The Community Aging and Retirement Services Inc.'s Elfers Center, 4136 Barker Drive, needs volunteers to perform a variety of duties there. ...more

January 2, 2010

There is no doubt the nation needed to toughen the process of issuing drivers' licenses and identification cards. Consider: 18 of the 19 hijackers on 9/11 obtained drivers' licenses or ID cards in the United States to "establish" identifies in this country. Several of them came to Florida for flight training and obtained drivers' licenses. ...more

January 2, 2010

Something absolutely must be done about the legalized extortion suffered by senior citizens at the hands of health insurance companies. My wife and I have been customers of our health insurance company for seven years. In the first five years, our premiums were increased an average of 18.5 percent per year, despite the fact that the cost of living increased less than 3 percent per year. ...more

December 25, 2009

Dinner was fashionably late last Thursday at The Cottages assisted living facility, but it was worth the wait. ...more

December 23, 2009

The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is warning residents to be aware that there are still telephone scammers out there trying to separate them from their money. ...more

December 22, 2009

Something absolutely must be done about the legalized extortion suffered by senior citizens at the hands of health insurance companies. My wife and I have been customers of our health insurance company for seven years. In the first five years, our premiums were increased an average of 18.5 percent per year, despite the fact that the cost of living increased less than 3 percent per year. Two years ago, when our insurance company informed us that our annual premiums would be $14,400 plus a $2,000 deductible for two healthy 58 year olds, we knew something had to be done. ...more

December 21, 2009

Stu Cassell is 5 feet 5 inches tall, and once made a living cracking jokes about his height. A standup comedian needs to poke fun at someone, and Cassell's deadpan humor in the self-deprecating style of Woody Allen got him many gigs and giggles across the country. At one point he even began to headline comedy shows. ...more

December 14, 2009

Citrus County state Sen. Charlie Dean has figured out a way to be a bully but grandstand it as a way to save taxpayer money. What a queasy guy, but hey, just sell it as cheaper and a lot of folks who it actually will hurt will nod and support him. ...more

December 13, 2009

A reality show about Michael Jackson's four brothers debuts on A&E Sunday night. ...more

December 11, 2009

President Barack Obama outlined a response to the nation's intensifying job crisis Tuesday that encourages businesses to hire new workers by easing the flow of credit and implementing a series of tax cuts, but that leaves important details - including the plan's cost - to be hashed out by Congress. ...more

December 9, 2009