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When Karen Fisher's mother passed away 11 years ago, her father, then 72, began to spend nearly all his time traveling or staying at a second home in Brownsville, Texas. "He wasn't the kind of guy you worried about being alone at Christmas," says Fisher, 49, who lives in Grand Rapids, Mich. But in January, her father fell seriously ill. Eighty-three and infirm, he has returned to Michigan, where Fisher, after cutting her work hours and income, helps care for him. Her husband, she says, "has been supportive. But you sort of ask, 'How many years...
...reasons for the reverse migration. Some retirees simply miss their favorite restaurants and familiar surroundings. But generally, most return because they've lost a spouse or are no longer mobile and need the support a family can provide. And while families welcome returning seniors, it's not always easy. Fisher, for example, already had her hands full with work, her own retirement planning and an autistic son. Retirees who leave and return also "put an increasing burden on their community's infrastructure," says Sandy Markwood, CEO of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging...
...tripped at the finish line yesterday, falling just short of beating Pacific in Stockton, Calif. The match, which the Crimson eventually lost, 4-3, featured three Harvard leads and three ties. The deciding match was at No. 5 singles, where senior Julia Forgie was bested by Tigers freshman Sasha Fisher, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, to break a 3-3 stalemate. The day started out well for Harvard, which won the opening doubles point. At the No. 1 spot, Ko and Litvak beat Pacific’s Fisher and Jolanta Twarowska, 8-4, and Mukundan and Brook captured...
...billion by 2015. The company has also cut its greenhouse-gas emissions 72% since 1990 and is aiming for more. That puts DuPont in position to respond nimbly if Washington eventually acts to cap carbon. "We learned that we have to be ahead of legislation," says Linda Fisher, DuPont's chief sustainability officer, a title of growing significance in corporate America. "That is truer today than it was 20 years...
...started out well for Harvard, which won the opening doubles point. At the No. 1 spot, sophomore Beier Ko and freshman Lena Litvak beat Pacific’s Fisher and Jolanta Twarowska, 8-4, and senior Preethi Mukundan and freshman Elizabeth Brook captured the deciding match at No. 2 doubles...