This study group for those 50 and over, facilitated by Barbara Comai and Leo Shedden, will focus on domestic public issues of great importance. Topics will be selected by class members and teams of class members will facilitate group discussion using materials gleaned from the internet, recent readings, life experiences, and other similar sources. Previous topics include: Decaying Cities, American Democracy, Voting Rights, Living Wage, Privacy in the Electronic Age. The class will choose the topics at the first session. Sessions will be held 1-3 pm on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from October 1 through January 21.