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Local attorney hopes to shift state’s focus to education, reproductive rights
By Webb | Nov. 5, 2012Andrew Morey is passionate about education — he even married a schoolteacher.
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UF study finds bedbugs capable of beating the odds, living longer
By Audreyanna Loguerre | Nov. 5, 2012Bedbugs often sleep in others’ beds, but they don’t want to cuddle.
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Study finds secret stash in popular energy drinks
By Michelle Plitnikas | Nov. 5, 2012When students reach for a can of Red Bull to keep them awake through an all-night study session, they may be getting more caffeine than they expect.
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City organizations send volunteers, money to storm victims
By Andrea Carroz | Nov. 5, 2012Gainesville residents are helping Hurricane Sandy victims get back on their feet.
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Man denied dollar, threatens to rob
By Chris Alcantara | Nov. 5, 2012A Gainesville man’s request for a dollar from a stranger turned into an attempted robbery that landed him behind bars Monday morning.
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Fest weekend kept local businesses busy with Gators gone
By Kelcee Griffis | Nov. 5, 2012After Fest 11 rocked Gainesville last weekend, many business owners close to the action downtown said the punk-rock festival compensated for the mass migration to Jacksonville for the Florida-Georgia game.
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Therapeutic papermaking workshop kicks off National Arts and Health Month
By Katina Prokos | Nov. 5, 2012The Peace Paper Project helps participants tell their stories by bringing the age-old art of making paper by hand to communities around the world, Drew Matott, project co-founder, said.
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POLITICS
Plays With Squirrels - You’re in charge of picking our president
Nov. 4, 2012Have you been sad for the last 12 years and couldn’t put your finger on it?
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Krishnas chant the day away for festival
By Noelia Trujillo | Nov. 4, 2012More than 100 people attended the Musical Meditation Festival, at which devotees conducted Gainesville Krishna’s first 12-hour Kirtan, or chanting for the glorification of God, said chaplain Carl Woodham.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
UF alumnus hopes to bring new voice to commission
By Webb | Nov. 4, 2012When Dean Cheshire was a student senator at UF, he never thought he would actually run for political office.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Former city commissioner, state representative seeks county seat
By Webb | Nov. 4, 2012Charles “Chuck” Chestnut was born and raised in Alachua County and doesn’t plan on leaving.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Engineer hopes to win seat with nonpartisan platform
By Webb | Nov. 4, 2012K. Siva Prasad is used to being at a disadvantage.
![Donna Perry, 44, and Keonna Perry, 11, wait in line for early voting outside of the Supervisor of Elections Office, County Administration Building location Friday night. “[Keonna’s] just along for the learning experience,” Donna Perry said.](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/ufa/571af759-bac6-4b5f-8e46-3be84e63d3b9.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=1500&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=faces&facepad=3&auto=format)
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Early voting drew about 40,000
By Jewel Midelis | Nov. 4, 2012On the last day of early voting, Gainesville residents lingered in a block-long line to cast their ballots.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Man suspected of robbing woman still at large
By Michael Scott Davidson | Nov. 4, 2012An unidentified man who robbed a woman south of campus Sunday night is still at large, according to Gainesville Police.
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Shands at UF to add more helicopters to fleet in Perry, Fla.
By Michelle Plitnikas | Nov. 1, 2012ShandsCair, the air rescue and critical care transport system for Shands at UF, will broaden its horizons with two new helicopters within the next year.
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Vice president rallies supporters in politically split county in Ocala
By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 31, 2012Vice President Joe Biden stepped onto the stage, sunglasses at the ready, and flashed a smile at the crowd.
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Two more connected to August robbery arrested
By Chris Alcantara | Oct. 31, 2012Two more men connected with an August robbery at a southwest Gainesville apartment complex were arrested Tuesday.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
October Weimer Hall sexual assault claim is false, UF Police say
By Chris Alcantara | Oct. 31, 2012An Oct. 1 attempted sexual and aggravated battery incident on campus, which led to a UF alert sent out to students, faculty and staff, turned out to be a lie.
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Vice President rallies supporters in Ocala
By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 31, 2012Vice President Joe Biden rallied supporters in a small park in Ocala Wednesday afternoon.
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Residents discuss concerns about construction plan
By Samantha Black | Oct. 30, 2012Concerned citizens crammed into a City Commission meeting Tuesday night to discuss the construction plans for Northwest Eighth Avenue.
