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Every Monday morning, Dimple Mooney heads to Seminary Town Hall, where she keeps the books. On Tuesday and Wednesday, she heads to the Covington County Courthouse, where she works as an election commissioner. She juggles work duties with home responsibilities, caring for her husband, a retired attorney who is legally blind and deaf.
At 78, Mooney officially retired a dozen years ago, but continues working for some spending money, and more importantly, healthcare benefits.
"I thought by now I'd be traveling the world, but it takes all this just to keep up," she said, with a laugh. "I don't mind it, really. I enjoy my co-workers and being with other people. As long as I'm healthy, I'll keep doing it."
Bet McClendon, 75, of Bogalusa, La., works part time as a private nurse, despite having broken her hip last year. When an elderly patient died recently, McClendon was out of work only a few days before she was called for another job, caring for a 91-year old nurse she worked with years ago.
"Frankly, I need the money, and she's alone like me," said McClendon, whose...
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