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ish those wnture.
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his wife, Sheue: skiing, hurces for Lontain lifestyl
perfect pla
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ers choosincted to growercent for th
ng here signs. Some leavir adopted cing a differe
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make drastlorado Statetage move s
who have vea place to do
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valley their n
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y different
in life from
kes some herequisite for
s ago, they 0- and 11-hhman says
ontact Kenton McHugh e-PROkhopkins@slife
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new home a
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rement as wl says.
e will contine their jobs ees have.
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porate worldoined the mene Club that
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an example The group,
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journey to age.
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— or anywh
retirement,
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lent,” Moron
she visited De she hit 50
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a new life fo
the beginndifferent wa
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s ago will co
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3 years in Mnow cares topt away by
olan wantedat his churced to comm
ays. “How c
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that people d about.”
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it’s a traum
ung old” thages in age fr
en’t satisfiedn that has s
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Dr. Meredith0, it was all Half Ironma
or the woma
ing of a newy of life.”
deal place fment — sittng of the pa
ompletely di
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Michigan’s auo count. Wh the amount
d to find a wh and sever
munity servic
can I affect
people who
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for older resting on the pst.
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way to makeral other orgce.
people’s live
also were re
tripes at the
— isn’t alway
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here, says ux of older r
a desire to b
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