WASHINGTON, DC, July 21 – “If Bernie Sanders and his crew were serious about putting an end to poverty in America, they’d be promoting income inequality, not condemning it,” according to Dan Weber, president of the Association of Mature American Citizens. Income inequality can be a good thing, says Weber.  “It fuels ambition and ambition…

MISSOURI, July 24 –– Average retail gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 0.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.04/g yester-day, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,940 gas outlets in Missouri. This compares with the national average that has increased 2.1 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.27/g, according to…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As Missourians repair or rebuild their homes damaged by the flooding and severe storms that occurred April 28-May 11, 2017, the Federal Emer-gency Management Agency (FEMA) and home improvement stores in Bollinger, Christian, Greene, Madis-on, Osage, Reynolds, Ste. Genevieve and Wright Counties are teaming up to provide free information, tips and…

A Texas company that produces specialty coffee products has issued a voluntary recall of one of its brands after the FDA found the java was laced with an active ingredient similar to that contained in erectile dysfunction drugs, says the Association of Mature American Citizens.  The coffee was, in fact, being promoted as having male…

A successful five-year-old entre-preneur in the U.K. quickly sold out her supply of homemade lemon-ade.  But, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens, the smile on her face faded just as quickly when four local government enforcers showed up and fined her 90 pounds [about $116 U.S.] because she did not have a license.…

Maumelle, Ark. has a champion archer in the making. You know — the bow and arrow kind. In the competitions, students are not allowed to use just any type of bow, add on sights, or make modifications to help them better hit the targets. All students must use a standard Genesis Original compound bow without…

A fat cat –– not some would-be big shot, but a really obese feline –– showed up at an animal shelter in North Carolina recently and a hunt is on for its owner, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens.  Or, maybe this particular kitty is a stray mouser who knows where to hunt for…

Forty-one states added construc-tion jobs between June 2016 and June 2017 amid continuing widespread demand for construction services, while 25 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between May and June, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today. Association officials said the smaller…