Protecting older people is groovy


Most seniors want a chance to climb that second-childhood tree, to see grandchildren graduate college and get married. Photo: 123rf.com

With coronavirus comes news we need to protect “older people” – those 60 and above.

A protected class? As a 63-year-old, I’m all for protection – and not just against robocallers and people who would put oil wells in our national parks.

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