In Sun City Center, the golf cart is king. Every day, hundreds of the low-speed electric vehicles ferry residents down wide, palm-tree-lined streets in this south Hillsborough retirement community. Cars are rarely needed here: doctors' offices, restaurants and shops are within walking - or carting - distance. ...more

October 31, 2009

But three years ago, retail giant Walmart moved across busy U.S. 301, cutting seniors off from low-cost medications and discounted merchandise that helped them stretch their fixed incomes. A solution to the problem may come Wednesday, when Hillsborough County commissioners consider building a cart path across a field from East Del Webb Boulevard to a signalized crossing at U.S. 301 and Cape Stone Avenue. ...more

October 30, 2009

Regarding "A sinking feeling in Pasco and Hernando" (Our Opinion, Sept. 28): ...more

October 24, 2009

Barksdale Senior Center in Tampa is a wonderful program for senior citizens. I have been going there five years. The center gives seniors the opportunity to keep in shape and thus maintain their health as much as possible. ...more

October 6, 2009

How can you make a statement, "Don't do as I do, but do as I say?" President Obama cost the state of Nevada hundreds of millions of dollars. ...more

June 5, 2009

Being a pet lover, like so many other people, I was very disappointed with the way our Humane Society in Highlands County offered pet adoption for me, the elderly. ...more

April 2, 2009

Julie Spitzer dug into her purse Wednesday morning and pulled out exact change for a pack of her favorite cigarettes. ...more

April 2, 2009

Federal excise tax on cigarettes went into effect Wednesday. ...more

April 1, 2009

When (oh when!) will the people and government of the United States learn the basic facts of personal and national economic life? ...more

March 30, 2009

All public officials should be held accountable to their oaths of office, from the President of the United States and to state and county offices. ...more

March 5, 2009