a dream more likely to unfold for a future generation of retirees. ...more

March 17, 2010

Lottery money This is a quote from "Game Plan" on the front page of the Tribune on March 7: "The lottery gives $1.1 million to the Florida Council for Compulsive Gambling, which offers hotline help and public service ads." ...more

March 11, 2010

Toss aside any notions of failing mom-and-pop businesses before entering 4215 Bay-to-Bay Blvd. The independent Bay to Bay Hardware store has, through six decades, survived economic downturns and increased competition, including the invasion of big-box home improvement centers. ...more

February 22, 2010

Not buying it The "food" we have an abundance of is genetically altered and full of dangerous chemicals. ("We have abundance of food, so why make a case about it?" Views, Feb. 6). It may be cheaper now than decades ago, but at the cost of human health. ...more

February 10, 2010

For the record, I do not share Debbie Moore's anger ("Selfish people," Letters, Dec. 22) or Theressa Placke's naivete ("Ignorant tirade," Letters, Dec. 27) toward the baby boomer generation. However, "selfish" would be the perfect word to define this generation of Americans. ...more

January 1, 2010

Newsweek's cover story on Feb. 14 "We Are All Socialists Now" was shocking to see in print. This attention getter is certainly premature, although it does dramatically state the road we are traveling. It is true today that many Americans are not disturbed by the phenomenal growth of government and its intrusion into our daily lives. ...more

February 20, 2009

A study published last month by a University of Chicago sociologist concluded that senior citizens make for the happiest Americans, with more socially active seniors being the happiest of them. A Highlands Today reporter went out and told several seniors and one recently-retired baby boomer about the study. Then he asked whether they were content with their lives, and what they thought of the study. ...more

May 4, 2008

Erik Youngdahl and Michelle Garcia share a dorm room at Connecticut's Wesleyan University. But they say there's no funny business going on. Really. They mean it. ...more

May 4, 2008

Is There Life In Spring Hill? Several times I've started to write this, then decided against it. Mainly because I think it will offend a large segment of my fellow Spring Hill and Hernando County neighbors. But it needs to be said, regardless of who it may rub the wrong way. ...more

February 1, 2008

The oldest baby boomer turned 62 this month and promptly signed up for Social Security. But it probably wasn't a very smart financial move. ...more

January 27, 2008