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Yoga class raises money for hurricane-torn Puerto Rico
By Anna Cappelli | Oct. 1, 2017Sarah Ingley stretched at Flow Space on Sunday and thought about her brothers who live in Puerto Rico.
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Music fest raises issues about local mining
By Hannah Beatty | Oct. 1, 2017Before Mateo Puig rocked, he told an audience how weather had affected his home in Puerto Rico.
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Music fest to spread environmental awareness
By Courtney Mims | Sep. 28, 2017Music lovers will learn a little bit about water issues in the environment while enjoying local musicians Saturday.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Homeless man sexually batters woman
By Catie Wegman | Sep. 28, 2017A homeless man was arrested Wednesday morning after he sexually battered a mentally disabled woman in a McDonald’s parking lot, Gainesville Police said.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD finds 51 fraudulent credit cards in car, three arrested
By Catie Wegman | Sep. 28, 2017Three people were arrested Wednesday after an officer found 51 fraudulent credit cards inside their car, Gainesville Police said.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD searching for man seen masturbating in library
By Catie Wegman | Sep. 28, 2017Gainesville Police is searching for a man who was seen masturbating at a public library downtown Wednesday afternoon.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
5 percent property tax raise will fund city services
By Jessica Giles | Sep. 28, 2017Gainesville residents will soon experience a 5 percent raise in property taxes.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD assistant chief to face external investigation
By David Hoffman | Sep. 28, 2017Gainesville Police assistant Chief Terry Pierce will be the subject of a third-party investigation amid allegations of unprofessional behavior, GPD confirmed Wednesday.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Azfar Mian, UF housing director, fired Monday after arrest
By David Hoffman | Sep. 27, 2017UF’s senior director for Housing and Residence Education was fired Monday after he was arrested on charges of grand theft and allegations of fraud, UF announced Wednesday afternoon.
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POLITICS
Column: Don’t forget why NFL players protest
By Skyler Lebron | Sep. 26, 2017You remember when you were a kid and you’d get caught in a lie?
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Rep. Clovis Watson Jr. talks voter rights at labor coalition meeting
By David Hoffman | Sep. 26, 2017Rachel B. never imagined that when she would first meet her state house representative, she’d be on her knees.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ACSO: Man attacks elderly, handicapped man in Micanopy
By Catie Wegman | Sep. 26, 2017A Gainesville man was arrested early Monday morning after assaulting an elderly, handicapped man in Micanopy.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ACSO: Inmate charged, choked fellow inmate
By Catie Wegman | Sep. 26, 2017An Alachua County Jail inmate faces charges after he attacked a fellow inmate Monday, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD: Homeless man arrested for stealing cash register
By Catie Wegman | Sep. 26, 2017A homeless man was arrested Monday afternoon after he stole a cash register from a convenience store in downtown Gainesville.
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Local bookstore to close
By Jessica Giles | Sep. 26, 2017Terri Bailey spent the last $20 in her pocket on a book. It was inevitable, she said.
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Tropical Smoothie employee calls customer ‘Black Chick’ on receipt
By David Hoffman | Sep. 25, 2017Grabbing a drink from Tropical Smoothie Cafe is always the same for Cassandra Peoples. One “Detox Island” smoothie to-go. $5.49 at the register.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD: Man dead after shooting at apartment complex in northwest Gainesville
By Catie Wegman | Sep. 25, 2017Update 7:48 p.m. Wednesday —
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Dog bakery celebrates its 10th anniversary
By Emily Long | Sep. 24, 2017Bogey, a 2-year-old Pomeranian, won best dressed for his fox outfit at Sweet Paws Bakery’s 10th anniversary Saturday.
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K-12 EDUCATION
Public education is lacking empathy
Sep. 24, 2017Growing up, I always loved school. I loved my teachers, and I loved my friends; I loved putting my pencil case on top of the laminate desk, tearing paper out of spiral notebooks and filing my assignments away in pronged folders. It all just made sense to me. Now that I’m a senior in college, I’ve had to consider more seriously what school means to me. With nearly 17 years of public education under my belt, how will I use what I’ve learned?
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POLITICS
Diplomacy has been lowered to the level of playground taunts
Sep. 24, 2017Little Marco,” “Crooked Hillary,” “Lying Ted” and now “Rocket Man.” President Donald Trump distances himself from his opponents using creative terms on a daily basis.
