Dear Barb, I’ve heard there are mood-boosting benefits from owning a pet when you are in your 50s and 60s. Is this true? I am alone but not lonely. Open to a furry friend Dear Open, Most of us have heard about the benefits of a dog to calm a child or an elderly person.
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Traditionally, we tend to think of aspiring entrepreneurs as young professionals with decades of potential ahead of them and energy to spare. However, judging by current trends, perhaps it’s time for this outdated notion to be refreshed. According to recent estimates, nearly a quarter of new entrepreneurs fall between the ages of 55 and 64.
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Few have heard of the CRB—the American-led Commission for Relief in Belgium. For nearly 10 million Belgians and northern French facing imminent starvation behind German lines in World War I, the CRB was life-saving. With the indomitable help of young, idealistic Americans, the CRB was responsible for initiating, organizing, and supervising the largest food relief
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Frank Dacca, 70, is hanging up his robe as a Pierce County District Court judge. Dacca announced he won’t run for re-election this fall for the seat he has held since 2004. Raised on his parents’ vegetable farm in Fife, Dacca graduated from Fife High School and the University of Washington and served in the
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