Baby Boomer Generation

Working Longer: Creating a 21st Century Workplace for the 21st Century Workforce

Kathleen E. Christensen | Posted 05.23.2012

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We need a new set of reforms to address the millions of older Americans in the workplace, and to ensure that the jobs we have work for them.

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Baby Boomers' Defining Characteristics Could Help Them Redefine Aging in America

Rhonda L. Randall, D.O. | Posted 04.24.2012

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Boomers should take heart knowing that what makes their generation unique could make their senior years healthier and more enjoyable than they might expect them to be.

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How the Baby Boomers Are Reinventing Old Age

Dr. Alexandre Kalache | Posted 06.04.2012

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We need an entirely different approach, something that recognizes that growing into old age is a long transition taking 20 or 30 years, rather than a sudden cutting off point. It should mean more flexibility in the workplace.

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Risky Mistake More Boomers Are Making

Loren Berlin | Posted 03.20.2012

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Here's another grim sign for boomers looking ahead to retirement. More of them are tapping into their home's equity to take out so-called reverse m...

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Soldier. Designer. Star.

Elizabeth Blackney | Posted 05.14.2012

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Millennials have been at war, or watching war, for most of their lives. Rather than be victimized by tough times, they are like the Greatest Generation. Fighting and returning.

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Steve Bergsman's Growing Up Levittown: 'The Hop,' An Excerpt

Steve Bergsman | Posted 12.02.2011

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My only non-academic objective when I entered seventh grade was to overcome my shyness. I had emerged from elementary school bursting with a need to s...

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Take Me Home Tonight: Eddie Money's Baby Boomer Playlist

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 12.02.2011

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For our series on the Baby Boomer generation and Levittown, N.Y., we asked Eddie Money, who grew up in the town playing school dances and went on to r...

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Steve Bergsman's Growing Up Levittown: 'The Brawl,' An Excerpt

Steve Bergsman | Posted 12.02.2011

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In 1967, there were four high schools in Levittown, each catering to a specific geographic area of the township. Since we were all rivals to each othe...

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Staking Out the Territory

J. Walker Smith | Posted 11.29.2011

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Boomers will always be the generation on the look out for fulfillment. Whatever their bluster to the contrary, they pursue it still, embracing whatever gambit they can to close the gap between promise and reality.

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Is The Over-50 Generation To Blame For America's Broken Government?

CNN | Ruben Navarrette | Posted 11.29.2011

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Could it be that the reason our government is broken is because of which generation is running things? Authors Morley Winograd and Michael Hais thi...

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Calling All Generations: Put an End to Boomer Bashing

Carol Orsborn | Posted 08.15.2011

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For boomers, the time has come to defend ourselves against verbal abuse. We must be less concerned about being loved and more demanding that emotional tirades against us be leavened by a commitment to the truth and respect.

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What Baby Boomers Do Best (And How You Can Prosper After 50)

Julia Moulden | Posted 08.12.2011

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In recent years, attacking boomers for what we haven't done has become a popular blood sport. I find this disturbing (and wearying) for two reasons.

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Why Everyone Should Take A 'Gap Year' Upon Turning 50

Julia Moulden | Posted 07.28.2011

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A gap year is a tradition for students -- time between school and university spent traveling, working, "chilling." Why not introduce a similar break, a time to completely step away from our usual routines, for everyone who turns 50?

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The Challenge Of Aging In A Narcissistic World

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Aging has never been a walk in the park, but doing so in today's world is a challenge few us were prepared for.

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