Growing Bolder Community

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...

After making her obligatory phone call to butthead, Frannie sinks her toes into the day old, half-eaten ham and pineapple pizza that is on the floor, and it feels good; really good. She likes the feeling so much that she dips her other foot in, and giggles. She then walks across the cream colored living room carpet and loves the way the marinara sauce lights it up. Wow! It pops! Nothing compares...

There seems to be a recurring theme when it comes to murder, especially when children are involved. In cases of filicide, when a parent unceremoniously ends the life of their own child -- or children, questions are raised about why no one saw it coming. Certainly, we heard it over and over during the course of three years, from July 15, 2008 through the trial and sentencing of Casey Marie Anthony....

Well, I just got back from a most wonderful 2 weeks away 'on tour' and I must say I am tired and still reeling from all the events! All 3 concerts were a real joy to do. The St. Paul United Church of Christ and the MCC of Greater St. Louis were more than gracious and generous. I want to thank all who got these two...