The Tomb of the Unknowns (also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier) is a monument dedicated to American service members who have died without their remains being identified. Q. How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the Tomb of the Unknowns? A. 21 steps alludes to 21 gun salute, the highest honor given any [...]
If you’re over fifty and looking for work, chances are you are a highly skilled, experienced professional. Here are some Baby Boomer job-search tips to help you take control. 1. What do you want? Don't go after the same type of job you just left unless it’s exactly what you want to do. Take time to do research and assess [...]
By: Leslie Conway, Well•Spring Navy Veteran B.E. Vaughn of High Point helped bring history alive to a class of students at the Navy Museum. Leslie Conway served as guardian for Greensboro's Wilfrid (Bill) Urban, veteran of four battles in the War in the Pacific. On April 16, I, along with Well•Spring staff members Barbara Adams, Allison Munroe-Lyles and Alan [...]
Diane Wurzinger, who has coordinated the annual North Carolina Conference on Aging since its inception in 2002, has directed many of the IOA’s highly successful programs. When she joined the Institute in 1999, she brought an extensive office/administrative background, gained through more than 25 years of experience. She coordinated the Senior Leadership Program, as well as symposia, lectures, seminars and [...]
Bill Lamb, a key figure in the annual NC Conference on Aging, retired from the Institute on Aging in November. The UNC Institute on Aging (IOA) was a fledgling when Bill Lamb joined the staff in 2000. He had just retired as Chief of Planning for the Division of Aging after 30 years in the NC Department of Health and [...]
Justus “Jud” Ammons (right), Raleigh developer and philanthropist, with son David Ammons, CEO of Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community Raleigh real estate developer and philanthropist Justus “Jud” Ammons will be inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame on Monday, October 17, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. at the Raleigh Convention Center. From a childhood sharecropping in the North Carolina mountains, Ammons [...]
By: Richard Stradling, Raleigh News and Observer Dick Hatch and Jennifer Woody (NC Falls Prevention Coalition) check Raleigh’s sidewalk “walkability.” When Dick Hatch navigated his walker down the Oberlin Baptist Church driveway onto the city sidewalk Thursday morning, it didn’t take him long to find trouble. The sidewalk was narrow, cracked and partially blocked by a flowering bush growing around [...]
John Thompson, current Speaker of the Senior Tar Heel Legislature, was also selected this year to participate in the Senior Leadership Initiative program, sponsored by the UNC Institute on Aging. John retired after 34 years with the federal government, most recently with the Defense Contract Management Agency in Washington, DC. He and his wife, Cynthia, chose to retire to coastal [...]
Harry Dolan was Chief of Police in Grand Rapids, MI, before his appointment as Chief of Police in Raleigh in 2007. As people grow older, their chances of being victims of crime decrease dramatically. But a lifetime of experience, coupled with the physical problems associated with aging, often make older Americans fearful. Although they’re on the lookout constantly for physical attack [...]
Many seniors have expressed an interest in the introduction of the Congressional Reform Act of 2010 which probably would have been strongly endorsed by those who drafted the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The Founding Fathers believed that serving in Congress is an honor not a career. They envisioned citizen legislators, who would serve their terms, then go home [...]
