Visionary teacher inspires kids to write from the heart
Edith Harwood, a new kind of vision specialist, volunteers Friday afternoons at Lincoln School guiding sixth graders in creative writing without grades or critiques. She reads poetry, shares personal stories, and encourages imagination over rote learning, aiming to help children see beyond the obvious and express their own truths.
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Edith Harwood
Nancy Gipple
Lincoln School
Harwood
Mrs. Harwood
Julie Davis
Eric Good
Happiness After 65 A Guide to Contentment and Faith
Charles Willming reflects on finding happiness after sixty five through listening, writing, and faith. He recalls lessons from his Christian upbringing, the value of work, and the idea that God works all things for good. He stresses adjusting to retirement, seeking inner strength, and finding beauty amid life’s plateaus.
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Charles Willming
Paul
Old age wisdom for happiness and purpose
Vera Buchanan notes that age is a state of mind not years. She cites 85 year olds and 60 year olds differently, urges friendliness and alertness to world news, health, rest, and exercise, and stresses the value of adaptability and carrying burdens with faith to keep life full and purposeful.
Happiness as a lifelong journey with faith and companionship
Minnie Knupp describes happiness as contentment with loved ones and daily health, shared travel and beauty, and the art of living. She notes aging brings inactivity but faith in God provides comfort, presence, and protection in night and day, a final blessing.
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God
Age and ageism in public life and productivity
A discussion on when middle age ends and old age begins, arguing that age 65 is not a limit to productivity. Citing Michelangelo, Verdi, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Colonel Harland Sanders, the piece stresses that older individuals remain valuable contributors and that society should value the elderly as capable builders and leaders. It quotes Sen. Edward Kennedy and Rep. Morris Udall on aging as a resource and golden years as a new life plateau.
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Michelangelo
Sistine Chapel
Verdi
Eleanor Roosevelt
Harland Sanders
Sen
Edward Kennedy
National Council On the Aging
Retirement philosophy: people fuel happiness and purpose
The author argues retirement should center on engaging with people and goals rather than inactivity. He recalls a friend who retired to sit and died within months, then reflects on his own shift from a demanding sales role to volunteering and collaborating with others. The key message: plan ahead, stay active, and find joy in helping others.
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Noah Webster
Chicago
Browning Quote on Aging and Hope for Life’s Peak
A reflective Browning line urges growing old together with enduring hope, saying the best is yet to be and life’s last phase outshines the first. This terse quotation frames aging as a shared, uplifting journey.
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Sheilah Klapp
Washington
New England
John Burroughs
Paula Farris
Lincoln
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By Louise Luchterhand
By Elizabeth McClung
Vera Buchanan
Minnie Knupp
Percy Holder
Morton Puner
Morris Udall
NCOA
America
Robert Browning
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