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I knew I wanted to be married to her forever — but 72 years and counting?...
Editor’s note: This is the original, unabridged version of the letter Frank Roberson shared with us. The shorter version appears in Saturday’s paper. The Robersons, on their wedding day 72 years ago...
View ArticleSearching for a job after retirement is too difficult
Had I known when I accepted an early retirement package (after 30 years) that it would be this difficult to enter back into the workforce, I would not have left my job until I couldn’t drive myself...
View ArticleThere are other interpretations of the study that concluded seniors can ward...
Re: “Work may ward off dementia — French study shows retirement delay cuts risk of mental decline,” Tuesday news story. It’s outrageous that this front page article infers a causal relationship...
View ArticleThree cheers to my aunt’s generous neighbor, reporter Sherry Jacobson and the...
1 To my aunt’s generous neighbor — My 92-year-old aunt is very independent and lives by herself, down to doing her own yardwork using a push mower. Picture this: She has her blue jeans, denim shirt...
View ArticlePro and con: Sen. Ted Cruz needs to keep his hands off of Obamacare; Cruz...
ACA offers hope to many Re: “Cruz pushes hard to defund health law — Risk a government shutdown over issue, he urges divided GOP,” Thursday news story. Sen. Ted Cruz calls for us to rise up. Well, I’m...
View ArticleWhy employers need older workers
Re: “It’s a challenging job market for over-55 set — Obstacles include age stereotypes, technology and salary expectations,” Sunday news story. Your article exposes the age discrimination takes place...
View ArticleThree cheers to Paul Quinn College President Michael Sorrell, to grateful...
1 To the president of Paul Quinn College — Re: “Walking in their shoes — I’m in school and working as most students are, Michael Sorrell says,” Thursday Viewpoints. I continue to be impressed by...
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Labor Day: Older workers want and deserve employment; Kudos to hard-working...
Construction crew, Juan Yanez, left, operates a concrete saw at a construction site for a trolley extension to the existing line on McKinney on Aug. 14; center background is his co-worker Francisco...
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Taste aside, at least today’s music fans aren’t racist
Singer Miley Cyrus and Mike WiLL Made arrive at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, at the Barclays Center in New York. (AFP/Getty) visit site to read more]
View ArticleTexas Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson’s $152,500 salary was more than enough
Re: “Low pay for state’s acclaimed chief justice may have high cost — It will be a huge loss if he decides to return to private practice, peers say,” Aug. 31 Business story. If this article was meant...
View ArticleWe must change our definition of retirement to include more involvement in...
Re: “Wanting, deserving labor” by Ed Kominski, Monday Letters. Not only is Kominski right about the treatment of elderly workers, our culture’s entire response to retirement fails to attend to the...
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Respect your older Oak Cliff neighbors who stayed during integration — they...
Two boys snatch at bead necklaces during the Oak Cliff Mardi Gras Parade on Davis Street in February . (File) visit site to read more]
View ArticleSocial security number as Medicare ID is a security risk to seniors
Re: “Medical identity theft a fast-growing danger,” Tuesday Business story. How can the older person expect to have any privacy at all in the medical community when your Medicare ID is your social...
View ArticleVoter ID law is a hardship — just ask my 89-year-old mother-in-law
My wife took her 89-year-old mother to DPS Plano to get her required voter suppression, I’m sorry, photo ID card. They were to be open on Saturday only for that. Surprise; she must first get a Texas...
View ArticlePro and con: The GOP is killing itself; Obama hates vets
GOP killing itself Ted Cruz, John Boehner and their pals in Congress have succeeded in making it a certainty that no one from their party will ever win the White House again. At best, the GOP will be...
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Reality check: North Texas hunger looks just like you
Volunteers set out bowls during North Texas Food Bank's 14th Annual Empty Bowls at the Meyerson in March, where donors pay $35 in advance or $45 at the door to enjoy soups, breads and desserts...
View ArticleThere is no shortage of quality job candidates — take a look at 50-and-up...
Re: “America is barely a C student — Gap extends far beyond school and technology to literacy,” Oct. 9 news story. (Read story here) Last week I was watching a commentary roundtable on CNN where the...
View ArticleLimerick: Delayed retirement — Husbands return to ‘safehouse’
After quittin’ he’s bout like a mouse, In submittin’ his clout to his spouse. So it’s less about money-dues, Than stressin’ the honey-do’s, That’s gettin’ him out of the … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleReflections on Nolan Ryan’s retirement from the Texas Rangers
We have seen it many times. Outstanding athletes stay too long in their sports careers, and their later performance brings discomfort to their legendary status. Could the same be true with sports...
View ArticleLimerick: Secretary stealing wealth with inhuman nervousness
Obamacare’s Colonel was tryin’, With promises skirtin’ and lyin, As she trashed hypothetical, On rationing medical, As long as we’re workin’ on dyin’. But is sending our charts to Sebelius, Like...
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