On the first day of his international journalism class at the University of Florida, Kaplan tips his cap to his students after explaining he had been diagnosed with cancer. Despite six months of chemo treatments, he never missed a class but was not permitted by his doctors to fly with his “Florida FlyIns” students to Guatemala.
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By Caroline Walsh | 12:52pmVeita Jackson-Carter points at a middle school rezoning map proposal at a community rezoning meeting held at Eastside High School in Gainesville, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.
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By Caroline Walsh | 12:52pmRaymond Rawls and Lorraine Duerden look at an elementary school rezoning map proposal at a community rezoning meeting held at Eastside High School in Gainesville, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.
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By Caroline Walsh | 12:52pmTiara Murdock holds a sign in support of Duval Early Learning Academy at a community rezoning meeting held at Eastside High School in Gainesville, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. Duval Early Learning Academy is considered for closure under the proposed rezoning maps.





