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

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 138, Port Tampa, recently held a reception for its 2009 delegates to Girls State, which took place in July in Tallahassee. ...more

September 23, 2009

Students from the University of Tampa donned work clothes to help local elders Aug. 28. With the coordination of Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay, 17 student volunteers headed to Jewish Towers on West De Leon Street. ...more

September 16, 2009

Thank you to Representative Castor for having the stamina to stand up to those ignorant opponents of health care insurance reform. ...more

September 6, 2009

5 TEAMS TO WATCH BERKLEY PREP: The Buccaneers return all but one starter from last year's 28-3 team. ...more

August 31, 2009

After banks and car dealers got a windfall from our government, doing away with cost-of-living adjustments for seniors on Social Security seems both unfair and prejudicial. ...more

August 29, 2009

After seeing Obama on TV the other night, I just had to put in my 2 cents worth. I noticed during the campaigning process that he chose his words very carefully. ...more

August 14, 2009

Eastside Baptist Church is organizing an old-time sing-a-long. The free 6 p.m. Aug 21 event in the church's Family Life Center, 1318 E. Calhoun St., Plant City, is geared for older people, said Hazel Smith, leader of the seniors at Eastside. ...more

July 28, 2009

The Sweetbay Supermarkets, the anchor tenant of the Meres Crossing Town Center, recently moved a step closer to opening its full-service supermarket. ...more

July 18, 2009

How can our Congress and president apologize for past mistakes made in civil rights and Japanese interment camps during World War II and the president apologize to other countries? ...more

June 23, 2009