“I personally think that everything seniors need is here.”
Carl Townsend,
retired,
Wheeling
“Probably transportation.”
Carol Tarr,
bereavement
coordinator,
Wheeling
“I think we have no respect for the senior citizens.”
Joe Olejasz,
retired steelworker,
Wheeling
“ObamaCare is going to be the worst problem.”
Carol Austin,
retired educator,
Wheeling
“I suppose worrying about their health care.”
Bob James,
attorney,
Wheeling
“Health care, taxes and fees.”
Lester McHenry,
retired,
Weirton
“Probably a good number of the senior citizens are on a fixed income. The economy is the big problem ... and the cost of medical care.”
Elizabeth Vdovjak,
bakery owner,
Wheeling
“The truth about living in the Ohio Valley is when we retire, we don’t have to go anyplace else because we’re already in a place where most of the conditions that lead to quality of life in retirement are already here.”
Robert Scatterday,
engineering professor/fighter pilot,
Wheeling
“I would say the economy, worrying about Social Security checks coming in. Prices are going up and most seniors are on a fixed income.”
Gary Gwynn Sr.,
business owner
Wheeling
“Probably the health issue, the hospitalization, the prescriptions ... for most seniors, that’s a real concern.”
Roger Warren,
retired,
Tiltonsville
“I think one of the concerns would be the rising costs of medical care ... and the rising cost of utilities.”
Bob Stahl,
retired,
Bethlehem
“I would have to say one of the biggest issues is affording health care. ... It’s difficult for them to go out and make the money.”
Frank Warren,
restaurateur,
Wheeling
