Articles tagged: aging
Experts in Ann Arbor say making communities livable for aging population benefits everyone
Posted: Feb 28, 2013When the first baby boomers turned 65 on New Year's Day in 2011, Karen Kafantaris says it was the symbolic beginning of the greatest demographic shift in the nation's history. Read more »
Are Michigan communities ready for an aging population? Conference in Ann Arbor raises questions
Posted: Feb 20, 2013A statewide conference being held Feb. 28 in Ann Arbor will explore the questions surrounding whether Michigan is ready to meet the needs of a rapidly aging population. Are city planners and public officials prepared ... Read more »
Ann Arbor named 7th best small city in U.S. for successful aging
Posted: Jul 31, 2012Public transportation, multiple universities and strong health care systems have propelled Ann Arbor on to a list of the best cities to age successfully. Read more »
Column: Define your senior years by not letting your age define you
Posted: Jun 09, 2012Editor's note: Robert Faber writes occasional columns for AnnArbor.com about aging, politics and other issues. The most common complaint of my contemporaries — aside from arthritis and memory loss and failing sight and hearing — ... Read more »
Column: A changed world for seniors
Posted: Jan 29, 2012Editor's note: Robert Faber writes occasional columns for AnnArbor.com about aging, politics and other issues. The world, it is a'changing. We all know that. We’ve seen it ourselves and we had it verified by the ... Read more »
Column: Old age - the start of something new
Posted: Jan 01, 2012Most seniors have learned a lot in the seven or eight decades they had spent building their futures, but some of those lessons no longer apply. It used to be that one good way of relieving our financial burdens, for example, was to work longer hours or change jobs, but that doesn’t work too well for those of us in our 80s. Even buying cheap start-up stock in some future “Yahoo” or “Google” is appealing, but being unable to reap the rewards of those investments for the 10 to 15 years it will take those companies to grow does tend to throw a damper on the project. Read more »
Column: In which I discover the senior menu at Denny's
Posted: Nov 30, 2011OK, it has finally happened; I ordered a meal from the "Senior" menu at Denny's.I know. Since my 60th birthday earlier this year, I gave up my ski boat to spend more time on the ... Read more »
COLUMN: Eight decades later: Finding something to look forward to in the last stage of life
Posted: Nov 27, 2011Editor's note: Robert Faber writes occasional columns for AnnArbor.com about aging, politics and other issues. It was Aesop, the ancient Teller of Tales, who first identified the Seven Stages of Man as childhood through old ... Read more »
COLUMN: We all should share in both the sacrifices and rewards of this great country
Posted: Sep 17, 2011Editor's note: Robert Faber writes occasional columns for AnnArbor.com about aging, politics and other issues. I was too young at the time of the Great Depression to understand what was happening, but it was clear ... Read more »
COLUMN: Optimism sometimes means foolishly playing against the odds
Posted: Sep 04, 2011I have always been a little lax on logic, relying instead on a combination of instinct and hope -- which is a great formula for disaster. I realize, for example, that investments should be based on a careful evaluation of the likelihood of success, or by balancing the estimated return against the risks... Read more »
COLUMN: Our endangered legacy as a nation
Posted: Aug 27, 2011Editor's note: Robert Faber writes occasional columns for AnnArbor.com about aging, politics and other issues. One of the notable features of aging is our tendency to examine the past with eyes firmly (if falsely) focused ... Read more »
COLUMN: In the end: Who are you calling old?!
Posted: Aug 02, 2011Editor’s Note: This post is part of a series from Our Values about core American Values. Dr. Wayne Baker is away this week and has invited Our Values guest columnist Terry Gallagher to discuss this ... Read more »
COLUMN: Using the mind to build the body as you age
Posted: Jul 23, 2011A good mental workout -- whether bridge or chess or crossword puzzles or Sudoku or any other games to exercise the mind -- is now recognized as mentally stimulating and hugely effective in avoiding or delaying age-related dementia. Read more »
Column: Our aging selves and nation: Who are we and what do we want?
Posted: Jul 03, 2011As youngsters we were generally so focused on ourselves, on the routine trivia of our emerging lives, that we had little time or interest in examining the conditions of our larger society. With age and ... Read more »
Column: Retirement years offer promise of a great new life
Posted: Jun 19, 2011Editor’s note: This is another in a series of occasional columns by long-time Ann Arbor resident Robert Faber on what he describes as his most recently acquired area of expertise - growing old. It was ... Read more »
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