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...senior can take advantage of a national free-eye-exam program. Every day, working as a one-man operation from his home office in Norman, Okla., Miller responds to queries from seniors and their friends and relatives on issues affecting the elderly. Crafting this into a nationally syndicated column, aptly dubbed "Savvy Senior," Miller provides information in a fun, folksy manner, sparing readers legalese and ho-hum how-tos. Since its official debut a year ago, the column has appeared in more than 400 newspapers. ("Dear Abby," which has been around almost 50 years, appears in more than...
...ease himself out of his grief, Miller began working at a retirement community and writing a question-and-answer column for seniors for the Norman Transcript, the town's newspaper. "I started doing it just for fun, as a little p.r. plug for the retirement community," says Miller. But when he began doing research, Miller discovered there was a real problem with the quality of information available to seniors. "A lot of what's out there is heavy and complicated, especially when you get into wills and trusts and Medicare," he says. "My column is not an advice column...
...thirds of Miller's questions come in via e-mail, and the rest arrive the old-fashioned way. He responds to them all, selecting a question each week to feature in his column. "It's nice to be able to let people know that I'm hearing what they're saying," says Miller. "I'm just a regular guy," he hastens to add. "I'm not a Samaritan." But there's no question that this accidental expert is doing good. Not only does his column give seniors help when they need it most, but it has also given Miller...
Anthony S.A. Freinberg ’04 is a history concentrator in Lowell House. His column appears on alternate Fridays...
Jonathan P. Abel ’05 is a history concentrator in Quincy House. His column appears on alternate Thursdays...