Maine Voices: Being old enough to understand the world is no bad thing

I’m about to be 92. A rise in ageism, or whatever you want to call it, has been bugging me for a long time.

Commentary: Increasingly diverse U.S. workplaces will force more employers to be flexible

Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are by now common across America. So far, too many have been rigid, poorly developed and prone to failure.

Maine Voices: Trail networks, while popular, aren’t for everybody

Maine is an aging state. My partner and I don’t believe we’re the only people who feel rail would be better than trail.

Commentary: Why Gov. Mills isn’t guaranteed the youth vote this November

Young Mainers are grappling with the toughest of choices: to leave or stay in the place we call home. 

Presentation on aging in Maine set for Skowhegan theater

Maine Voices: The long goodbye – my family, my father and Alzheimer’s

The disease’s progression tests our ties, but maybe a cure is in the pipeline so other families will not have to endure what we and many millions of others do each day.

Our View: Maine well placed to take lead in rooting out ageism

Our state has the highest median age in the nation (44.8 years). Our attitudes haven’t necessarily kept pace.

Council on Aging aims to end ageism in Maine in 10 years

Discrimination based on age is holding people back, diminishing health outcomes and hurting Maine's economy, the organization says.

‘Zombie’ cells emerge as central to the quest for active, vital old age

About 100 companies, plus academic teams, are exploring drugs to target cells that have stopped dividing.

Commentary: Wherever they call home, older Mainers deserve to safely age in place

Sunday is National Seniors Day, as good a time as any to learn about the many organizations advocating for our older residents.