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Winner of ‘oldest worker’ title continues farm job in Kansas

by Pat Coate | November 12, 2006
"Im not a strong believer in retirement. I donҒt think retirement is in the Bible. Maybe its there, but I havenҒt found it."
- Waldo McBurney, America's oldest worker

Quinter, Kansas, USA - Waldo McBurney lives in two worlds: one of buggies and hitching posts and the other of a growing trend of older Americans working longer.

In October, Experience Works gave McBurney its AmericaӒs Oldest Worker for 2006 award at a ceremony in Washington.

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