The 2.3 percent cost-of-living increase announced Wednesday by the Social Security Administration is the smallest increase in four years. And many retirees will face the probability of using the extra money to cover higher costs for gasoline, food and medical care. The increase is a full percentage point lower than the 3.3 percent adjustment for 2007. ...more

October 18, 2007

Kathleen Casey-Kirschling's name won't come up much during the presidential campaign, but it should. Casey-Kirschling, born on Jan. 1, 1946 at 12:00:01 a.m., is the first baby boomer. ...more

October 12, 2007

Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani quarreled over tax and spending cuts Tuesday, each claiming greater commitment than the other in a debate in the nation's struggling manufacturing heartland. ...more

October 10, 2007

During August's record-breaking heat, 18 elderly and disabled people, packed as many as six to a room, were rescued from the Daphne Jones Boarding Home. ...more

October 7, 2007