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Dec. 31, 2024: Jimmy Carter on U.S. as a superpower; Celebrating Colorado’s centenarians

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(Left to right) Col. James Harvey, 101, Nancy Tipton, 101, and Bill Powell, 102
Courtesy of Kathy Harvey, Andrea Dukakis/CPR News, and courtesy of Barbara Vowles
(Left to right) Col. James Harvey, 101, Nancy Tipton, 101, and Bill Powell, 102. As part of the series Aging Matters, Colorado Matters spoke with some of Colorado’s oldest residents.

Today, reflections from Jimmy Carter when he visited Aspen in 2015, including his view on the U.S. as a superpower and helping others. Then, as the year comes to a close, we celebrate some of Colorado's centenarians and their views about life and longevity. And later, how one woman is living with Alzheimer's and refusing to let it define who she is.