By Gary Geyer
 
Baby Boomers are more prone to committing suicide than any generation before them. To make matters scarier, boomers are approaching their senior years facing a fact that seniors have the highest suicide rate of any age group (and that rate grows even higher as we get older).
Those over 65 represent about […]

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By Gary Geyer
 
This is not one of those ‘look him in the eye and give him a firm handshake, go back to school and learn new skills, hire a professional to rewrite your resume’ type articles.
After 50, the chances of you landing an advertised job is next to zero. Apply if you want […]

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By Gary Geyer
If you think growing old can be tough, try doing it in a prison.
One segment of the 50+ population that is seldom mentioned in stories about our so-called golden years involves those who face the fact that they will most likely spend the remainder of their lives behind bars.
Prison conditions, especially […]

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By Kim Kirmmse Toth
 
What is one of a boomer woman’s worst nightmares? Being a ‘bag lady.’ Have you ever worried about that? Even if it’s not to that extreme, it is not unusual for a woman to worry about her financial future.
 
Here are some tips on what not to do:

Expect an inheritance
Expect your […]

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By Ray Hatfield
Everything you are doing to land a job is probably wrong.
This is not one of those ‘look him in the eye and give him a firm handshake, go back to school and learn new skills, hire a professional to rewrite your resume’ type articles.
After 50, the chances of you landing an advertised job […]

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By Kim Kirmmse Toth
Empty Nest Syndrome is a feeling of great loss or sadness when a child leaves home to go to college or just to get out on their own.
If you are the child’s mother or mother figure, you may experience a true sense of loss, loneliness or even worthlessness. You may feel your […]

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First National Survey of LGBT Boomers Highlights
Unique Care giving, Late-Life Planning Concerns
SAN FRANCISCO — A recent report offers an unprecedented snapshot of the concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) baby boomers in the United States as they deal with current care-giving responsibilities and make plans for their own needs in later life. […]

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Here’s an anonymous letter we received about older women dating younger men. What do you think?
To the Editor:
Men who are more than 10 years younger than a woman are usually dating the woman for money and other advantages. I can speak quite frankly from experience. My mother who is widowed is dating a man 24 […]

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By Roy Klein
 
Political correctness, in general, has gone too far. For the most part, at our age you’d think we’d lighten up and stop being so sensitive about every little thing. I mean, a bald guy is a bald guy. Calling him “follically challenged” is just stupid. And a jerk is a jerk. Let’s not […]

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By Dennis Martin Altman

“Cultural imperialism” is a term used by sociologists to identify the effect of all the media exported, mainly by the United States, which seep into other cultures.
We’ve all heard news stories about cultural imperialism.
Here’s how they go: some reporter spots a David Beckham, or Madonna, or Denzel Washington […]

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