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Poll finds some Americans refuse to vote for a Mormon
By Brock Seng | Oct. 10, 2012Mitt Romney, a Mormon, will challenge the incumbent president, Barack Obama, a Christian, Nov. 6.
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City takes a stand against bullying
By Ayana Stewart | Oct. 10, 2012The Unity Day Rally, which was coordinated by the River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding, focused on finding practical ways to stop bullying and unite the community.
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Science-themed alternative bar to close at the end of the month
By Webb | Oct. 10, 2012The Laboratory bar and restaurant will close its doors for the last time Oct. 31.
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Former Gators football player opens Gainesville wing house
By CHRIS KIRSCHNER< | Oct. 10, 2012Ker’s WingHouse Bar & Grill, 3857 SW Archer Road, will celebrate its grand opening today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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Police respond to suicide Wednesday morning
By Chris Alcantara | Oct. 10, 2012Gainesville Police responded to a call Wednesday morning about a man who shot himself in a southwest Gainesville apartment complex
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Suspect in missing student case indicted with murder, kidnapping
By Chris Alcantara | Oct. 9, 2012Pedro A. Bravo will face capital murder and kidnapping charges for his alleged connection in the murder and disappearance of a missing UF student.
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Law allows cake designer to move sweet business into her home
By Jenna Hostetler | Oct. 9, 2012Because she wanted to spend more time with her children, Sherrie Blackwelder decided to move Cake Classics into her home in July, a year after the Cottage Food Law passed in Florida. Now her hours center on her children’s naptimes and bedtimes.
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Florida Writers Festival welcomes five writers
By Laura Hogan | Oct. 9, 2012The Florida Writers Festival will start at the Alachua County Library District Headquarters at 7:30 p.m.
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Pedro Bravo indicted for murder
By Chris Alcantara | Oct. 9, 2012Pedro A. Bravo will face capital and first-degree felony charges for his alleged connection to the Christian Aguilar case.
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Alachua County still untouched by fungal meningitis outbreak
By Webb | Oct. 9, 2012The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reached a tally Monday of more than 100 people infected with fungal meningitis, though Florida has remained relatively unaffected.
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Gainesville residents fight bullying
By Colleen Wright | Oct. 9, 2012Gainesville residents will raise awareness of bullying during the Unity Day Rally and March Against Bullying on Wednesday.
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Venezuelan students disappointed with election
By Joanna Berkowitz | Oct. 9, 2012Venezuelan citizens across Florida flocked to Louisiana to vote in the Sunday presidential elections. Citizens used to be able to vote in Miami, but that consulate office was closed earlier this year due to political disagreements.
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Piccadilly closes 13th Street location due to bankruptcy
By Kathryn Varn | Oct. 9, 2012On Sunday, the 13th Street location closed its doors for good, on Sunday, the 13th Street location closed its doors for good.
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Study finds more LGBT characters on prime-time TV
By MICHELLE PROVENZANO< | Oct. 9, 2012About 4 percent of actors on prime-time network series portray LGBT characters this season, according to the “Where We Are on TV” study that was released Friday by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
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Rancher fights against deer disease
By Alex Catalano | Oct. 8, 2012Donnie Young starts his mornings watching deer from his front-porch rocking chair.
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Pirates play nice with princesses at family-oriented tea party
By Tatila Brock | Oct. 7, 2012At a tea party Saturday at Haile Village Bistro, children and adults alike were able to play dress up at a princess- and pirate-themed event.
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Yoho’s son arrested following drunken kerfuffle
By Chris Alcantara | Oct. 7, 2012Police arrested Tyler Marlin Yoho, 22, of 8209 SW 95th Lane, after he got into a fight with his friend and resisted arrest from officers Saturday, according to a GPD arrest report.
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Unfinished Innovation Square wins two awards
By Jenna Lyons | Oct. 7, 2012The Florida Redevelopment Association awarded the Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency two awards for its work on Innovation Square: one for best innovative concept and one for one of the best urban redevelopment projects in the state, according to a press release.
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Panera Bread rolls in the dough for cancer research
By Natanya Spies | Oct. 7, 2012In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, pink balloons and streamers and employees wearing pink hats set the scene as the bakery-cafe sold ribbon-shaped bagels for the Panera Goes Pink benefit on Archer Road Friday.
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Chipotle signs tomato agreement with farmworkers coalition
By Webb | Oct. 7, 2012Chipotle agreed to pay a penny more per pound of tomatoes as part of an initiative led by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers.
