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Senior Class

Loan advances plan for independent living facility at Kane Center

Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato yesterday announced a $1.5 million loan offered to the Kane Regional Center in Ross for a planned independent living development. ... (05/14/2008)

NextSteps: Always stay in loop on your finances

Q: I am a 75-year-old woman who is in quite a pickle: My second husband and I were married six years ago. We owned a condominium together, or at least I thought we did. ... (05/13/2008)

Senior Class

In the arms of family: Sue Kushner's story (04/30/2008)
In the arms of family: Dr. Ann Baldwin Taylor's story (04/30/2008)
Keeping the brain in good shape (04/30/2008)
Constant exposure to racket of daily life takes its toll on hearing (04/30/2008)
Mental and physical nature of tai chi draws practitioners of all ages (04/30/2008)
Reaching out to stroke survivors (04/30/2008)
How your pet can be hurt in your home (04/30/2008)
Getting enough exercise (04/30/2008)
Reviews of new sneakers for all kinds of movement (04/30/2008)
Home and apartment safety checklists; fire prevention (04/30/2008)
Live and tell: Lillian Allen is her own protagonist (04/30/2008)
Nursing home, assisted living costs going up (04/30/2008)
Century club: Oakland beautician reaches 100 in style (04/29/2008)
'Gifting' assets not a smart move (04/29/2008)
Century Club: Woman gladly meets milestone; man photographed WWII (04/22/2008)
Next Steps: Get plan in writing if adult child returns (04/22/2008)
Next Steps: 'Boomeranging' children a strain on elderly parents (04/15/2008)
Century Club: Pleasant Hills woman bridges 100-year mark (04/15/2008)
Life Support: Miracle on the monitor (04/11/2008)
Century Club: At 100, she's still cookin' (04/08/2008)
Next Steps: Relatives' lawyer may be out of line (04/01/2008)
Next Steps: Secretive 'advisers' could mean trouble (03/25/2008)
Web site a source for senior citizens (03/19/2008)
Next Steps: Sudden caregiver shares tips (03/18/2008)
Next Steps: Clear up confusion on Medicare before retirement (03/11/2008)

Century Club: Greensburg woman has plenty to celebrate

Priscilla Brandt, born in Braddock.

Mothers are always proud of their children. But when you're a Catholic mom whose only son becomes a bishop, well, you might feel a little extra pride. ... (05/13/2008)

Next Steps: Protecting assets complicated if spouse enters nursing home

My father has been taking care of my mother -- who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease -- for nearly four years at home. ... (05/06/2008)

Century Club: Bridgeville woman in a league of her own

Angeline Rose Baroni of Bridgeville competed in a bowling league until seven years ago, when it disbanded because many of its members were getting too old to bowl. ... (05/06/2008)

In the arms of family: Claire Molinaro's story

Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette

Claire Molinaro cuts her mother's hair. Her mother, who has Alzheimer's, and her father, who has Parkinson's, live with Mrs. Molinaro and her husband.

In March of last year, Claire Molinaro's father, Pat, spent a week in a hospital in Akron, Ohio. ... (04/30/2008)