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...cause of her dismay? Call it family-happiness envy. Linda watched her sister-in-law Jan chat with her two grown children as five grandchildren roughhoused on the lawn; everyone lived nearby, and gatherings like this one were spontaneous and commonplace. For Linda and her husband Bill, on the other hand, visits to their two children were planned well in advance and punctuated by long absences. "Our children were living 3,000 miles away," she says. "We had lots of phone calls, and we got together for special occasions, but that's not the same as casual, no-special-reason...
...only one longing for more family interaction. A recent study by AARP shows that 80% of adults over age 45 agree it's important to live near their children and grandchildren. And many are acting upon that urge--the hope being that proximity breeds contentment. "Around age 50 or 60, people have to make a decision about where they want to spend the second half of their life," says Valerie VanBooven, president of Senior Care Solutions, a consulting firm in St. Louis, Mo. "They used to choose the Sunbelt. Now they're choosing the communities where their children live...
Bradley is survived by his five children; David Benton Bradley, Robin Tritta, Pamela Roche, Amy Palmer, and Susan Bradley; and five grandchildren. His wife Betty Savacool died...
...that damaged relationships with key allies have weakened America's position in the world. I'm not mad that Bush is "reshaping economic policy"; I'm sad that the redistribution of income from the working to the ruling class is so pronounced and that Bush expects my grandchildren to pay for his excesses. I'm not mad that Bush has reinstated crony capitalism as a governing philosophy; I'm sad that he is so indifferent to what is happening to people who don't have power. I'm not mad that Bush is "acting like a king...
...that damaged relationships with key allies have weakened America's position in the world. I'm not mad that Bush is "reshaping economic policy"; I'm sad that the redistribution of income from the working to the ruling class is so pronounced and that Bush expects my grandchildren to pay for his excesses. I'm not mad that the President has reinstated crony capitalism as a governing philosophy; I'm sad that he is so indifferent to what is happening to people who don't have power or access. I'm not mad that Bush is "acting like a king...