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• 4-07-07, Living the-not-so-golden Years, The Boston Globe

• 4-07, Advocacy Group Pushes Budget Funding for Needy Seniors, Fifty Plus Advocate

• 3-06-07, New report highlights high cost of living for seniors, Townonline.com

• 2-15-07, Area Retirees Face Financial Hardship without Help, Fifty Plus Advocate

• 2-12-07, Editorial: Better living through job help, The Boston Globe

• 2-02-07, Cost of living on Cape Cod for single parent with a child put at $44,648 a year, Cape Cod Times

• 2-02-07, Study sees disparity in needs vs. income, The Republican

• 2-01-07, Family needs three times minimum wage to get by, The Republican

• 1-17-07, Letter to the Editor: MLK reached for an end to poverty and nuclear arms, The Boston Globe

• 1-05-07 "It's not your fault!" Sharon Advocate Newspaper

• 12-28-06, Hunger that Never Subsides, Lowellsun Massachusetts

• 12-14-06, “Low-Income Elderly Need Help—Social Security is not Enough,” Worcester Telegram & Gazette

• 12-13-06, "Tough economic times for seniors in Central Mass," New England Cable News Television segment

• 12-13-06, "Massachusetts seniors need more to get by," WBZ Boston News Radio Channel 1030

• 12-13-06, “Mass. Elders Feeling Tough Economic Squeeze,” ABC 5 WCVB-TV Boston

• 12-13-06, “Seniors Feeling Pinch,” The Metrowest Daily News

• 12-13-06, “Report: senior payouts are not enough; social security checks leave many Massachusetts elders far short of being able to cover basic expenses,” The Patriot Ledger

• 12-13-06, “Mass. Elders at economic risk, report says,” Worcester Business Journal

• 5-27-05, Massachusetts is at an economic crossroad, North Adams Transcript
• 3-20-05, Study: Most Cannot buy Basics- Data May Help Target Family Aid, The Boston Globe
• 3-19-05, The cost of thriving, The Boston Globe
• 2-24-05, A bridge to independence, The Boston Globe
• 2-20-05, Beyond entry level, The Boston Globe
• 5-18-03, The Very High Cost of Living, The Focus
• 4-30-03, The Cost of Self-Reliance, The Boston Globe
• 11-30-02, Investing in Massachusetts Immigrants, The Boston Globe
• 11-6-02, Portraits of perseverance; Women's Union anniversary exhibition honors 125 females who make a difference, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
• 11-4-02, Campaign 2002/Campaign Issues; Candidates Largely Ignored Poverty, Activists Say Dwindling Shelter Beds Medicaid Cited, The Boston Globe
• 11-4-02, On Homelessness, Food Stamps, Welfare rules, The Boston Globe
• 10-11-02, A Clean Break, The Boston Globe
• 1-3-02, Cost of living for area families gets closer look, The Boston Globe-South