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Jan 1, 2011 10:03 AM CST

Happy 65th Birthday, Baby Boomers

This generation will be redefining old age

(Newser) - Today is more than just New Year’s Day for the oldest of the baby boomers: It’s also their 65th birthday. “The generation that once sang of teaching the world to sing in perfect harmony, and then buying it a Coke,” writes Dan Barry in the New ...

Baby Boomers
Think They're
Sexperts

poll says

Nov 22, 2010 12:40 PM CST

Baby Boomers Think They're Sexperts

Women more confident than men, poll finds

(Newser) - Baby boomers are pretty confident they’re experts in the bedroom—particularly women. Some 59% of women aged 45 to 69 believe they know “all about sex”, according to an AP-LifeGoesStrong.com poll; 48% of their male counterparts think the same of themselves. Meanwhile, 48% of 45- to 55-year-old...

1 in 5 Drivers
Will Soon Be
65 or Older

Nov 9, 2010 3:56 PM CST

1 in 5 Drivers Will Soon Be 65 or Older

Baby boomers will outlive their driving ability

(Newser) - As the baby boomer generation enters old age, the graying of America may be felt dramatically on the road. In 15 years, 1 in 5 drivers will be 65 or older, reports AP . The NTSB is already trying to gauge the impact that might have—though smart cars and smart...

Among Baby
Boomers,
Suicides
Rise

Oct 5, 2010 4:41 AM CDT

Among Baby Boomers, Suicides Rise

Peace and love morphing into disappointment, say experts

(Newser) - The Summer of Love is long gone for Baby Boomers, who now appear to be experiencing a Season of Suicides. "So many expected to be in better health and to be better off than they are," said Julie Phillips, lead author of a new study examining changes in...

Boomers,
You've Got 19
Years to Redeem
Yourselves

michael kinsley

Sep 15, 2010 3:55 PM CDT

Boomers, You've Got 19 Years to Redeem Yourselves

Fix this economic mess before you check out

(Newser) - Fair or not, baby boomers get a bad rap for being a self-indulgent bunch who pale in comparison to the Greatest Generation of their parents. Boomers need a legacy, writes Michael Kinsley in the Atlantic . "It ought to be patriotic. And it ought to be accomplished by the time...

Gen-Xers More Loyal to Religion Than Baby Boomers

Aug 29, 2010 8:54 PM CDT

Gen-Xers More Loyal to Religion Than Baby Boomers

Researchers blame it on the '1960s effect'

(Newser) - Despite Generation X’s reputation as embracing the unconventional, Gen-Xers are actually more likely than Baby Boomers to remain loyal to religion. A new survey shows Boomers are a full 40% to 50% more likely to abandon their faith than Gen-Xers, Scientific American reports. Researchers say the expanded "religious...

Baby Boomers Turning
Their Backs on Obama

OPINION

Jul 8, 2010 1:38 PM CDT

Baby Boomers Turning Their Backs on Obama

They're leaning Republican after voting for him in 2008

(Newser) - Potentially big trouble for President Obama and the Democrats, writes Doyle McManus: They're losing the baby boomers. Polling shows the over-50 set "leaning increasingly Republican," even though they generally voted for Obama in 2008 and for congressional Democrats in 2006. Assuming they hold, the defections will likely hurt...

Welcome to the
Real World;
It Stinks

joe queenan

May 17, 2010 1:56 PM CDT

Welcome to the Real World; It Stinks

Class of 2010 has dim prospects and unrealistic expectations

(Newser) - A meeting with a childhood friend of his twentysomething son—an Ivy League grad making $250 a week as an intern with a street fair—got Joe Queenan thinking. His inescapable conclusion: the millennials are screwed. "With the obvious exception of youngsters born during the Great Depression," Queenan...

Job Market Rough
on Baby Boomers

May 2, 2010 12:05 PM CDT

Job Market Rough on Baby Boomers

Unemployment for 55-and-older set highest since WWII

(Newser) - The economy may be showing signs of recovery, but the job prospects for out-of-work baby boomers remain troubling, reports NPR . The unemployment rate among the 55-and-older set hit 7.2%, the highest since the end of World War II. And while that may be lower than the overall rate, older...