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Man arrested for fight at The Estates
By Kat Bein | Jan. 9, 2011A Santa Fe College student was arrested after getting into a fight at a Gainesville apartment complex early Saturday morning.
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Local experts weigh in on health care law’s costitutionality
By Morgan Watkins | Jan. 9, 2011Opponents of the U.S. health care law scored a victory for their cause in mid-December when a Virginia-based federal judge became the first to invalidate a section of the legislation.
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Program pressing on after sales tax funding expires
By Morgan Watkins | Jan. 9, 2011While no new money is rolling into the environmentally focused Wild Spaces & Public Places program since its sales surtax ended in December, the remaining funds will still support various projects this year.
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This Week in Gainesville
By Kat Bein | Jan. 9, 2011January 9, 1968: “Super Steve” Spurrier, Heisman winner for UF the year before, returns to campus to finish his physical education degree after playing a pro-season with the San Fransisco 49ers.
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Interim fire chief officially becomes chief
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 9, 2011Twenty-eight years after his first fire, Gene Prince will be trading flame-resistant jackets and fire alarms for suits and meetings as Gainesville’s fire chief.
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Police arrest man after pistol-whipping in NW Gainesville
By Kat Bein | Jan. 6, 2011A 21-year-old man was arrested Thursday morning and charged with two felonies for pistol-whipping a man on the side of the road earlier in the night.
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City Commission praises mentoring program
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 6, 2011The Gainesville Enrichment Mentoring Program was recognized at a Gainesville City Commission meeting Thursday as an exceptional program to help students be the best they can be.
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Coalition protests meal limit
By Rebecca Danta | Jan. 6, 2011On a chilly Thursday evening on Bo Diddley Plaza, homeless men and women lined up to get their meal for the day.
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Gator Dawgs is latest casualty of poor economy
By Alex Orlando | Jan. 5, 2011When Otis Britt announced via Facebook that his restaurant would close at the end of the month, he expected the lamenting wall posts.
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With rain in the forecast, county lifts burn ban
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 5, 2011The burn ban prohibiting open burning and the use of New Year’s fireworks, sparklers and other pyrotechnics unless permitted by the Florida Department of Forestry was lifted Tuesday.
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Feat Photo: Juggling in the Rain
By Matt Tripp | Jan. 5, 2011Santa Fe student Graham Smith, 24, juggles, walks and drinks coffee in the rain while juggling on Wednesday afternoon.
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Local sales tax decreases half a penny in 2011
By Morgan Watkins | Jan. 5, 2011As Christmas lights fade and New Year’s resolutions are broken within days of their inception, Alachua County welcomes another herald of 2011: a cheaper sales tax.
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Airport to get body scanner
By Hannah Winston | Jan. 5, 2011If you plan on flying out of Gainesville in the future, expect to receive a full-body scan on your way out.
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Mayor meets President Obama
By C.J. Pruner | Jan. 5, 2011As President Barack Obama made his way around the room of dignitaries, politicians and guests at a White House reception in December, Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe had no idea what the commander in chief would say to him.
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DADT repeal welcomed by students, residents
By Hannah Winston | Jan. 4, 2011Joe Antonelli remembers the number of the question that changed his life: 42a.
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Corporation to remove pine tar from two local creeks
By Morgan Watkins | Jan. 4, 2011Having lived along Hogtown Creek since 1989, 61-year-old Ewen Thomson has long appreciated its beauty. But within its waters, there also lie deposits of pine tar, a sticky residue that has flowed through both Hogtown and Springstead creeks for decades.
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Local business owners appreciate tax break package
By Alex Orlando | Jan. 4, 20112011 might be Steve Raye’s best year.
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Florida nets two more congressional seats from census
By Miguel Chateloin | Jan. 4, 2011Florida will gain two more congressional seats after the latest census data showed an increase in population, giving it even more influence as a swing state in presidential elections.
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Gainesville used-record store closes after 20 years
By Alexander Klausner | Jan. 4, 2011It started with rock ‘n’ roll.
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Atlanta DJ to play at rave
By Kat Bein | Dec. 7, 2010The last day of classes has arrived, and DJ/producer Le Castle Vania is here from Atlanta to help students celebrate their freedom until finals. The show will be at 10 p.m. at the Vault.
