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Friday, July 11, 2025

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Blue Crab Festival
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Annual blue crab festival continues

The festival sprawled along the St. Johns River waterfront, within walking distance of houses with bunting and historic plaques on the porches. On one end of the setup were carnival favorites, including a fun house, a looping roller coaster, giant slides and skee ball. On the opposite side, an entertainment tent was erected.


Florida Alligator
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Officers punished after traffic stop

The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office suspended one of its sergeants for one day and reprimanded one of its deputies following an internal investigation of their use of an armored vehicle to perform a traffic stop in April.


Florida Alligator
METRO  |  POLITICS

Millennials must engage in 2016 election season

With more than a year and a half until Election Day 2016, presidential candidates are announcing their intent to run for the White House. Thus begins silly season. Earlier this week, pundits analyzed, criticized and dissected Hillary Clinton’s and Marco Rubio’s campaign logos because political pundits are now experts in graphic design. What the American people can’t afford is yet another presidential election bogged down in debates over the minutiae and plagued by typical mudslinging.


Florida Alligator
METRO  |  POLITICS

Campaign tactics won’t help Hillary’s track record

Hillary Clinton decided to shake things up when she announced her presidential campaign Sunday. Instead of launching her candidacy with a forced, painfully rehearsed, one-on-one conversation with a camera like she did in 2007, Clinton released a well-executed video with a diverse cast of characters.


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