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Members of the Center for Sight softball team from Venice, Fla., will be competing this week at the Winter National Championships, the first event of the 2010 Senior Softball USA season. The team, all of whom are 80 or older, won the 2009 national championship in their division last month in Phoenix. Photo: Courtesy Ed Eyles

A Passion for Softball Keeps Players Young
Fifty-five years after falling in love with softball, Marilyn Mallery now plays in a competitive senior league. She will be among 2,000 athletes on 168 teams competing Nov. 10-15 in Fort Myers, Fla., in the 50 and older Winter National Championships. This is the first event of the 2010 Senior Softball USA season.  More >>

State Budget Cuts Hurting People From Coast to Coast
The most vulnerable groups—elderly, disabled and children—are hardest hit when 41 states make midyear budget cuts in health, education and state government workforces in 2009.  More >>

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