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FH Boom Daily Digest – October 4, 2010

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 05:53 AM PDT

Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"

Are once-happy boomers behind rise in midlife suicide?
Madison Park
CNN Health
October 4, 2010

Overview: "Dashed expectations, economic woes, depression or chronic medical problems -- these may be factors why the suicide rates for middle-aged Americans have increased."
http://tinyurl.com/26c3nhz

Caring for the elderly falls on Michigan's communities
Robin Erb
Detroit Free Press
October 4, 2010

Overview: "Local communities may need to shoulder more of the responsibility of paying for senior services as Michigan baby boomers hit 65.The pressure will grow exponentially in the coming years, fueled not by the sheer numbers of aging baby boomers, but by the economy in which they wrapped up their working years, said Joan Jackson Johnson, head of community services for the City of Lansing."
http://tinyurl.com/262ejy5

If Mainstream Media Embrace Boomers, Will PBS Take The Lead?
Stephen Reily
Engage Boomers
October 4, 2010

Overview: "The importance of the Boomer media consumer has been known for a long time, but only recently are we seeing mainstream media companies do something other than take this demographic for granted."
http://tinyurl.com/2fuvkd2

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