Transportation
Our Saddest NPR Moment: The Retirement of the Magliozzi Brothers of Car Talk Fame
Update: With Tom's death, we thought it appropriate to rerun our tribute to the Magliozzi brothers. How can we forget that laugh? After all, reruns may be ahead for all of us, in one way or another. Right? Right. more »
A Quebec Odyssey With Joey: Becoming Immersed in Canadian History and French Culture
Marcia Schonberg writes: Multigenerational travel is the term used when two family members (one over 60 and the other under than 18) take a vacation together. Oh, and they don't live in the same household either. Discovering options both an energetic teen and a boomer-aged grandparent enjoy wasn’t as daunting as it seemed and Québec bestowed a perfect backdrop for my world traveler wanabee of a grandson, Joey. The province is European in style and as French as you can get on this continent. more »
Ageism and Car Loans: CFPB Proposes New Federal Oversight of NonBank Auto Finance Companies
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing to oversee larger nonbank auto finance companies for the first time at the federal level. The Bureau also released a supervision report that details the auto-lending discrimination that the Bureau has uncovered at banks. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing to oversee larger nonbank auto finance companies for the first time at the federal level. The Bureau also released a supervision report that details the auto-lending discrimination that the Bureau has uncovered at banks. more »
Generations and Cousins at Dyckman: Broadening Our Chances for Genetic Refreshment
Julia Sneden writes: We are not so much proud of our ancestors as we are just grateful to them, for being tough enough and stubborn enough to have picked up and moved when they needed or simply wanted to do so. Crossing the Atlantic (or any other ocean) in a tiny little wooden ship must have taken huge amounts of courage, and once here, huge amounts of energy and brain power to keep from starving to death. more »