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As we welcome in the New Year, lets hope 2008 will bring with it meaningful change in the way America deals with its aging population. Dylan said it first but it’s never been truer than now: “The times they are a-changin.” A social revolution is about to unfold and I couldn’t be happier about it. I’m tired of being marginalized and ignored by the thirty-something’s who think they...

Registration for the 19th Annual Polk Senior Games begins January 3. The Games, scheduled for February 26 – March 13, 2011, offer a two-week series of 92 Olympic-style events in 34 athletic and recreational sports. They attract over 2,600 men and women, 50 and over, with a variety of skills - the serious competitor, the fun at heart, the seasoned athlete, the late bloomer, and the physically...

Recession hurts most when you are Married to an Unmotivated Man By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach; With Linda Riley, LMFT & Certified Sex Therapist Right now you know a woman working at least two jobs, (not counting parenting children and running a household), who is married to an unmotivated man. It may be a co-worker, a sister, a...

Strategies to Survive Holiday Stress By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Have you ever wondered why traditional holidays are so stressful? Instead of being called the ‘most wonderful time of the year,’ it seems that we should rename it to be more accurately called the ‘most difficult time of the year’. I believe you can break the pattern of...

Money, Money, Money… Money makes the world go… ‘round??? Recently I heard...

Dangers of Media “Riptides” Positive steps to protect kids from negative media exposure By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor, Certified Life Coach & Author If you live near an ocean, you know about riptides, which are highly dangerous currents that can rip your legs out from under you and sweep you out into the ocean depths in a matter of seconds. If you try to fight the current,...