From higher education for the 50 plus crowd to marriage and divorce and an economist turned baker. Stories from around the web.

College towns have positioned themselves as locations where retiree's can live and become students again. This isn't necessarily so seniors can learn a trade, more as a continued life of learning. What if you're a 50 something who's lost a job and trying to start over? The American Association of Community Colleges created the 50 Plus Initiative.

The program helps people who were affected by the economy downturn in 2008. It not only helps people train or retrain for a career at an accelerated pace, but helps in other way, like finding old high school records and council on finding the best career based on age and limitations. Here's the full article in USA Today.

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While the overall divorce rate in the United States has declined, divorce among those aged 50 to 64 has spiked. What once was considered unusual — older people getting divorced — is now becoming commonplace. Orlando Sentinel

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Since we're on the subject of divorce. How about trends in marriage. From a Pew study. Marriage has been in decline for decades — from 72 percent in 1960 to 51 percent today, a trend that has been accompanied by a rising tolerance for single parents, cohabitation without marriage and other alternatives. At the current pace, the share of U.S. adults who are married will dip to less than half within a few years. From MSNBC

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Small Business. It's looking brighter. Despite what the people who want to be President say small businesses have re-engineered themselves during the recession and are now spending again for expansion.

"Banks are "hungrily looking for earning assets" and small business offer an opportunity to diversify their loan portfolios.  From HuffPost

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Speaking of small business. I just stopped by a local bakery that just opened in our neighborhood last week. Owner Carolina Garcia studied economics and when she graduated started looking for work. To pass the time she made bread. You can see where this is going. Here's a bio that was done on her before she opened her shop and was still selling her bread to local markets. CNN

And below is a video that was done not too long ago. I'm a fan of mom and pop businesses that make a fine product. By the way, I'm eating some of Carolina's French bread as I wrote this.