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DON SPENCER Genteel and soft-spoken, 93-year old Don Spencer is still on the lookout for new things he wants to do. “When I find new opportunities,” he explains, “I’m willing to try them. And with most things I’ve tried, I’ve had the feeling that if I really make an effort, I can do it.” Among his undertakings has been a lifetime of civil rights activism in which, when...

JUNE EDWARDS Agrarian – Samaritan -- Nonagenarian Ninety-one years ago in rural South Dakota, a buoyant baby girl was born in a log cabin to a pioneering farming family. With a balanced sense of adventure and doggedness, June Slocum Edwards has engendered a long and fruitful life, although she insists that her fate has “simply unfurled.” Twenty-four years after leaving the city...

When you’re over the age of 65, a little fall can do more damage than most people realize. In fact, falls are the leading cause of injury-related hospital admissions among this age group. However, an injury is only one of the many possible consequences arising from a fall. Let’s start by looking at a few facts from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Falls are the...

Healthy Bones, Joints, Muscles, & More Generally for most people, health becomes more of an issue as they grow older. People try all sorts of things to get healthy or remain healthy such as taking medications, eating a nutritious diet, getting regular sleep, maintaining good hygiene, and trying to keep a positive attitude. Some of these tactics work, some do not, and some may do more harm than...

I just found the "Time Goes By" site a few days ago. It is written by and for bloggers over 50....

ALICE HORNBAKER “Life After 50” column ON AIR wmkvfm.org and WMKVFM. 89.3 FM/Cincinnati 3-26-12 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...

I changed the name of my S.O.S blog to The Elder Generation. This is the first paragraph of the...

ALICE HORNBAKER SHOW ON AIR WMKV 89.3 FM WMKVFM.ORG INTERNET WMKVSHOW 4-1-13 Hello again. This is Alice Hornbaker for WMKV 89.3 FM and wmkvfm.org streaming my column “Life after 50”around the world on the Internet Mondays and Thursdays at 2:20 p.m. and Fridays at 8:50 am. And as a blog on growingbolder.com, Facebook and Linkedin.com....

Growing Bolder Article Misconceptions About AgingPosted May 20, 2008, 12:50 pm Growing Bolder asks leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting our lives.Our question is: What Common Misconception About Aging Do You Wish You Could Dispel? Pat PacielloThe biggest misconception about aging is that you must give up your youthful...