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The aging of the American population has been written about and discussed in public forums. This phenomenon is particularly evident in cities like Charleston,South Carolina, a popular location for retirees to moveand settle. A mild climate, access to water, plentiful golfcourses, and a variety of communities from which tochoose all draw older people to the area.