By Rita R. Robison Tom Sightings of Sightings from 60 is this week’s host for Blogging Boomer Carnival #273. The carnival is a collection of like-minded blogs cooperating to share their best stories of interest to the Baby Boomer Generation. In “The August Blogging Boomers Carnival,” you’ll find information on... Read more →

Photo: Luigi Riganese North Carolina-based Burch Equipment is expanding its recall to include all of this growing season's cantaloupes and honeydew melons that may remain on the market because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported to date, Burch Equipment said in a statement. A... Read more →

By Rita R. Robison On Thursday, I got lucky. I won two tickets to the filming of the Antiques Roadshow in Seattle today. In a Facebook contest by the Washington State League of Women Voters, I guessed that a photo of an antique box with a handle and a counter... Read more →

By Rita R. Robison The baby boomers are coming. It’s no secret that the increasing number of boomers is changing everything about retirement. While boomers are looking at new ways to retire and government agencies and the health care industry are struggling to get ready, some trends are worth looking... Read more →

Cars, credit, and home repair and construction again topped the list of complaints made to state and local consumer protection agencies, according to a survey by the Consumer Federation of America and the North American Consumer Protection Investigators. Thirty-eight agencies from across the United States provided information about the most... Read more →

By Rita R. Robison Scammers are already gearing up for this year’s presidential election, from robocalls offering a “free cruise” for taking a political survey, to promises that President Obama will pay your utility bill. The Better Business Bureau is advising voters to be on the lookout for the growing... Read more →

By Rita R. Robison John Agno of So Baby Boomer is this week’s host for Blogging Boomer Carnival #372. The carnival is a collection of like-minded blogs cooperating to share their best stories of interest to the Baby Boomer Generation. Since most baby boomers believe that they’ll still be working... Read more →

By Rita R. Robison GE Appliances is recalling about 1.3 million GE, GE Adora, GE Eterna, GE Profile, and Hotpoint dishwashers. An electrical failure in the dishwasher's heating element can pose a fire hazard, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a statement. GE has received 15... Read more →

By Rita R. Robison As usual, one terrific consumer experience stands out while I’m still annoyed about another. My best consumer experience: Finishing a 50-page photo book This spring, I proposed to a friend to make a photo book of her historical exhibits and events, many of which I’d photographed.... Read more →

By Rita R. Robison Consumers deserve clean air, but in some states they get a bigger dose of pollutants than other areas. Residents of Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania are exposed to more toxic air pollution from coal-fired power plants than in any other state, according to an analysis by the... Read more →