Bulletin Bulletin
YOUR HEALTH • YOUR MONEY • YOUR WORLD MAY 2011 Vol. 52 No. 4 $2.50
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SPECIAL REPORT Going Broke
Fake
Checks
Learn How to
Spot Them
PAGE 24
; Hearing
10 Things
To Know About
Improving It
PAGE 10
; How Bad Off Is Your State? PAGE 14
; A City Goes Bankrupt: What Happens PAGE 20
; AARP: Don’t Blame Medicare, Fix It PAGE 28
; Outrage
$5 Billion in
Profit—And No
U.S. Tax Bill
PAGE 6
; Save a Buck The Truth About Toothpaste PAGE 24
; Forget Washington: How College
Kids Would Balance the Budget PAGE 3
Plus
What’s Next
Would You
Believe Personal
Space Travel?
PAGE 39
Bulletin Bulletin Rx Pain: Why Prices Spiked—Again PAGE 4