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  • November 7, 2009

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After Meth: Brown started using to stay awake

Todd Brown doesn't miss methamphetamine.

Tuesday 11/03/2009
After Meth: Drugs left Weeks lonely, helpless
Updated: 11/03/2009

The eyes of Donna Gail Weeks tell a story that could rip the toughest leather binding. The whites, chiseled with scraggy red lines, contain two empty black holes that seem to yearn for a world beyond the forbidding confines of prison walls, where she will spend the next 6 1/2 years.

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Monday 02/16/2009
People find their perfect matches at Valentine's Day pet adoption event One image
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While most people looked for a properly waxed date on Feb. 14, others found a valentine with a little extra fur.

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Wednesday 12/10/2008
UF law student overcomes disability One image
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Rafal Strzalkowski said his mother knew something was wrong when he was 12 months old.

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Sunday 12/07/2008
County to test for water contamination
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County scientists will use grant money this January to perform tests on possible hazards of a local contaminated site.

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Police arrest woman for setting husband's car on fire
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A Gainesville woman was arrested and accused of lighting her husband's sport utility vehicle on fire after an argument Saturday morning.

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Fourth annual service honors Pearl Harbor survivors One image
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As sunlight brightened a red-, beige- and black-stoned memorial and wind swept flapping flags, veterans of World War II were honored and remembered.

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Tuesday 12/02/2008
Farmers market sees out–of–state food influx One image
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Food from the local farmers market may not always be "Fresh from Florida."

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Sunday 11/30/2008
Locals respond to Mumbai terrorist attacks
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During his Thanksgiving break, Viraj Mehta, vice president of the Indian Student Association, spent hours watching the terrorist attacks in Mumbai unfold on CNN.

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Wednesday 11/19/2008
Universities employ laundry alert systems
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UF freshman Taylor Dariarow lugged her overflowing laundry basket down the stairs of Buckman Hall and across the courtyard to the Murphree Common Area.

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