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Foundation trains dogs to help locate missing people
By Lauren Johnson | Jan. 11, 2016At a funeral for Carlos Aguilar’s son, a man helped him do something positive with his loss.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Armed felon arrested near campus
Jan. 11, 2016Gainesville Police arrested a local man Sunday night after police said he tried to hide a loaded pistol near Campus Walk Apartments.
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GriP continues fundraising efforts
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 11, 2016For Jessica Bergau, the organization began with a BuzzFeed article.
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K-12 EDUCATION
Column: Has the awkward phase gone extinct?
Jan. 11, 2016I’ve chosen to live my life by many overarching rules. These include, but are not limited to: Don’t drink caffeine after 8 p.m., avoid tanning at all costs and don’t believe anyone who doesn’t make eye contact. These guidelines, while seemingly disjointed, have all arisen from some specific experience that impacted (or scarred) me enough to turn whatever lesson I learned into a cardinal rule. Yet the most important rule by far is this: “Never trust anyone who was cool in middle school.”
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Lucky's celebrates one year in Gainesville
By Molly Donovan | Jan. 10, 2016Dalton King began working at Lucky’s Market in August — a job he came to love. About four months later, the store celebrated its one-year anniversary.
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Modern-day slavery: human trafficking
By Mary-Lou Watkinson | Jan. 10, 2016A judge sentenced Gainesville resident Mikel Craig to 25 years in federal prison Thursday after authorities said he trafficked a woman for the purpose of sex.
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New diet guidelines cause concern
By Elizabeth Pantaleon | Jan. 10, 2016The U.S. Departments of Health and Agriculture released the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans on Thursday, creating beef among health-conscious Americans.
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Braddy provides report on potential conflict of interest
By Hunter Williamson | Jan. 10, 2016Gainesville Mayor Ed Braddy released a report Friday, which he also sent to the state’s ethics commission last month, acknowledging a potential conflict of interest.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
911 Report: Gang violence, weed, meth, and a DUI
By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 10, 2016Police arrest gang member for punching 14-year-old
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POLITICS
Column: Clinton's connections don't make up for her abysmal women's rights record
Jan. 10, 2016Many maintain that Sen. Bernie Sanders has low odds of becoming the presidential candidate for the Democratic Party, much less winning a general election. In spite of this, his platform and voting records are, by a considerable margin, the most thought-out and useful for women of any presidential candidate; many of his proposals are already in place in other developed democracies. The best example of this is paid family leave: Sanders has a clear way of paying for it, while Hillary Clinton’s plan is vague and doesn’t clearly outline who would foot the bill. It would be hard for Clinton to compete on policy alone. Thus far, her main edge over Sanders has stemmed from her name recognition and influence within the Democratic Party. A former advisor to President Obama, David Axelrod, even called the initial harsh penalties lobbied against Sanders for having access to Clinton’s voter data as “putting finger on scale” for Clinton.
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POLITICS
Column: We don't need He-Men; we need serious politicians
Jan. 10, 2016Donald Trump is not the disease — he is the symptom.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Apartment janitor arrested for Winter Break burglaries
By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 7, 2016Gainesville Police arrested a local man Wednesday night after police said he burglarized two Gainesville Place Apartments units over Winter Break.
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City discusses buying biomass plant
By Hunter Williamson | Jan. 7, 2016Gainesville City Commission discussed the option of buying a controversial biomass plant Thursday during an informational session about the option.
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Have a thrifty new year
By Sara Marino | Jan. 7, 2016As students return from Winter Break, they often set their sights on thrift shop doors.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Coalition demands city raise minimum wage to $15
By Hunter Williamson | Jan. 7, 2016About 32 members of the Alachua County Labor Coalition rallied at City Hall on Thursday to demand an ordinance raising the minimum wage to nearly $15 an hour for city employees over the next five years.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Ambulance kills deer en route to hospital
By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 7, 2016A Levy County ambulance crashed and killed a deer early Thursday morning on its way to the hospital.
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POLITICS
Column: Zorp - will we vote for a space lizard in 2016?
Jan. 7, 2016Now that it’s actually 2016, the presidential race just got a whole bunch scarier.
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Marijuana charges may be dropped for Gator running back
By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 6, 2016After an arrest and a suspension, UF running back Jordan Scarlett could see his drug charges dropped.
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Shooting prompts lockdown of local schools
By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 6, 2016Police locked down four Alachua County schools Wednesday after an Alachua County man was shot and injured.
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POLITICS
Iowa caucus and the (hopeful) fall of Donald Trump
Jan. 6, 2016Ever since the announcement of his campaign last summer, Donald Trump has been an unstoppable force in politics. Although most of his speeches are just ramblings about whatever controversial topic he feels like discussing that day, with nary a hint of a coherent policy in sight, many of his supporters like that he “speaks his mind.” Trump has had the privilege of high poll numbers and media attention despite his lack of experience in public service. But Trump’s campaign now faces a challenge that has felled many presidential campaigns in the past: the Iowa caucus.
