Economy Jun 14 Without Money to Retire, Paramedic Must Stay Healthy to Keep Working EmbedVideo(6691, 482, 304); Joel Peters, 62, plans on working as a paramedic for as long as he can perform the physically demanding job. Video shot and produced by David Pelcyger. Sixty-two isn't too old to be a paramedic,…
Economy Jun 11 From Lecture Hall to Graveyard EmbedVideo(6666, 482, 304); Professor Ronald Stockton is happy leading his classes on long hikes through the cemeteries of metro Detroit. He'll only retire when he can no longer inspire his eager students at the University of Michigan, Dearborn. Ronald…
Health Jun 10 America’s New Old Workforce: When Your Body Tells You It’s Time to Retire EmbedVideo(6653, 482, 304); Video shot and produced by David Pelcyger. When Floridian Mike Kemp bought a bike store in 2001, he had no problem pulling 40-pound bikes off the top shelf. Now 69 and with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease…
Economy Jun 07 Will You Work Forever? EmbedVideo(6642, 482, 304); Video shot and produced by David Pelcyger Next week, PBS NewsHour will launch an interactive project on the so-called "death of retirement." Many of us will continue to work well past the traditional retirement…