For the first time in history, Congress will not allow an increase in the Social Security COLA (cost of living adjustment.) ...more

November 4, 2009

There was food aplenty - but fewer guests than expected to share the feast as volunteers for T.H.O.R.N. Ministries took to the streets, traveling to several locations in Tampa frequented by the homeless to serve Thanksgiving dinner. ...more

December 10, 2008

As a retired government worker, I have retained my government health care insurance. ...more

October 27, 2008

WASHINGTON - Social Security benefits for 50 million people will be go up 5.8 percent next year, which will give the average retiree an additional $63 per month. ...more

October 16, 2008

Social Security turns 73 this month, marking over seven decades of one of the nation's most successful and important social programs. As Barack Obama has said, it is "the cornerstone of the social compact in this country." ...more

August 18, 2008

On July 15, Highlands County commissioners were faced with a dilemma. A 78-year-old woman was standing before them, asking that they suspend a $287 fine. ...more

July 26, 2008

For 46 years, Delores Aldacosta was a hairdresser. She loved the work. "I was born to be one," she says. "I've got the gift of gab." ...more

June 28, 2008

A metal pipe was the weapon used to beat a Brooksville woman into a coma and send her to a Tampa hospital in "extremely critical" condition. ...more

February 5, 2008

Get Barbara Coppola talking about real estate and the tears will likely follow. ...more

February 2, 2008

TAMPA - For low-income residents in Hillsborough County, the cost to participate in the My Safe Florida Home grant program often can exceed their meager means. Faced with paying upfront for improvements, as much as $5,000, then waiting for a state reimbursement, low-income residents are finding the program is out of their financial reach. It wasn't supposed to be this way. ...more

January 27, 2008