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Children compete in school district spelling bee
By Alex Orlando | Jan. 27, 2011The Alachua County School District had found its champion speller — a home-schooled 12-year-old.
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Alachua County Crisis Center gets reaccredited
By Morgan Watkins | Jan. 27, 2011For locals struggling with thoughts of suicide, the Alachua County Crisis Center offers high-quality services and the help of more than 100 pairs of helping hands.
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BUSINESS
Student loses everything in apartment fire
By Jon Silman | Jan. 27, 2011In those bleary-eyed minutes between 8:49 and 8:53 a.m., there was just an eerie calm. When I look back on it, I want to say I knew. I knew that those voices yelling outside were firemen’s, and my building was on fire; I knew that I grabbed all my belongings, including my cat, and heroically ran outside to help. It didn’t happen like that.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Mayor encourages Gainesville residents to defend police at meeting
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 27, 2011Gainesville Police Department may be eliminated and put under the control of the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office. Mayor Craig Lowe and the Gainesville Commission want to keep GPD and are asking citizens to help save it.
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Father charged with killing baby
By Kat Bein | Jan. 26, 2011A man already on probation for child neglect was arrested by Gainesville Police on Wednesday on a charge of killing his baby by rolling onto him in his sleep.
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Firehouse Subs’ Coke machine gives wealth of options
By Greene | Jan. 26, 2011Choosing a drink to complement your lunch just got a lot harder at Firehouse Subs.
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POLITICS
City Commissioner kicks off re-election campaign
By Morgan Watkins | Jan. 26, 2011City Commissioner Thomas Hawkins wants to be your representative for another three years.
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Protesters rally against meal limit outside speech
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 25, 2011About 30 protesters stood outside the Hippodrome Theatre on Tuesday to voice their displeasure for the city’s treatment of homeless people as Mayor Craig Lowe gave his State of the City address.
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Lowe praises city, says hard cuts loom
By C.J. Pruner | Jan. 25, 2011After a year marked by new innovations, budget cuts, hot-button issues and a national standoff between the city and a controversial local church, Gainesville has much to look forward to in the upcoming year, Mayor Craig Lowe said in his address Tuesday.
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Commissioners may take cleanup case to Washington
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 25, 2011The Alachua County Commission is frustrated about the Cabot-Koffers Superfund site clean up, so it may take its case to the nation’s capital.
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Chefs demonstrate European cooking
By Rachel Stephens | Jan. 25, 2011You don’t have to travel halfway around the world to experience authentic European culture. In fact, you don’t even have to leave Gainesville.
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Gainesville musician speaks of blues resurrection
By Elliot Evans | Jan. 25, 2011The blues are back.
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City plans homeless center
By Kaitlynn Floyd | Jan. 25, 2011Although Gainesville was ranked as the fifth-meanest city toward the homeless in the U.S. in 2008, developments on the City of Gainesville/Alachua County 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness are taking steps in a positive direction.
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UPD chosen as national mentor in responding to mental health situations
By Alexander Klausner | Jan. 24, 2011The UF Police Department has been named as one of six institutions that will serve as a national mentor to other police organizations in responding to mental health situations.
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Social worker prepares kids for life after foster care
By Morgan Watkins | Jan. 24, 2011Rhonda Lockwood is the northwest regional coordinator at CDS Family and Behavioral Health Services Inc., which runs an independent living program for foster care children.
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Friday fee deadline may be problematic for Gainesville Commission hopefuls
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 24, 2011The final countdown has begun for the Gainesville Commission race.
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Lead by Example: UPD odd choice for mental health training
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 24, 2011We usually think of mentors as people whose examples we’d follow to succeed.
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After-school program helps keep kids off the streets
By Morgan Watkins | Jan. 23, 2011Officer Doug Williams walks through the grass to the tune of middle school boys shouting.
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Face in the race: Meet the City Commission candidates
By Alligator Staff report | Jan. 23, 2011The race for District 3 City Commission is heating up as the candidates prepare to make their push toward City Hall.
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Media center book, CD sale raises $1,000
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 23, 2011Folk CDs and books about censorship and birth control stacked the shelves at the Civic Media Center sale Saturday. Customers looked through about 1,500 folk, acoustic and rock CDs, all $1 each.
