01 September 2010
Bikers raise funds to fight against cancer, help other causes By Beth Emley It would be easy to join a motorcycle riding group just to ride, or just to give money to a charity without really doing anything. Not so for the Conesus Lake Riders, who have been together since 1949 and also have a long history of [...]
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01 September 2010
Throughout our lives, we constantly face financial risks and challenges. Retirement, unfortunately, does not cut us any slack. The single-largest change impacting our “golden years” is the evolving replacement of defined-benefit pensions with defined-contribution 401(k) and other similar employer tax-deferred savings plans. This is not all bad. Such a change favors folks who work for a number [...]
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01 September 2010
…however, I like active living much better than I hate working out at the gym or exercising Hank owns a family operated ski resort in New Hampshire but spends his winters in Florida. Thirty years ago he had a ski accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down—he couldn’t even wiggle his fingers. Gradually Hank regained [...]
Posted in 55+ Columns, Golden Years, Health/Fitness0 Comments
01 September 2010
Understanding the variety of long-term care insurance The opportunity to have “the best”, whether it is the best car, best home, best education or best job has always been the American dream. Knowing you have done the very best for yourself or your family produces that sigh of relief and peace of mind. The goal of having “the [...]
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01 September 2010
Many of us have fallen prey to the mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase One of my students this past semester turned in an opinion paper where she had intended to say, “From the get go, it was obvious that the speaker was going to tell it like it is with no holds barred.” What she wrote, [...]
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01 September 2010
Head of Rochester OASIS talks about what makes her program great for those who want to learn, stay active By Mike Costanza Under her leadership, Rochester OASIS has grown from an educational non-profit with a membership of just over 1,800 to one that counts about 8,500 on its rolls. In the fall trimester alone, about 1,300 members [...]
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