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JULY 27, 2021

Gymnast Carly Patterson was just 16 when her dazzling performance at the 2004 Athens Olympics made her the second American woman ever to win the all-around competition. After retiring from gymnastics at 18, Patterson released an album, aptly named Back to the Beginning. The months leading up to the Olympics were pivotal for Carly.

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MARCH 2, 2023

Then Fox’s golden-boy career was seemingly derailed much too soon by a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease—only to be resurrected by award-winning guest roles and, briefly, his own NBC sitcom before he officially retired in 2020. Fox grew up in a loving, supportive family that settled in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby after his father retired.

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OCTOBER 5, 2022

But as we age, we’re taught that being Real means paying attention in school, landing a good job, earning a steady income, settling down with a family and preparing for retirement. It’s the most thorough study of human lives that’s ever been done,” said George Vaillant, director of the study from 1972 to 2004.

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MARCH 8, 2023

Other reasons included “not [being] ready to retire” and the loss of their previous job. And the pool of millennial small-business owners is growing—just last year, they made up only 7% of the survey sample. The desire to stand up for “invisible” women inspired Sharon Hadary, D.B.A., Women of all ages are launching businesses.

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  This is little changed from 2008, but up from 14.5%   Hispanics make up just over 50.5%   Again, this is little changed from 2008 but up from 49% in 2004.  .  Foreign born workers comprise about 15.5% of the US civilian labor force, or about 23.9 million workers. 

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OCTOBER 29, 2008

Add it to the list of things to try again when I am retired. Who wouldn’t love showing up once a week to pick up two tote bags full of flowers and veggies, picked just that morning?! RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Our growers are Cory and Shanti Rade of Whipstone Farm in Paulden Arizona.

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APRIL 18, 2009

My affinity for baseball and trucks go way back… Sandlot baseball was my first sport and keeping up with all the neighborhood guys was great training for giving birth years later to three athletic sons. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Loose Ends. All Rights Reserved.

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