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Many Texans watching debt ceiling debate with anxietyTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:23PMSocial Security, Medicaid and Medicare changes would affect millions of Texans, advocates say.

AARP founder had an eager audience in St. PetersburgTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:48PMBy Jerry Blizin, Times Correspondent Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Ethel Percy Andrus, third from left, attends the grand opening of the AARP/NRTA office and pharmacy in St. Petersburg in 1960. AARP and the NRTA used members’ collective purchasing power to buy prescription drugs in bulk and sell them at a discount. As a St. Petersburg Times reporter from 1948 to 1965, Jerry Blizin covered some of ...

Around Your Town: 07/19/11Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:10AMMiss Sierra Vista contestant Tamara Vukomanovich works on a flower arrangement for ‘Make Someone Smile Week’ at the Sierra Vista Flowers and Gifts store on Monday. These beautiful creations go to local nursing homes. The smiley face cups were donated by the store and the flowers came from Greenleaf Wholesale in Phoenix. (Beatrice Richardson • Herald/Review) The Democratic Women of Southeast ...

Family caregiving estimated at $11.7 billion, AARP report saysMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:00PMThe nearly 2 million people in North Carolina who tend to chronically ill or disabled family members provided a total of $11.7 billion worth of unpaid care in 2009, according to a report released Monday by AARP, a nonpartisan advocacy group for people older than 50.

Unpaid contributions of caregivers continues to grow in Conn., nationwideMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:08PMApproximately 711,000 caregivers across Connecticut provided 465 million hours of care to an adult relative, partner or friend suffering from chronic conditions or disabilities in 2009, and the estimated economic value of their unpaid services was about $5.8 billion.

Clubs Coming up OngoingMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:46PMReunion held The Fort Morgan High School Class of 1976 reunion was held this last weekend. Festivities were kicked off at the Bunker Hill country club on Friday evening, moving to the REA on Saturday night.

AARP: Families provide $450B worth of unpaid careMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:39PMAARP study finds families provide $450 billion worth of unpaid care, but caregiving takes toll

Caregivers Provide $450 Billion In Annual Unpaid Labor, Study ShowsMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:13PMThe combined economic value of adults helping other adults with the activities of daily living -- “such as bathing or dressing,” the AARP notes, or “managing medications or finances” -- was about $450 billion.

Savvy Senior - Social Security help for those nearing retirementMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:34PMAlso in this edition, How to prevent falls.