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Working Late: Older Americans On The Job
2:43 am
Wed February 13, 2013

For One Senior, Working Past Retirement Age Is A Workout

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John David, 73, teaches fitness classes to help older people stay healthy and fit. Here he teaches an hourlong class at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.
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"This turned out to be the real calling. This turned out to be the thing that I am good at, and you can see the people respond, so it's rewarding," David says.
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David's classes help seniors stretch and flex every part of their bodies.
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David teaches at several community centers around Manhattan and also has a few private clients.
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David says his classes can help with everything from improving endurance to fighting osteoporosis to staying mentally sharp.
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Seniors work out at John David's fitness class at the 92nd Street Y.
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David chats with one of his students after his exercise class at the 92nd Street Y.
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After his first class, David hails a taxi to head to his second class of the day at the Jewish Community Center in New York City.
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David leads his class at the JCC. He says he intends to keep teaching as long as he's strong enough.
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David says he loves being able to give older adults what they need from a fitness routine.
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John David, 73, teaches an exercise class called PACE to seniors at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. The former TV producer says he has finally found his true calling.
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John David, 73, teaches an exercise class to seniors in New York City. His routine goes through every muscle, including those on the face.
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Originally published on Wed February 13, 2013 7:29 pm

Increasingly, people are continuing to work past 65. Almost a third of Americans between the ages of 65 and 70 are working, and among those older than 75, about 7 percent are still on the job. In Working Late, a series for Morning Edition, NPR profiles older adults who are still in the workforce.

Retirement isn't what it used to be, or even when it used to be.

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Around the Nation
3:41 pm
Tue January 8, 2013

Workshops Help Families Grappling With Alzheimer's Home Care

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The nation's largest provider of nonmedical home care for seniors is now offering training to help family caregivers deal with the challenges of caring for an Alzheimer's patient.
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Originally published on Tue January 8, 2013 8:24 pm

There are more than 5 million people with Alzheimer's in the U.S., and most are cared for at home. Now, one company has begun offering training to family caregivers to help them deal with the special challenges of caring for an Alzheimer's patient.

The company, Home Instead Senior Care, is the nation's largest provider of nonmedical home care for seniors. The workshops are free and available to anyone, whether they're clients of the company or not.

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Business
5:08 am
Tue December 25, 2012

Online Sales Increase 16 Percent This Holiday Season

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Originally published on Tue December 25, 2012 8:42 am

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

OK, so the final numbers are not in yet, but it looks like the Christmas shopping season was just OK. There were some bright spots, particularly in online sales.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports.

INA JAFFE, BYLINE: The frenzy of Black Friday calmed down considerably over the course of the Christmas shopping season. Major chains began offering big discounts as the holiday approached and that'll cut into profits.

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It's All Politics
2:26 am
Fri November 16, 2012

In California, 'Republican' Is Becoming A Toxic Label

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Citizens vote in Los Angeles County on Nov. 6.
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Originally published on Fri November 16, 2012 9:35 pm

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It's All Politics
2:10 pm
Thu October 18, 2012

Underdog Democrat Keeping Things Close In Nevada Senate Race

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Democatic Rep. Shelley Berkley greets Republican Sen. Dean Heller before the second of their three debates, on Oct. 11 in Las Vegas.
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Originally published on Thu October 18, 2012 7:00 pm

Early in-person voting in Nevada starts Saturday, and it's not just the presidential contest that's being closely watched in this swing state.

The race for the U.S. Senate is also seen as a tossup, a bit of a surprise for Republicans, who have counted on retaining the GOP-held seat as they try to build a majority.

Republican Sen. Dean Heller — in office for only 18 months — faces seven-term Rep. Shelley Berkley on Nov. 6.

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Ina Jaffe is a National desk correspondent based at NPR West, NPR's production center in Culver City, Calif.

Covering California and the West, Jaffe has reported on nearly all of the major news events, elections, and natural disasters in the region. Currently, she covers issues related to aging. She also reports on regional and national politics, contributing election coverage in 2008, 2010, and 2012.

In addition to captivating and informing listeners, Jaffe's reports have garnered critical acclaim. In 2012, her series on rising violence in California State Psychiatric Hospitals was honored with a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media as well as awards from Investigative Reporters and Editors and the American Bar Association. Her three-part series on California's Three Strikes sentencing law won the ABA's Silver Gavel Award in 2010, as well as the Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists. For her coverage of California politics, Jaffe received two California Journalism Awards for reporting on minority political power in Los Angeles and the historic recall election that made Arnold Schwarzenegger governor.

Before moving to Los Angeles, Jaffe was the first editor of Weekend Edition Saturday with Scott Simon which made its debut in 1985. As Weekend Edition Saturday editor, Jaffe shared a 1988 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for the report "A State of Emergency" which covered racial conflict in Philadelphia.

Born in Chicago, Jaffe attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and DePaul University receiving Bachelor's and Master's degrees in philosophy, respectively.