Environment/agriculture Sierra Club (415) 977-5522; www.sierraclub.org/outings/national ...more

December 20, 2009

Finished eight months early, the Mike Fasano Regional Hurricane Shelter was called an early Christmas gift for Pasco residents by officials at the dedication ceremony this week. ...more

December 19, 2009

Two local health clinics will share $6.6 million in federal stimulus grant money to expand services. ...more

December 10, 2009

More Hillsborough County schools will offer swine flu shots in the next two weeks, thanks to an increased vaccination supply. ...more

December 7, 2009

Your Sept. 15 editorial ("Revisit clinics to cut city's health costs," Our Opinion) on Charlie Miranda's idea to cut city health care costs using worksite clinics reflects one of the fastest-growing trends in America for both employers and government to cut their health care costs. The cost savings can be dramatic, health quality improved, and patient/physician satisfaction is excellent. ...more

September 21, 2009

Rep. Ed Homan of Tampa rolled out a plan Wednesday that he said would expand Florida's thinning ranks of doctors while improving care of local Medicaid patients. ...more

April 2, 2009

A half-dozen Hillsborough County residents spent Monday night saying "yes" or "no" to plans for recovery following a disaster by placing red and green stickers on a map. ...more

March 4, 2009

A half-dozen Hillsborough County residents spent Monday night saying "yes" or "no" to plans for recovery following a major disaster by placing red and green stickers on a map. ...more

March 3, 2009

saying for the first time that every child of age 6 months and older should get them. ...more

September 26, 2008

A new veterans center will open in Pasco County by the end of next year. ...more

July 11, 2008