Birthday cards calling someone “over the hill” or making fun of them for getting older are so common that many people don’t think twice about them. But these greeting card artists are taking ...

“Maybe birthday cards are a way we can educate more people about ageism,” said Janine Vanderburg, 69, director and chief catalyst of the nonprofit, who grew up in New Bedford and is now based ...

BELFOR Holdings CEO Sheldon Yellen has made it a tradition to write a birthday card for every single employee at the company. He now writes about 8,000 cards a year.

South’s decision to ask for cards as presents started while he was serving in WWII, when his girlfriend – who eventually became his wife of 55 years – wrote him every day, WFAA reported.