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Older, Wiser, and Now Valued
Source: The Gazette (Montreal)
Original Source After retiring from a career with the Steinberg's grocery chain, Gérard Bréhin took a long break from the workforce. But a few years ago, he started scouting around for opportunities. He was looking for a new challenge and contact with people, but not…
Resource type: News
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Embracing History to Make History
Source: Clark College / Plus 50 Initiative
Clark College, one of five U.S. mentor colleges in the new Plus 50 Initiative, welcomes educational leaders with a visit to Fort Vancouver and a focus on history, tourism and second careers for older workers VANCOUVER, Wash. A visit to Fort Vancouver may result in…
Resource type: News
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Economy hitting elderly especially hard
Source: MSNBC
Bankruptcies soar as retirees, agencies struggle to keep up with rising costs Original Source by Alex Johnson Bob Emily put in an honest day's labor every day of his life. I worked for the railroad, for the town marshal, security, bars, Sealy down here, UPS,…
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Workers using law to fight back on ageism
Source: Irish Examiner
by Caroline O'Poherty WORKERS spurned by ageist employers are fighting back with anti-discrimination law. Age discrimination is now the most common reason employees seek help from the Equality Authority to force bosses to comply with the Employment Equality Act. Niall Crowley, chief executive of the…
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Will Employers Want Aging Boomers?
Less well-educated baby boomers who seek to work into their retirement years in the United States may need assistance from the government through policy changes, according to this report by the Urban Institute. Author(s): Gordon Mermin, Richard W. Johnson, Eric ToderPermanent Link: http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=411705 The nonpartisan Urban…
Resource type: News
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Who Wants to Retire Later? (Don't Laugh)
Source: The New York Times
Original Source Off the Shelf By HARRY HURT III WORK longer and retire later? The very idea sounds depressing, especially to overworked, underpaid, aging baby boomers like me. But we may have no choice if we want to avoid a precipitous decline in our accustomed…
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Work past retirement age? Avoid pitfalls, penalties
Source: New York Newsday
Original Source BY MARK MILLER Tribune Media Services So you're getting ready to retire, but think you'll want to keep working in some fashion after you leave. Maybe you'll downshift to a part-time position with your former employer, or do some consulting. Congratulations on making…
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Older Workers Find 'Encore Careers' Helping Others
Source: U.S. News
18 Jun 2008 Original Source The most common jobs for people who work after age 65 are in the retail industry. But a survey released today says that baby boomers are changing that stereotype by finding jobs that not only pay the bills but provide…
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Life's second act, with purpose and a plan
Source: The Oregonian
A program called Life by Design aims to help aging adults move forward Original Source by Nikole Hannah-Jones Betsy Radigan became a widow at 49 and realized that she didn't know what to do with the rest of her life. Since she'd been married, all…
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Strengthen grassroots press at community Ground Zero
Source: Business Day (South Africa)
Original Source By Graeme Addison CRITICISM has been levelled at sections of the press - notably the Daily Sun and Sapa - for racially tinged reporting that allegedly fanned the fires of xenophobia. The accusation rests on the semantic bias of terms such as aliens…
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