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Professionals address elder bullying Boomer consumers warrant courting Journal writing courses help uncover memories Kennebunkport Festival 2013 offers food, wine, art Bay State woman enriching lives of foster kids Today’s kids sharing everything with parents How to prepare for old age care Exhibit brings back memories of national crisis
 

Professionals address elder bullying

Elders throughout the United States lose an estimated $2.6 billion dollars or more annually due to elder financial abuse and exploitation.

Boomer consumers warrant courting

As they have at every previous stage of their lives, boomers will continue to profoundly change the lifestyle, consumer and career models from what they had been before.

Journal writing courses help uncover memories

Quinlan learned how to make her writing group participants feel comfortable discussing events from their lives that they had perhaps never previously revealed.

Kennebunkport Festival 2013 offers food, wine, art

The chef roster includes James Beard Award Winners Sam Hayward, Rob Evans and Relais & Chateaux Grand Chef Barbara Lynch as well as top chefs from Maine’s most acclaimed restaurants including Natalie’s at the Camden Harbour Inn, David’s Opus 10, and Zapoteca.

Bay State woman enriching lives of foster kids

“We felt it would be much better if many, many more people in their communities were stepping up to the plate and becoming resources to kids.”

Today’s kids sharing everything with parents

By the age of 18, Teresa Carson was married; by 21, she was pregnant with her son, Robert. “I grew up in a small town in the Midwest and that was what you did,” said Teresa Carson, 50, of Worcester.

How to prepare for old age care

Ideally, people would have long-term friends they can comfortably rely on not only for social friendship, but to assist them in time of need, especially when it comes to health emergencies.

Exhibit brings back memories of national crisis

David Davis remembers that November 1963 weekend as clearly as if it happened last month. “I remember everything,” said Davis, 60, of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the events that followed.

Facebook posters nasty to oldsters

24 May 2013

I am a Facebook user. Mostly I post for this publication’s page. Occasionally I share a photo or two of my cats or peruse the pages of high school classmates and long lost friends. Facebook appeals to my nosey nature.

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Uganda offers a different kind of life

24 May 2013

Enjoying a hot shower, buying meat at a market or strolling through a village may seem like commonplace occurrences. But in the African country of Uganda, these experiences are likely to be unlike life as you’re used to living it.

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Mutual Funds: Are you paying too much in fees?

24 May 2013

It’s easy to overlook what’s important when it comes to saving money. Many people would sooner clip a coupon for shampoo than review the expenses they’re paying to invest in mutual funds.

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Decorating: Make rental space your own

24 May 2013

Landlords often want their white walls to stay white. Many won’t let you do even the most minor construction. Some even ask renters not to nail anything to the walls.

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Dementia tops cancer, heart disease in cost

24 May 2013

Dementia is among the most costly diseases to society, and we need to address this if we’re going to come to terms with the cost to the Medicare and Medicaid system.

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No one fix to slow hospital readmission epidemic

24 May 2013

More than 1 million Americans wind up back in the hospital only weeks after they left for reasons that could have been prevented — a revolving door that for years has seemed impossible to slow.

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