Trouble With Old People | Senior Social Services July 15th, 2019 by Steve Van Auken I'm not saying that all older people are clueless about modern social behavior. But you might think so if you were to judge by my friend Bill. One morning recently, he was orderi...
none too fragile theatre Brings Powerful New Shows From Akron to the Big City September 26th, 2018 “We are Akron’s off-broadway” by Steve Van Auken 09/26/2018 Sean Derry and Alanna Romansky have been making cutting-edge theater come alive in Akron for more than a decade. So when they tell you that t...
Trouble with Old People | May 2018 May 17th, 2018 A Full and Fair Hearing by Steve Van Auken 05/17/2018 Hearing loss comes as a standard feature of aging. People around you who once spoke clearly all begin to mutter. Hearing-aides help, to a point. But...
Trouble with Old People | April 2018 April 5th, 2018 The Common Touch written by Steve Van Auken, Illustrations by Ted Mallison 04/05/2018 If recent elections prove anything, it is that voters crave authenticity. We support the candidate we think we would li...
Trouble with Old People | March 2018 March 6th, 2018 Moving Out by Steve Van Auken Being an older person is not all discount movie tickets and 50th high school reunions. We have our issues. Like, how much fiber is enough? How to know when it is time, already, ...
Trouble with Old People | February 2018 February 16th, 2018 Call Me Garrulous by Steve Van Auken 02/16/2018 One of the consolations of getting old is that you are no longer expected to make sense. It is a joy to set this burden down. I have never really enjoyed...
“We Are the Alternative to the Alternative” November 20th, 2017 The Numbers Band Shows Why Quality Still Counts 11/20/2017 words by Steve Van Auken, photo by Ashley Kouri Bob Kidney does not suffer fools gladly. So it's better not to ask him if leading The Num...
Trouble with Old People | October 2017 October 4th, 2017 What's Up, Slick? by Steve Van Auken 10/04/2017 I don't like to brag, but in my senior years I have developed an uncanny power over women. For some reason, these women seem to be concentrated in ...
Trouble with Old People | Who’s Ahead? July 31st, 2017 by Steve Van Auken Note: This column is satirical. Please read Mr. Van Auken’s writings as a sort of tongue-in-cheek Guide for Millennials to the Greatest Generation. I used to imagine that when I got older...
The Trouble with Old People | Zombies in Orthopedic Shoes October 20th, 2016 column by Steven Van Auken; illustration by Paul Hoffman When did zombies enter the national consciousness? No one knows for sure. They didn't cross the frozen Delaware with General Washingto...
