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So off I went to Austria and Italy, and had a fabulous time. While in Austria we attended lectures at the University of Innsbruck and I found I loved being back in the classroom. That combined with all the workshops and programs I had been taking back home with other women, solidified the desire that had been lurking in the back of my mind, under my grief, the idea of going back to school....

How many times have you heard a woman say she put her own dreams on hold so she could take care of her family? Too often we put off working toward our dreams because “family comes first” or we feel that it would take too long, or that we will be too old once our “foundation” has been put in place. Maybe you had dreams of owning your own business—or of becoming an attorney,...

I am at my wits end today. I am stuck between The young people who think I should just lay down and die. How dare I,at my age try and get an education!! Then there are the older people who think that I am just being selfish to try and have a life. I should get a job, eny job,or stay home and babysit the grandkids. I was a skilled labor factory worker. Economy crisis got me to. I have enrolled in a...

ALICE HORNBAKER “Life After 50” column ON AIR wmkvfm.org and WMKVFM. 89.3 FM/Cincinnati 4-2-12 Hello again. This is Alice Hornbaker for wmkv 89.3 fm and wmkvfm.org streaming around the world in the Internet Mondays and Thursdays at 2:20 p.m. and Fridays at 8:50 a.m. and as a blog on growingbolder.com under blogs/life after 50/ajhornbaker and on Twitter, Facebook and...

To quote from the classic Christmas Carol, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”…only, it’s not. Not for many teens. For many, the beginning of each school year is a time of anxiety, stress, and fear. There are many potential obstacles that teenagers face as they enter the halls of learning. Will they be socially accepted? Will they make the team? Will I sit alone at...