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2010
2009
- Fall 2009: Senior Fall Prevention Week Launches Prevention Campaign
- Spring 2009: Full Slate of Advocacy Issues Fills Commission’s Agenda
2008
- Fall 2008: Commission Visits Southwestern Alaska for Rural Outreach Meeting (pdf 2.6mb)
- Summer 2008: Crowd Kicks Off Older Americans Month (pdf 1.27mb)
- Spring 2008: Commission Successfully Promotes the Senior Agenda in Annual Trip to Juneau (pdf 1.08mb)
2007
- Autumn 2007: Legislative Audit Recommends 2016 Extension For Commission on Aging (pdf 769kb)
- Summer 2007: From Shut-Out to Victory: SeniorCare Saga Ends in Creation of New, Improved Program (pdf 647kb)
- Feb./March 2007: Alaska Commission on Aging Converges in Juneau for Legislative Advocacy Effort (pdf 2.4mb)
2006
- December 2006/January 2007: Palin reinstates Longevity Bonus for FY 2008
- October 2006: Seniors Track Issues, Prepare to Vote on November 11
- August 2006: Denise Daniello Appointed ACOA Executive Director
- June 2006: Legislative Wrap Up/Advocacy Conference
2005
- June 2005: White House Conference on Aging Sessions/Legislative Wrap-Up
- March 2005: White House Conference on Aging Forum
- February 2005: Legislative Priorities
- January 2005: Nome and Anchorage Commission Meetings
2004
- April 2004: Linda Gohl is New Executive Director/Cost Methodology Team
- March 2004: Alzheimer's Award/Medicare Changes/SeniorCare
- February 2004: SeniorCare, Legislative Priorities
2003
- December 2003: New Commissioners/Wisdom Place
- November 2003: Bob Taylor Resigns/Care of the Elderly Conference
- October 2003: Grant Management Changes/Care of the Elderly Conference
- September 2003: Fall Commission Meeting
- August 2003: Alzheimer's Demonstration Projects/Elder Rights
- June - July 2003: New Director/Transition/Legislative Overview
- May 2003: Older Americans Month/Senior Volunteers
- April 2003: HB 25/MASST
- March 2003: Hospice/Capital Needs Improvement
- February 2003: Legislative Priorities
- January 2003: Alcohol & Drug Abuse Among Seniors
2002
- December 2002: Draft State Plan for Services
- November 2002: Alzheimer's and Family Caregiver Month, Palliative Care
- October 2002: Commission Meeting/Elder Abuse
- September 2002: Older Workers
- August 2002: SCSEP Program
- July 2002: Lyn Freeman Resigns
- June 2002: Legislative Review
- May 2002: National Arthritis Month
- April 2002: Careers in Aging
- March 2002: Staff Changes at ACoA
- February 2002: Common Ground III
- January 2002: Legislative Priorities/Complentary/Alternative Medicine Part II
2001
- December 2001: Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Aging Part I
- November 2001: National/Alaska Family Caregiver Month
- October 2001: Care of the Elderly Conference
- September 2001: Arthritis
- August 2001: Affects of Smoking on Seniors
- June-July 2001: Change of Directors/New Senior Facilities
- May 2001: Opportunities and Challenges of Aging Part II/Older Alaskans/Americans Month
- April 2001: Opportunities and Challenges of Aging Part I/Commission Resolutions
- March 2001: New PCA Regulations
- January 2001: 2001 Legislative Priorities
2000
- December 2000: Caring for Caregivers
- November 2000: Diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease
- October 2000: Impact of Proposed Property Tax Cap
- September 2000: Older Workers in Alaska
- August 2000: End of Life Care
- July 2000: Guardianship in Alaska Part II
- June 2000: Guardianship in Alaska Part I
- May 2000: Safe, Accessible Homes
- April 2000: State and Local Aging Commissions Overview
- March 2000: Alzheimer's Disease in Alaska
- February 2000: Common Ground II Overview
- January 2000: Senior Population Trends in Alaska