Read more baby boomer stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/352/baby-boomer.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:28:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69797/as-baby-boomers-age-suburbs-try-to-adapt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs baby boomers go, so go the suburbs. Now that boomers are entering or at least approaching retirement, the 'burbs are changing face to adapt to their needs, reports the Wall Street Journal . Across the country, communities are changing street grids to become walker-friendly, adding condos where single-family homes once...http://www.newser.com/story/69797/as-baby-boomers-age-suburbs-try-to-adapt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Sep 2009 12:29:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68812/rock-band-matures-with-beatles-edition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Beatles: Rock Band successfully brings the winning music-game formula to one of rock’s biggest names, writes Elizabeth Landau for CNN. Designed to be played by as many as six, the game "does make for a great time and will probably be a hit at parties." Meanwhile, spectators "can watch...http://www.newser.com/story/68812/rock-band-matures-with-beatles-edition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 17:06:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67274/baby-boomers-still-mad-for-the-reefer-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome Americans haven't let go of one part of the 1960s: getting high on illicit drugs. The percentage of Americans age 50-59 who reported use of illicit drugs within a year nearly doubled from 2002-2007, from 5.1% to 9.4%, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported...http://www.newser.com/story/67274/baby-boomers-still-mad-for-the-reefer-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 13:08:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67130/a-quarter-of-middle-aged-men-binge-drink.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBinge drinking is generally thought to be a college-age phenomenon, but middle-aged people—especially men—live it up as well, the New York Daily News reports. A new study in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that 23% of men and 9% of women between 50 and 64 years old...http://www.newser.com/story/67130/a-quarter-of-middle-aged-men-binge-drink.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 17:24:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64102/boomers-turn-to-annuities-leaving-nothing-for-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNow that the financial crisis has destroyed so many nest eggs, many soon-to-be retirees are buying annuities and leaving their kids to fend for themselves, the Wall Street Journal reports. Annuities turn a lump-sum payment into a guaranteed income for life. That’ll provide more peace of mind than living off...http://www.newser.com/story/64102/boomers-turn-to-annuities-leaving-nothing-for-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Jul 2009 11:56:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63309/mississippi-still-porkiest-but-alabama-closing-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers. It's time for the nation's annual obesity rankings and, outside of fairly lean Colorado, there's little good news. Obesity rates among adults rose in 23 states over the past...http://www.newser.com/story/63309/mississippi-still-porkiest-but-alabama-closing-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 12:17:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62927/live-with-it-retirement-must-shrink.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith people living longer and having fewer children in developed countries, the population is aging even as the workforce shrinks. And with retirement ages in the 60s, retirees are living longer on pensions. Those demographic shifts make a policy shift inevitable: we’re all going to have to work longer, the...http://www.newser.com/story/62927/live-with-it-retirement-must-shrink.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 12:13:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60407/big-three-see-bumpy-road-with-20-somethings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDetroit automakers face a hard road when it comes to Generation Y—consumers aged 22-32 whose business is crucial to securing the firms' futures, BusinessWeek reports. Their boomer parents broke from tradition by shifting to Japanese cars, and Gen Y is following in those footsteps. Detroit “simply must do much...http://www.newser.com/story/60407/big-three-see-bumpy-road-with-20-somethings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 May 2009 14:23:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59980/early-retirees-face-shaky-financial-future.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA growing number of older US workers are bucking expectations and retiring early, risking financial hardship in their senior years, the Los Angeles Times reports. Instead of staving off retirement to rebuild diminished nest eggs, many older Americans, frustrated by the job market, are simply calling it quits. Add aging...http://www.newser.com/story/59980/early-retirees-face-shaky-financial-future.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 24 May 2009 14:30:00 CDT