Top News from Today's "Boomiverse"
A Looming Boom of Doom
www.sptimes.com
Overview: “Kathleen Casey-Kirschling is the raindrop that will start a flood. Recognized as the first baby boomer because of her birth date - one second after midnight on Jan. 1, 1946 - Casey-Kirschling said she will apply for her Social Security check soon (she's eligible for the early benefit beginning in January), USA Today reported. Following her into retirement over the next two decades will be 80-million more boomers born between 1946 and 1964 who will put an unprecedented strain on Social Security and Medicare.”
http://www.sptimes.com/2007/10/12/Opinion/A_looming_boom_of_doo.shtml
Boomers More Likely to Vote, Less Likely to See Selves as Liberal
Karlene Lukovitz
www.publications.mediapost.com
Overview: “The most recent survey results from Mediamark Research Inc. (MRI) relating to Baby Boomers may not thrill liberal political candidates.”
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=69071
Sounding an Alarm About Hearing
Michael Amsel
www.app.com
Overview: “As the senior citizen population continues to grow in Ocean County, so does the number of people afflicted with hearing loss. The problem often goes unrecognized and sometimes leads to difficulties maintaining balance.”
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071011/NEWS02/710110459/1070/SHORE