Retirement: The Big Rethink (BusinessWeek)
The recession is making the sandwich generation feel a financial pinch. But they should not skimp on retirement savings. Here’s how to save more with less

Damien Martyn reveals retirement reasons (Sunshine Coast Daily)
Former Australian batsman Damien Martyn has finally revealed the whole truth behind his shock retirement midway through the last Ashes series.

Property, income not only retirement tax concerns (Burlington County Times)
Researching warm-weather retirement destinations has been a mission for Catherine Keller and her sisters in recent years.

Immigration no substitute for babies, late retirement: C.D. Howe (Canada.com)
Canadians need to have more babies, and delay their retirement, to stave off a crisis in the country's aging workforce, warns the C.D. Howe Institute, which finds immigration is not the "elixir for youth" many think it is.

Safford Council approves phase retirement program (Eastern Arizona Courier)
In an effort to lower budget costs while retaining key employees who would groom their eventual replacements, the Safford City Council unanimously approved a phase retirement program contract employment from the company smartworksplus.

Quincy offers police chief retirement deal (Columbia Basin Herald)
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved a retirement package for Police Chief Bill Gonzales during a special council meeting Monday.

Council denies retirement for McFadden staff (Malden Observer)
Employees at the soon-to-be shut down McFadden Manor will not be able to receive early retirement as the City Council’s vote on Tuesday night was deadlocked at 5, and thus, the motion of whether or not to send the paper to the state legislature failed.

Retirement Changes for New City Workers (KOLN Lincoln)
Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler announced Thursday Lincoln would change from a retirement plan in which the city matches employee contributions 2:1 to a 1:1 match.

Mayor: Council will reduce retirement match (Lincoln Journal Star)
With five City Council members flanking him, Mayor Chris Beutler announced Thursday the city will no longer give city employees a 2-to-1 match on their retirement accounts.

3,856 State Workers Take Retirement Incentive (Hartford Courant)
Governor M. Jodi Rell said Thursday that 3,856 state employees -- far more than the original estimate of 3,000 -- have left state the state payroll under the "Retirement Incentive Program" she negotiated with state employee unions and the General Assembly later approved.