Sigourney Weaver [“The One and Only Sigourney”] is the definition of ageless power—still bold, still fearless, still forging her own path. Her journey shows that confidence and purpose only deepen with time.

The story on how Jamie Metzl handled his father’s illness [“A Fighting Chance”] is a gift. I thank him for documenting his family’s journey and sharing it with AARP members. It is articles like these that keep me reading AARP THE MAGAZINE. I realize people like to read about celebrities, but as a former caregiver, I want tools and a community—in short, stories like Mr. Metzl’s.

I read “Do You Still Need a Home Printer?” with interest. A home or private printer still has its place, and using a public printer at a library, retail or shipping store should be done with caution. Printers at such places may contain hard drives that save images of what passes through. I would not print sensitive documents at such places.

I spent a couple days in Winterset, Iowa [“Great Places to Live: 2026 Edition”], and enjoyed that beautiful town. But I think the biggest drawing card is the John Wayne Birthplace & Museum and his restored boyhood home.

You need to prepare your kids for life [“Why We Told Our Kids All About Our Money”], and that includes talking to them about retirement, insurance, college costs, how to buy a house, interest rates, Social Security, etc. My father was a fireman, and my mother was a schoolteacher. Both had side jobs to make extra money. They bought a house for $12,500 in 1960 and sold it for about $45,000 in 1973. How did my brothers and I know all about that? We sat down to breakfast and dinner every day and we talked about it. People need to know how much life costs!

Your “Generation X-Mas” movie list was on point, but you forgot Stallone’s First Blood (with a decorated tree in the station and a festively adorned town) and Denis Leary’s The Ref (a ruined Christmas dinner after the jewelry heist goes bad).