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Obesity screenings will now be covered by Medicare, Medicaid
By Emily Morrow | Nov. 30, 2011Don't worry about packing on the pounds as you get older.
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Twenty-five percent of children in Alachua County live in poverty
Nov. 30, 2011Mycal Hixon spends his afternoons tutoring low-income students who, he said, come from broken families and lack a role model in their lives.
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Temperatures will dip into 30s this week
By Mina Radman | Nov. 29, 2011For some, Florida's cold temperatures are no reason to bundle up.
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Local charities collect donations for holidays
By Emily Morrow | Nov. 29, 2011Gainesville's St. Francis House still has Thanksgiving leftovers.
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Florida cities make list of unlucky, sad US cities
By Oriana Paolillo | Nov. 29, 2011Some people say you make your own luck, but Florida isn't doing that, according to recent rankings in a national magazine.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
University police are still searching for rape suspect
By Morgan Watkins | Nov. 29, 2011University Police are investigating the rape of a UF student early Tuesday morning and searching for the man responsible.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
County may repeal blue laws after final Gainesville vote
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Nov. 28, 2011Alachua County may follow Gainesville's example and repeal restrictions on liquor sales hours.
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Candidates receive endorsements
By Meredith Rutland | Nov. 28, 2011Two city commissioners have picked the candidates whom they support to replace them.
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Two arrested in lovers' quarrel
By Morgan Watkins | Nov. 28, 2011A woman was in jail Monday after smashing a coffee mug against her live-in boyfriend's face Sunday night during an argument that ended in both of their arrests.
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K-12 EDUCATION
Number of those seeking GEDs dips due to tuition requirement
By Emily Morrow | Nov. 28, 2011More high school dropouts in Alachua County may choose not to go back to school because they now have to pay tuition.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
City Commission candidates talk student involvement at forum
By Meredith Rutland | Nov. 28, 2011Creating jobs was top on many candidates' minds at a city candidate forum Monday night as they encouraged UF students to stay in Gainesville.
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BUSINESS
Business students put in less study hours than those with other majors
By Erin Jester | Nov. 27, 2011A national study has confirmed what some suspected all along: Business majors study less than their peers in other majors.
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Traffic was not the best way to end the Thanksgiving break
By Meredith Rutland | Nov. 27, 2011I have a traffic hangover.
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Social media, reality TV could help reduce teen pregnancies
By Jensen Werley | Nov. 22, 2011Thank Maci, Farrah and the other stars of MTV's "Teen Mom" - they may be the reason teen pregnancy rates are decreasing.
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Roads were closed because of smoke
By Morgan Watkins | Nov. 22, 2011Florida Highway Patrol closed a couple of roads temporarily Tuesday due to a dangerous combination of fog and smoke from a brush fire that started more than a week ago.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Occupy protesters push commission to extend park hours
By Meredith Rutland | Nov. 21, 2011Occupy Gainesville members are asking city commissioners to keep Bo Diddley Community Plaza open 24/7.
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Glass-print studio moving to downtown
By Javier Edwards | Nov. 21, 2011Fracture, a local glass-print studio featured on the "Today Show," plans to relocate to downtown Gainesville this January.
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Beer a day may keep heart disease away
Nov. 21, 2011Sit back and relax while drinking a beer during Gators games - the frothy beverage might actually be good for your heart.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Campus crime by the numbers: Nov. 11-17
By Morgan Watkins | Nov. 21, 2011The most frequent crime on the UF campus for the week of Nov. 11-17 was larceny occurring at various buildings, according to the University Police Department's online crime log.
