Elder orphans: Planning for retirement alone
As her parents grew older, Carol Marak saw how they relied on their three children for care and knew that wouldn't be an option for her. Without a partner or...
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Retirement: Insurance for long-term care at home
The devastating impact of the coronavirus on residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities has reinforced a growing trend in the United States: the desire to remain at home...
Family finances: The sandwich generation squeezed further by the coronavirus
Things were hard enough for Jennifer Galluzzo before the pandemic hit. Four years ago, the full-time working mother of three became a full-fledged member of the "sandwich generation" when her...
These students are learning about fake news and how to spot it
Instead of dismissing both as fake news, the eighth graders know what questions to ask to tease out the nuances: Who put out the videos? What does each source have...
Retirement: Tips for dating later in life
At any age, dating is full of contradictions. It can boost your ego and deflate it. It can be fun and dismal. And dating as an older adult can be...
Retirement: Test-drive your retirement
The idea of test-driving retirement — whether by cutting living expenses or staying for a few weeks at a potential retirement destination — makes sense to a lot of people....
LIVING UNDER A RADIOACTIVE TIME BOMB
In the center of a rural town called Kyshtym, a digital sign flashes the time, the temperature and one more piece of information: The radiation level. Two years ago, residents...