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Dan Taylor

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posted 05/04/2008, comments (0)

Attention Cities: Make Caring for Aging Parents a Community Mission

If you substitute the aging of America for hurricane Katrina and substitute every city in the country with New Orleans you will have an idea of what the aging of America is going to do to the political, financial, and municipal structure of cities and towns as we go forward. Just as with the Katrina situation any help from the states and... Read more Chevron

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Kristi Gott

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posted 04/13/2008, comments (0)

High Tech Activities Popular With Boomers and Aging Seniors

Computers and high tech are increasingly being added to activity programs for senior citizens. For many years now, nursing homes, assisted care facilties, and senior centers have been gradually adding computer classes and groups, digital photography, computer games, and other high tech activities. Traditional arts and crafts, such as... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/03/2008, comments (2)

Why I won't be doing Crafts as I age

When I was growing up my grandmother was the pianist at a little Methodist Church in Bluefield, West Virginina. Every summer when my brother and I would visit her we would inevitably come when they were having something called Vacation Bible School. At VBS, in the Methodist Church anyway, we would go in the morning, sing some worshipful songs,... Read more Chevron

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Suzanne Mintz

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posted 04/03/2008, comments (2)

Healthcare Reform: Different Things to Different People

With the presidential election looming there is a great deal of buzz about what a new administration will bring. Among those of us who are wrapped up in the issues of healthcare reform, there is a palpable level of energy in the air. You hear around town: "This is our time. We have a window that will stay open only for a few years. We must be... Read more Chevron

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