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Phase Two of Your Life
A Mature News Magazine for Southeastern Wisconsin
VOL. 30 NO. 12
Santa took an early ride
December 2016
INSIDE....
Holiday
gift guide See Page 14A
ELDER CARE
See Page 5B
MU has a century of basketball
See Page 21A
Photo by Margaret Pearson Santa Claus made an early stop before his usual Christmas rounds, visiting these two youngsters at Brookfield Square; Giovanni and Mea Ignazie of Sheboygan.
An Open Letter to the President-Elect AGING ISSUES
By Tom Frazier
DEAR PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP: Early next year you will become the 45th President of the United States. This comes with awesome responsibility to govern the greatest, most power-
ful and most prosperous country in the world. The political pundits say that you were elected by people who felt left behind and who wanted change. I am pretty sure that a majority of older per-
sons voted for you. As an advocate for older people for over 40 years, I have advocated for change, I love change, but not all change makes people’s lives better and, if you are not careful, some FRAZIER continued on page 3A