I’m about to be 92. A rise in ageism, or whatever you want to call it, has been bugging me for a long time.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: The retirement age should not be raised
Raising the retirement age would remove a lot of financial pressure felt by Congress. For the average American, it would be disastrous.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Was isolation a factor in Monterey Park shooting?
Loneliness and disconnection are no small matters for a rapidly aging population. The depression that results often goes undiagnosed and untreated.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Increasingly diverse U.S. workplaces will force more employers to be flexible
Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are by now common across America. So far, too many have been rigid, poorly developed and prone to failure.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Chocolate, gin and cats: An octogenarian on growing old gracefully
In ‘The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly,’ Margareta Magnusson explains her secrets to a full life. But is there anything Swedish about it?
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Trail networks, while popular, aren’t for everybody
Maine is an aging state. My partner and I don’t believe we’re the only people who feel rail would be better than trail.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Osteoporosis is a public health crisis. It doesn’t have to be
Bone scans allow us to take better control of our health. So why are they so hard to access?
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden, turning 80 Sunday, joins growing ranks of octogenarians who still work
A person’s chronological age matters less than their biological age – how well their bodies and brains are functioning, experts say.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Why Gov. Mills isn’t guaranteed the youth vote this November
Young Mainers are grappling with the toughest of choices: to leave or stay in the place we call home.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: The long goodbye – my family, my father and Alzheimer’s
The disease’s progression tests our ties, but maybe a cure is in the pipeline so other families will not have to endure what we and many millions of others do each day.