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AS AMERICA AGES • PART TWO
Well-being of boomers
Church relocates to former site After foreclosure, Harvard location bought for $135K By SHAWN SHINNEMAN sshinneman@shawmedia.com
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Lew Miskowicz does office work in his Woodstock home before visiting with his 85-year-old mother in Rock Island. Miskowicz is the primary caregiver for his mother and travels at least once a week to spend time with her. Upon retirement, he was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and underwent two knee replacement surgeries. He is more focused on his health now than he did while working as a high school teacher and coach.
Health becoming more of a priority for many By STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO sdibenedetto@shawmedia.com
and DAVID THOMAS dthomas@shawmedia.com
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ew Miskowicz tapped one of his reconstructed knees to ensure its durability while recounting his firsthand experiences with the effects aging has on his mother. The 61-year-old former high school social studies teacher and coach from Woodstock knows all too well what age can do to an able-bodied, sharp-minded individual. Miskowicz weekly makes a near three-hour trek to his hometown of Rock Island to care for his 85-year-old mother, Marilyn, who during the past few years started to lose feeling in her legs, arms and hands. She made the decision to enter an assisted living facility af-
HEALTH STATUS FOR ILLINOIS VS. U.S. IN 2010 In Illinois 22.1 percent 69.5 percent 16.4 percent 14.6 percent
50 and older population In poor or fair general health Who are overweight or obese Who have diabetes Who smoke cigarettes
In U.S. 23.4 percent 68.3 percent 16.9 percent 13.7 percent
Care Act could aid the elderly
Source: AARP to the new reality of feeding his mother. The mother-son role reversal has brought the issue of Miskowicz’s own health closer to home. “It’s theoretical until you watch somebody who you really know go through this,” he said. “There’s a little bit more inspiration to take care of yourself.” Like many from the baby boomer generation, Miskowicz’s
Staying healthy is one concern many baby boomers have. And although public opinion of the federal health care reform measure known as the Affordable Care Act remains mixed, AARP says the law could significantly benefit older Americans. The ACA was signed in March 2010 with an aim of making health care more
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ONLINE THE BOOM ’46-’64
Soldiers returned from World War II to an economy that exploded and brought prosperity. They went to college, married, and started having babies – creating the largest generation of children ever born in the United States. The generation born
during these years, roughly 1946 to 1964, are the baby boomers. The Northwest Herald presents a three-day series on baby boomers, who are turning 65 at a rate of 10,000 per day. As they age, we can expect to see
new pressures on our health care and social Articles will focus on: Sunday – Family Monday – Health Tuesday – Employment
Visit NWHerald. com to view a video, interactive timeline and demographics that define the generation.
Bishop David Gardner with the Solid Rock Community Church
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4 in 5 in U.S. face poverty, no work
By KATE SCHOTT kschott@shawmedia.com
ter doctors labeled her condition as something between muscular dystrophy and Lou Gehrig’s disease. As the lead caregiver, Miskowicz has made it his duty to keep track of his mom’s finances, guarantee that birthday gifts to relatives still are mailed, and make her feel wanted. He pushes her around in her wheelchair to the casinos that populate the Quad Cities area divided along the Iowa and Illinois border, but he also has to adapt
HARVARD – Three years ago, Bishop David Gardner walked out of Solid Rock Community Church’s Old Orchard Road location sure that he’d never be back. The recession had taken its toll. As the church was set to enter into a contract to buy at about $370,000 the 10,000-square-foot building it’d been at for about four years, Gardner said, Solid Rock fell on hard times. A separate issue with the property owner pushed the building into foreclosure. Fast forward to this summer, and the congregation of about 60 has returned to 602 Old Orchard Road – at a purchase price almost a third of the original total. Gardner said the property was foreclosed and sat vacant for three years before the church bought it for $135,000 from American Bank & Trust in Woodstock.
“The way that this all came about was definitely something that was a blessing.”
By HOPE YEN The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream. Survey data exclusive to The Associated Press points to an increasingly globalized U.S. economy, the widening gap between rich and poor, and the loss of good-paying manufacturing jobs as reasons for the trend. The findings come as President Barack Obama tries to renew his administration’s emphasis on the economy, saying in recent speeches that his highest priority is to “rebuild ladders of opportunity”
By the numbers By 2030, based on the current trend of widening income inequality, close to 85 percent of all working-age adults in the U.S. will experience bouts of economic insecurity.
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LOOKING FORWARD
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The McHenry County Fair runs Wednesday through Sunday at the fairgrounds, Route 47 and Country Club Road, Woodstock. The annual event features the queen contest, a tractor salute to veterans, a demolition derby, a carnival, livestock shows, live bands, food and more. Free parking is available. For a list of events, visit www.mchenrycountyfair.com or call 815-338-5315.
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