Hillsborough County needs a focused response to the foreclosure crisis to avert further harmful impacts to individuals, families and communities. ...more

November 7, 2009

What effect is stress having on our health, and what can we do about it? Stress can cause increasing physical demands on the body constriction of the coronary blood vessels and heightened electrical instability in the heart, says Keith Churchwell, executive medical director of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute. ...more

January 31, 2009

At a Hillsborough County School District board meeting Dec. 9, Superintendent MaryEllen Elia announced that Ellyn Smith intends to step down from her post as principal at Alafia Elementary School in Valrico by the start of the new semester Jan. 6. ...more

December 17, 2008

The principal at Alafia Elementary School says she plans to leave her post by next semester, telling the district's superintendent that the division at the school has become "a major distraction." ...more

December 10, 2008

Alafia Elementary School principal Ellyn Smith says she plans to leave her post by next semester, telling the district's superintendent that the division at the school has become "a major distraction." ...more

December 9, 2008

For rabid fans of the New York Giants and New England Patriots, this Sunday's Super Bowl won't be just a game. It may be a health hazard. ...more

January 31, 2008