Running marathons with my father
My father’s mantra has always been, “No one can run 26.2 miles. It’s impossible.” He ran his first marathon more 30 years ago, before I was born. Still it was a message that he, Dr. Terry Jones of Springfield, now 60, repeated countless times throughout my childhood – even as I watched him run the…
Retirement planning SOS
Emily Brandon, 34, a senior editor at U.S. News & World Report, knows far more about retirement issues than most people twice her age. She has spent the past 10 years writing about retirement programs, savings and related topics for the magazine. She began such coverage when working for Consumer Reports during the launch of…
Never stop learning
There’s plenty going on for area seniors these days, with more all the time. Every month, hundreds of active, imaginative seniors meet to eat, explore interesting places in and around Springfield, play sports, travel and much more. They are the members and friends of Lincoln Land Community College’s Academy of Lifelong Learning (A.L.L.), and they’re…
Normal sex life as we age? It’s complicated.
There’s no one right answer for women who wonder if their sex life is normal in their midlife years, and there are Pittsburgh doctors who say they can prove it. In an attempt to go beyond surveys of the sex lives of women in their 40s and 50s, physician Holly Thomas, women’s health researcher at…
Seniors just want to have fun
Winter Holiday Floral ShowDec 15-21, 12-4 Mon-Fri, 12-5 Sat-Sun. Stunning display of poinsettias, tropical plants and decorated evergreens. Free. Springfieldparks.org. Washington Park Botanical Garden Exhibit Hall, 1740 W. Fayette Ave., 546-4116. Breakfast Optimist ClubDec 16, 23, 30, Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, Feb 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar 3, 10, 7am. Every Friday. Visitors welcome.…
