MANSFIELD — Mansfield is one of the 11 best small cities for dentists with high student loan debt, according to a recent article by Student Loan Planner. Mansfield ranked ninth on the list that considered factors like the dentist population ratio, average dental salary, the value of every $100 per state, population and proximity to […]
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Tap group gives age 60-plus dancers a chance for fun, exercise & friendship
MANSFIELD — Penny Priess began dancing at age 4. She danced competitively and even opened up a studio. “It’s something I’ve done all my life,” she said. After retirement she found a tap dancing group for those over the age of 60, she knew she wanted to be a part of it. The Strut Your […]
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The Gray Q & A – S1, E3 — Looking forward
MANSFIELD — In July of last year my Dad was diagnosed with advanced, stage four cancer. In the span of a few hours he went from being a healthy and vigorous 77-year-old to one who needed a lot more help than he was used to accepting. Cancer changed everything for him and everyone who loves […]
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Finances, not lack of services, major factor for Richland County’s aging residents
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Richland Source Gray Matters team traveled to New York City on Oct. 24 for The New Old Age summit sponsored by The Atlantic. This was one of the topics covered at that convention. One of the things that occurred to me while attending The Atlantic’s New Old Age conference in New York City […]
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Part III: What cities can learn from West Sacramento’s age-friendly journey
EDITOR’S NOTE: A chance meeting last spring with officials from West Sacramento, California, led to a discussion on how a like-sized city to Mansfield, but in a different part of the country, is trying to improve the quality of life for its aging population. Today’s installment is the third in a three-part series on that question […]
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Part II: Steps toward age-friendliness in West Sacramento
EDITOR’S NOTE: A chance meeting last spring with officials from West Sacramento, California, led to a discussion on how a like-sized city to Mansfield, but in a different part of the country, is trying to improve the quality of life for its aging population. Today’s installment is the second in a three-part series on that […]
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Part I: How West Sacramento embraced age-friendliness
EDITOR’S NOTE: A chance meeting last spring with officials from West Sacramento, California, led to a discussion on how a like-sized city to Mansfield, but in a different part of the country, is trying to improve the quality of life for its aging population. Today’s installment is the first in a three-part series on that […]
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Artist draws on the gifts of age
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Richland Source Gray Matters team traveled to New York City on Oct. 24 for The New Old Age summit sponsored by The Atlantic. This was one of the topics covered at that convention. Previous stories from this series included: Futurist shares vision for valuing age in the workplace; The ‘Senior Intern’ and the intergenerational workplace; and […]
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Census Bureau data can help older Americans afford housing
When John Wilson became a King County, Washington assessor two years ago, housing affordability was headed in a downward spiral, especially for the county’s low-income senior citizens, the disabled and disabled veterans. To help older residents, the state provides a property tax exemption for homeowners over the age of 61 who are on fixed or […]