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Laptop funds raised with soup-tasting competition
By CINDY TAVERAS | Jan. 31, 2010Soup was served with a side of hospitality in the St. Francis Catholic High School gymnasium Sunday.
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Construction causes delays
By LAUREN BUFFINGTON | Jan. 31, 2010Students can expect 10- to 15-minute traffic delays due to construction starting today at the intersection of Southwest 23rd Street and 35th Place.
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"Ladies night" specials may see restriction
By Joey Flechas | Jan. 28, 2010The Florida Board of Governors may allow Florida counties the power to regulate gender-specific drink specials.
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Medieval fair to start Saturday
By ERICA JOHNSON | Jan. 28, 2010Eight stages of entertainment and 160 artisans will take Gainesville back in time starting this weekend at the 24th annual Hoggetowne Medieval Faire, organized by the City of Gainesville Division of Cultural Affairs.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Police arrest local man for shooting at the Enclave apt.
Jan. 28, 2010Gainesville Police Department officers arrested a local man for two separate cases of armed robbery Wednesday.
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Two killed in house fire Wednesday morning, yet to be identified
Jan. 27, 2010The State Fire Marshall’s office is investigating the cause of a fire that burned a Gainesville home to the ground Wednesday morning, killing the two inside.
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BUSINESS
Five businesses robbed in northwest Gainesville
By MATT HARRINGER | Jan. 27, 2010Investigators discovered five businesses in the same block were robbed around 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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Experts consider hypothetical Gainesville earthquake
By Kathleen Birkhimer | Jan. 26, 2010Ray Russo, an assistant professor in UF’s geology department, imagines a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Gainesville.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
City sees vehicle-related crimes on the rise
Jan. 26, 2010Since Jan. 1, there have been 69 reports of vehicular burglaries, which is higher than normal.
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Alachua County appoints public safety director
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Jan. 26, 2010Edwin C. Bailey was unanimously appointed as the county’s public safety director Tuesday afternoon.
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Hippodrome offers ticket deal for used cell phones
Jan. 26, 2010The Hippodrome is asking Gainesville residents to bring out their dead — cell phones, that is.
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Magazine ranks Gainesville No. 11 'gayest' US city
Jan. 25, 2010The city was ranked by Advocate, a monthly gay news and culture magazine.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Commission hears homeless meal limit concerns
By MATT HARRINGER | Jan. 25, 2010Churches, Synagogues and Mosques restricted to serving 20 meals a day and requires them to have a permit.
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Hillel’s Olam Cafe starts online ordering system
By ERIN O’DEA | Jan. 25, 2010After losing $20,000 on dining operations last year, is switching to an online-only ordering system.
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Survey to take census of Alachua County homeless
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Jan. 25, 2010Homeless people will be paid a living wage to contribute to the survey.
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Record low temperatures cause high electric bills
By ROXANNE FRASER | Jan. 25, 2010With recent temperatures hitting record lows, locals may encounter highs in their electric bills from Gainesville Regional Utilities this month.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Gun control article unoriginal
By Rob Myers | Jan. 24, 2010Paul Murty’s Friday column “America should rid itself of gun use” is wholly unoriginal and poorly crafted. Murty floats a few arguments for the elimination of private arms in this country, and, as usual, they don’t make it off the ground.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Columnist needed more facts
By Logan Pyle | Jan. 24, 2010On Friday, Alligator columnist Paul Murty addressed the sad fact that gun and knife crimes in the U.S. are exorbitantly high when compared to rates in the U.K. The emotional response to these tragic crimes is often to immediately bash guns and gun owners and attempt to curtail their rights, but the argument Murty raised for gun control needs more facts.
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Mayoral candidate opens headquarters
Jan. 24, 2010Lowe is the first mayoral candidate to open a campaign headquarters in Gainesville, he said.
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K-12 EDUCATION
Nursing student holds signing for first book
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Jan. 24, 2010UF junior Laura Francois has a two-sided story.
