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The Republican "Do Not Resuscitate" Plan to Let Medicare Die

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Social Security, Death Panels, Medicare Part D, President Barack Obama, Congress, Medicaid, Democrats, Organizing for America, Senior Citizens, Health Care Reform, Fox News, Medicare, Socialist, Republicans, Health Care, President George W. Bush, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

This is philosophical warfare, and for the Republicans, Medicare is an appropriate casualty.

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Village Green: It Takes a Village to Age In Place

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 09.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Community, Driving, Aging, Senior Citizens, Neighborhoods, Smart Growth, Cities, Green News
F. Kaid Benfield

One of the goals of smart growth must be to create neighborhoods that foster "aging in place."

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The Visit

Karen Ann Coburn | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Nursing Homes, Aging, Dementia, Senior Citizens, Caretaking, Living News
Karen Ann Coburn

I'm going to let you in on one of life's big secrets: someone you love is going to get old. Very old. And, like becoming a parent or being hit by a train, the experience will change you.

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Would You Want To Live To Be 100?

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Health Care Town Halls, The Balanced Life, Living News, Longevity, Senior Citizens, The Healthy Life, Women's Health, Featured Contributor, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Dr. Judith Rich, Huffington Post, Town Hall Meetings, Health, United States, Cardiovascular Disease, Barack Obama, University of Pittsburgh, High School, Bachelor's Degree, Us, Living News
Dr. Judith Rich

Can you imagine yourself as a really, really old person? I'm talking really old, like 100 years or beyond? In fact it's not only possible you could ...

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Fearing Government Involvement in Health Care

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Elderly, Fear, Senior Citizens, Veterans Benefits, Death Panels, Scare Tactics, Government Health Care, Veterans Hospitals, Health Care Reform, Medicaid, Medicare, Obama Health Care, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

Before we collectively start quaking in fear of a government takeover of health care it might make sense to slow down and consider that a fair amount of our health care system already has strong government involvement.

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d'Artoon -- Exorcizing Health Care Reform

John Krifka | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Big Pharma, Town Hall Debate, Senior Citizens, Public Option, Death Panels, D'Artoon, Grassroots Organizing, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Medicare, Town Hall Meetings, Health Care, Recess Rallies, Political Cartoons, Cartoon, Politics News
John Krifka

An unlikely figure joins the health care debate.

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Are Baby Boomers Senile, Uneducated or Just Babies?

Ray Hanania | Posted 09.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: R Ightwing Extremists, Baby Boomers, Rush Limbaugh, Public Option, Ann Coulter, Civil Rights, President Barack Obama, Lou Dobbs, Michelle Malkin, Senior Citizens, Uninsured, Sean Hannity, Hate Mongering, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Glenn Beck, Politics News
Ray Hanania

Instead of acting like intelligent people, today's seniors, the Baby Boomers, are acting like crybabies who have set aside everything they once held sacred in order to insure that their selfish interests and their comfortable healthcare options are protected.

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Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!

Bob Cesca | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wingnuts, Public Option, Rush Limbaugh, Social Security, Lou Dobbs, Tea Parties, Obama Health Care, Barack Obama, Senior Citizens, Steve Kagan, Sean Hannity, Health Care Reform, Glenn Beck, Medicare, Socialism, Health Care, Astroturf, FreedomWorks Health Care, Politics News
Bob Cesca

Senior citizens disrupting town halls are participating in a corporate lobbyist-driven campaign to prevent the rest of us from acquiring the same affordable, reliable public health care they enjoy.

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GOP's 'Kill Granny' Media Campaign Alarms Seniors

msn.com | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Kill Granny, Obama, Senior Citizens, Euthanasia, Health Care, Republicans Health Care Campaign, President Obama, Politics News

A campaign on conservative talk radio, fueled by President Obama's calls to control exorbitant medical bills, has sparked fear among senior citizens t...

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The Ultimate Prescription: Make Us Decide How We Want To Die

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Medical Ethics, Senior Citizens, Assisted Suicide, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Medicare, Bioethics, Health Care, Barack Obama, Politics News
Jacob M. Appel

While all Americans should have a right to decide how they want their lives to end, it does not follow that they should be able to avoid confronting such a choice.

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Vanishing Social Security COLA Adjustment Will Squeeze Some Seniors

Mark Miller | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Social Security, Economic Recession, Inflation, Cost of Living, Recession, Retirement, Retirement Funds, Senior Citizens, Saving for Retirement, Social Security Crisis, Social Security Benefits, Cola, Business News
Mark Miller

The vanishing COLA will squeeze many retirees hard. Social Security provides, on average, about 39 percent of income for retired households and more than 50 million people receive benefits.

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Starting to get crowded in 100-year-olds' club

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 08.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Senior Citizens, Health, 100-Year-Olds, Living News

WASHINGTON — It's starting to get crowded in the 100-year-olds' club. Once virtually nonexistent, the world's population of centenarians is proj...

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STUDY: Retirees Who Volunteer Live Longer

Yahoo! News | Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter | Posted 07.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Elderly, Aging, Senior Citizens, Longevity, Volunteering, Personal Health, Volunteer, Wellnes, Self Help, Identity, Giving, The Giving Life, Living News

If you have a purpose in life -- lofty or not -- you'll live longer, a new study shows. It doesn't seem to matter much what the purpose is, or whe...

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A Kinder, Gentler Recession for Seniors?

Mark Miller | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Pensions, 401(K), Health Care, Senior Citizens, Retirement, Recession, Business News
Mark Miller

Is the Great Recession bypassing seniors? That's the conclusion drawn by a new study looking at the downturn's impact on different age groups. Dig into Pew's data and a more complex picture emerges.

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The Panini Generation

Lee Woodruff | Posted 05.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Elderly, Dementia, Senior Citizens, Parenting, Mother's Day, Retirement, Sandwich Generation, Living News
Lee Woodruff

They call us the sandwich generation. Like many, I am pressed in the white-hot heat between parenting four children and caregiving for my aging parents. Sandwich? Phooey. I say we are the panini generation.

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Backwards Dinner

Stephanie Gertler | Posted 05.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Raising Children, Dessert, Cheese, Senior Citizens, Ice Cream, Bread, Children, Cooking, Family Dinners, Living News
Stephanie Gertler

The Backwards Dinner: Dessert first while I cooked with the newborn in the Snugli. There were many backwards dinners after that when 'dessert first' soothed them and bought me time.

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Dirty Bird Special: "Daily Show" Explores STDs & Senior Sex (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.11.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Daily Show, Senior Citizens, Jon Stewart Sex for Seniors, Senior Sex, Daily Show Senior Sex, Dirty Bird Special Daily Show, Jason Jones, The Daily Show Sex Seniors, Seniors STDs, Jason Jones Senior Sex, Daily Show Sex Seniors, Daily Show Senior Std, Daily Show Dirty Bird, Dirty Bird Special, Comedy News

Last year, the journal "Sexually Transmitted Infections" published a study that found that in less than ten years, STD rates more than doubled in the ...

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Pensions 2.0: A Better Plan for a Financially Secure Retirement?

Beth Shulman | Posted 04.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Baby Boomers, Senior Citizens, Social Security, Saving for Retirement, Retirement, Pensions, Real Estate, Retirement Plans, Business News
Beth Shulman

Unless we bolster Social Security and fix the private system for helping Americans save for retirement, workers of today face a very dark financial future in what used to be called the golden years.

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My Oscar Adventure -- 67 Movies in 9 Days

Lisa Nesselson | Posted 03.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Senior Citizens, Illiteracy, Palm Springs, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Academy Awards, Film Festivals, Palm Springs International Film Festival, The Nude Bridge, Foreign Language Academy Award, Oscars, Film Critics, Revanche, Award Season, Fipresci, Entertainment News
Lisa Nesselson

By Lisa Nesselson Esquire's popular feature "What Does it Feel Like?" has covered topics from the desirable ("What's It Like to Have Tantric Sex?")...

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Stump, the Geezer -- A Shaggy Dog Tale

Tom Alderman | Posted 03.15.2009 | Living

Read More: American Kennel Club, Stump Dog, Senior Citizens, Geezer, Academy Awards, Sussex Spaniel, Westminster Dog Show, Best-in-Show, Akc, Best-in-Breed, Living News
Tom Alderman

Geezers of America, rejoice. There's a new icon for you and his name is Stump -- Stump, the Dog, and he has validated your remarkable status.

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Democrats Fire a Shot on Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Reform

Mark Miller | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Medicare Prescription Drug, Senior Citizens, Medicare, Obama Health Care Reform, Politics News
Mark Miller

Are seniors about to get a new deal on prescription drugs from Washington?

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A Journey to Remember

Tamar Abrams | Posted 03.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Aging, Travel, Senior Citizens, Parenting, Children, Krakow, Emotion, New Zealand, Rome, Single Motherhood, Motherhood, Italy, Mothers, Maine, Jamaica, Emotions, Single Parents, Family Values, Poland, Traveling, Christmas, Moms, Love, Kayaking, Parenting Advice, Family, Living News
Tamar Abrams

My child's increasing self-reliance has given me the time to reflect on my parents' lives. I've always been grateful to have arrived at midlife with two vital parents who live nearby.

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The 10 Worst Walkers

Amanda ReCupido | Posted 01.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Walking, New York City, Tourists, Senior Citizens, City Walkers, Children, Sex and the City, Cities, Living News
Amanda ReCupido

If you live in New York City or any other urban metropolis, you've surely come across these great offenders: the bad walkers.

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Presidential Candidates Lack Long-Term View on Long-Term Care

Stuart Shapiro | Posted 11.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Senior Citizens, Health, Long-Term Care, Elderly Americans, Health Care, Healthcare, Living News
Stuart Shapiro

The case is clear: America is heading toward a fiscal tsunami. Surviving this wave will involve monumentally more than just shoring up the three key retirement pillars of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

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The Inspiration of Barack: Back to Message -- "Vote"

Qasim Basir | Posted 10.24.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Qasim Basir, Yes We Can, John McCain, Senior Citizens, Vote, Politics, Joe Biden, Election, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Education, Economy, War, Immigration, Entertainment News
Qasim Basir

I came to realize that I wrote these very scripts for the purpose of inspiring people to do their part and getting them back to the message.

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