderly. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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