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Richard Chin

Richard Chin is a Twin Cities newspaper reporter who has written for publications including the Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian.com and Stanford Magazine. He was a Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University and once won the Wisconsin Wife Carrying Championship.

A high school and a nursing home team up on a production of Peter Pan.

This 'Peter Pan' Production Truly Is Ageless

Ageism flew out the window when high schoolers and older adults put on the play
April 8, 2016
Frank Sinatra

Sinatra Got It Right When He Sang About September

50 years after his album on the autumn of life: 'September of My Years'
September 17, 2015
Elisabeth Johnson, 86, practices to compete in archery on July 3 for the 2015 National Senior Games. The archery event was held at St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights, Minn.

What Keeps Older Athletes Going?

Participants at July's National Senior Games share their motivations
July 10, 2015
candles lit at a memorial

How to Give the Perfect Eulogy

7 tips to share your memories and thoughts at a funeral
June 17, 2015
Orson Welles in Citizen Kane

Seeing 'Citizen Kane' Again Now That I'm Older

The classic film, like life, looks different from the vantage point of age
June 10, 2015
Why Even Adults Need Heroes

Why Even Adults Need Heroes

Superman and young athletes don't do it for us anymore
May 21, 2015
Tunnel of light

Why Boomers Don’t Really Want to Time Travel

Your approach to past, present and future changes with age
December 29, 2014
Billy Joel, Dr. James H. Billington, Sonia Sotomayor

Billy Joel's New Prize for Popular Song

The Piano Man receives the nation's highest musical honor
December 29, 2014
Grant Zahajko appraises a NASA "Mercury 7" signed photo, ca. 1960. Photo by Jeff

What’s Your Childhood Stuff Worth?

Antiques Roadshow's 'Boomer Years' program gave some numbers
December 19, 2014
Cringing woman holding sweater she got for Christmas

How to Handle Awkward Holiday Situations

Expert etiquette advice, and when it's OK to tell a little white lie
December 1, 2014
Alternative Dwellings Rowdy House design, Joan Grimm Portland

The Benefits of Living In a Teeny House

The author of 'The Big Tiny' cites the financial and emotional upsides
August 19, 2014
American cemetery at Normandy

Honoring D-Day Soldiers 70 Years Later

As these survivors age, the time is now to record their experiences
June 3, 2014
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