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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Those who scam elderly are targeted
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey Scammers who convince older Minnesotans to send money to people they think they are helping are targeted by a new bill. These scams continue to be a growing problem ...
Posted on 3/5/13 at 7:14 PM
NDAD INSIGHTS On his final ride, Harold Ennis, 94, 'smiled all the way'
By Mike Brue On a pleasant August day this year, Harold Ennis got a good, long look at the miles of northwest North Dakota countrysidearound Tagus,the now-unincorporated North Dakotatown wher...
Posted on 12/17/12 at 11:02 PM
THE NEW FORTY Simple things...
They say simple things amuse simple people. I have concluded I am simple. I say this because the most minor of things can endlessly amuse me. While others may just see something and take it at face v...
Posted on 8/8/12 at 7:44 PM
REAL MONEY Financial Exploitation of Elders
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day recently focused on the increasing financial exploitation of the elderly population. Taking advantage of the elderly and vulnerable can come in two forms: Outside sour...
Posted on 6/25/12 at 7:00 AM
HEALTHBEAT Who's old? Not I
To someone in their teens or early 20s, anyone over 30 is old. When you're in your 40s, the 70s seem impossibly ancient. And when you're 70-something? Well, then it's the octogenarians who are old. W...
Posted on 4/30/12 at 11:51 AM
Last known World War I veteran dies at 110 
Florence Green was the last known surviving veteran of World War I. She was serving with the Women's Royal Air Force as a waitress at an air base in eastern England when the guns fell silent on Nov. 11, 1918. It was not until 2010 that she was officially recognized as a veteran after a researcher found her service record in Britain's National Archives.
By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless , February 07, 2012
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Hockey's Gordie Howe raises dementia awareness while feeling its effects
It's a personal cause for "Mr. Hockey," who's now 83. The disease killed Gordie Howe's wife Colleen in 2009 and is beginning to affect him. "He's a little bit worse than last year, but pretty close to about the same," son Marty Howe says. "He just loses a little bit more, grasping for words."
By Donna Spencer , February 02, 2012
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John Johnson, East Grand Forks, column: N.D. trails badly in disability/elderly law
Like African Americans before gaining their civil rights, people with disabilities and the elderly do not expect more than anybody else. They just to be treated with equality and respect.
North Dakota seriously lags behind the nation in providing that equality.
By John Johnson , January 08, 2012
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State: Faribault, Minn., dementia unit ignored resident's sex acts
Faribault, Minn., police are investigating the incidents - in which one male resident had sexual contact with six others in the memory-care unit - but no criminal charges have been filed.
By Christopher Snowbeck , December 09, 2011
Dramatic rises in rent push seniors out of N.D. Oil Patch
The influx of thousands of oil workers has created a severe housing shortage across the western part of the state. The result is that some rents now match or exceed prices in the nation's largest cities, with modest two-bedroom apartments commonly going for as much as $2,000.
By James MacPherson , November 14, 2011
Future Social Security benefits could be cut, taxes raised by proposed inflation measure
Just as 55 million Social Security recipients are about to get their first benefit increase in three years, Congress is looking at reducing future raises by adopting a new measure of inflation that also would increase taxes for most families — the biggest impact falling on those with low incomes.
By Stephen Ohlemacher , November 07, 2011
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Census analysis: Wealth cap between older, younger Americans widest on record
The typical U.S. household headed by a person age 65 or older has a net worth 47 times greater than a household headed by someone under 35, according to an analysis of census data released today -- more than double what it was in 2005.
By Hope Yen , November 07, 2011
UPDATE: Medicare costs to reduce Social Security increase
UPDATED 8:00 P.M.That didn't last long. About 55 million Social Security recipients will get their first increase in benefits next year since 2009 — a 3.6 percent raise. But higher Medicare premiums could erase part of it.
By Stephen Ohlemacher , October 19, 2011
Long past 'Killer' and 'Krusher' days, Stan Kowalski, 85, goes to mat for causes
The man who says he's met kings and dictators and was Ronald Reagan's guest at the president's California ranch is anything but bashful. And he's surely not the villain he once played in wrestling rings.
By Paul Levy , October 05, 2011
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Jamestown man, 82, holds intruder at gunpoint until police arrive
Police didn't identify the 26-year-old suspect, who was arrested on felony charges of criminal trespass and criminal mischief.
By Associated Press , September 30, 2011
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