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Unkempt medians in northwest Gainesville fire up residents

After complaining about a dozen unkempt medians scattered near Millhopper Square along Northwest 16th and 23rd Avenue, one business owner is trying to take matters into his own hands. Rob Pruitt, the owner of Father Phil’s restaurant in Millhopper Square, said the weeds are bad for business.


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Title IX is more than just rights for women athletes

Believe it or not, Title IX is about much more than protecting women athletes. A new student-run grassroots organization, “Know Your IX,” seeks to educate students about their rights under the law and their school’s responsibilities to comply with Title IX’s stipulations.


UF journalism alumnus Cody Jones, 25, holds hands with his wife, Lacey, a 23-year-old UF public relations alumna. A recent study suggests remarriage rates are declining as couples choose to live together.
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Americans getting remarried less, federal data says

Remarriages are down, and shacking up could go up across the U.S. A recent analysis of federal data conducted by the National Center For Family & Marriage Research showed that between 1990 and 2011, remarriage rates dropped by 40 percent. Remarriage by divorced or widowed people now occurs at a rate of about 2.9 percent, down from 5 percent.



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