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100-Year-Old Driver Hits 11 People Near Los Angeles Elementary School [VIDEO, POLL]

Don Deane — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:43:55 +0000

Main Street Elementary School in South Los Angeles was a scene of confusion and mayhem Wednesday when a 100-year-old driver backed his car onto a sidewalk and injured nine children and two adults at the end of the school day.

Beloit College's Mindset List for the Class of 2016 Proves You Are Old

Mike Adams — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:45:41 +0000

The Mindset List, which was conceptualized at Beloit College in 1998, is an annual list that has served for over a decade as a source of entertainment for millions of people interested in the reading through the youthful and naive eyes of first year college students. This year’s list focuses on the Class of 2016, [...]

90-Year-Old Woman Chases Down Mugger

Don Deane — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:50:28 +0000

The elderly may seem like easy targets to thieves, but as this story shows, that isn’t always the case. On Monday, an unidentified 90-year-old California woman teamed up with a good Samaritan to chase down a mugger who robbed her outside a convenience store. Is this the beginning of a new crime fighting duo?

Do You Consider 61 to Be Old? That Depends on How Old You Are Now

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 04 May 2012 20:30:04 +0000

Is age 61 considered old? Well, how you perceive that age depends on how old you are now and how close you are to 61. People 45 years of age and older consider 61 to be middle-aged. You know what that means? Age is all relative and 61 is the new 51. Even though being [...]