Top News from Today's "Boomiverse"
Boomers Search For The Wisdom In Faith
Matt Thornhill
www.inrich.com
Overview: “Members of the generation that came of age tripping on mind-altering substances are more than likely exploring a new path at midlife and beyond: spiritual enlightenment. In our work at the Boomer Project, we uncovered that baby boomers, now ages 44 to 62, are shifting their life's focus from trying to ‘become someone’ to more about ‘being someone.’ This shift starts to happen around age 50, truly ‘midlife’ (at least) for most of us.”
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/opinion/oped.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-03-20-0043.html
Lonely Planet Branches Out To Baby Boomers, Gen-X Travelers
www.usatoday.com
Overview: “Lonely Planet has long been synonymous with adventurous, no-frills young travelers, but the guidebook company's City Guides are growing up.”
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2008-03-19-lonely-planet-new-guidebooks_N.htm
Boomers Starting To Downsize
Stephen Frater
www.heraldtribune.com
Overview: “Coldwell Banker surveyed its real estate sales people across the nation and found that baby boomers entering the empty-nester phase of their lives are buying homes.”
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080324/COLUMNIST86/803240537/-1/newssitemap
Community Group Looks At Needs Of Aging Baby Boomers
Dawn Schuett
www.postbulletin.com
Overview: “Baby boomers might be reluctant to talk about retirement or too busy now to ponder what they'll do when the time comes. But if they want to make those years fulfilling, they should have a plan, said retiree Jim Pederson of Plainview.”
http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?a=334331&z=2