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MAGGIE KUHN: Maggie Kuhn, founder of the Gray Panthers, died esterday at the age of 89. The organization was founded 25 years ago by Kuhn nd four other women, all of whom were over age 60, to battle many social njustices, including age-discrimination. Liane Hansen prepared a remembrance f this determined woman.

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