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MARCH/APRIL 2014
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Living
Well
A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR YOUR GENERATION
March/April 2014
LivingWell50+ is now DIGITAL:
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“That Little Road” Opened the Way West
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FOOD DUDE
Go With the Grains
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MARCH / APRIL 2014
VOL. 10 ISSUE 1
ENTERTAINMENT • HEALTH • BARGAINS • LIFESTYLE
There’s More to Casinos Than Just Gambling
Second Chances Abound at New Opportunity School
50 YEARS AGO…
First Ford Mustang Rolls Off Assembly Line
Growing Herbs
TRAVEL: Surprising Silver Dollar City
GARDENING
Glorious Gladiolas, Delightful Dahlias, Luscious Lilies
Annual GAP Conference Set for March 20
FINANCIAL: Comparing Credit Unions and Banks
celebrate
SPRING
CALENDAR
SENIOR SERVICES DIRECTORY
How to Have a Strategy for Better
Communication in the Second Half of Life
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Golf Gets You Going
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Best Friends Move to Bridgepointe
WRITERS
STAFF
Angela S. Hoover
Jean Jeffers
Frank Kourt
Jamie Lober
Abby Malik
Lisa M. Petsche
Sandra W. Plant
Jan Ross
CJ Sebastian
Doris Settles
Martha Evans Sparks
editor/staff writer
STAFF WRITERS:
PERSON OF INTEREST
Late Life Success: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Eldercrafters Program Promotes Socializations
Regular Recreation Benefits Seniors
Are You Ready? Disaster preparedness essential
50 YEARS AGO… Unmanned Gemini 1 Launched
Tanya Tyler
John Brokamp
publisher
Janet Roy
director of creative services
Brian Lord
sales manager
Kim Blackburn
sales representative
John Hoffeld
sales representative
THE MORE THINGS CHANGE: Let There Be Light
FROM THE
EDITOR
Dear Friends,
If you watch any TV these
days, you’re sure to learn some
new and interesting words.
Polar vortex. Twitter. Selfie.
Twerking.
Each generation has its own slang and each
generation creates new things that need new names.
Tanya Tyler • [email protected]
It’s intriguing to study the evolution of language and
to see how words change over time. For instance,
“awful,” derived from the words “awe” and “full,” used
to mean something that was amazing. Now it means
something that’s not very pleasant.
One of the best ways to stay Living Well 50 Plus
is to study new things, such as a language or an
instrument. Hop on the Internet and research
different topics or start discovering your genealogy.
See what you can find out about the slang of ages.
Never stop learning!
But do stop twerking.
Tanya