Recommended Links

www.wmata.com/riding/senior_disabled_id.cfm - Information about obtaining a metro discount card.

www.AARP.org - Anything and everything seniors might want to know about. 

www.elderhostel.org - Fifty-fives and up can mix travel and learning through this group.
 

www.benefitscheckup.org - Interactive site helps eligible seniors find programs to assist with
               finances, housing, and other needs.            

www.healthfinder.gov - Links to health information from government and other sources. 

www.bankrate.com - Calculators help one to run the numbers before deciding to refinance a mortgage,                set up a savings plan, or move to a different city with a different cost of living. 

www.volunteermatch.org - Database of local projects needing help. 

www.usnews.com/retirement - Interactive planning calculator and other resources. 

www.kiplinger.com/basics/managing/retirement/countdown4.htm - Things to consider one year
               before retirement.
 

www.washingtondc.com/arts - Searchable database of movies, theater, books, museums,
               sports, and other events.
 

www.acqweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/acqweb/bookrev.htm/ - Directory of book reviews on the Web. 
               Links to book reviews in newspapers and periodicals.
 

www.onlinenewpapers.com - Listing of newspapers around the world with links for those who
               want a different perspective.
 

www.quakerinfo.org - Quaker Information Center.

www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/ - Web Museum, Paris. Famous artworks exhibition by artist and by
                theme. Click on small pictures for enlargement.
 
 

www2.h-net.msu.edu/~midepol - Academic discussion forum where substantive information
               and analysis can be presented of Middle East affairs.