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Former UF employee arrested for molesting child
Oct. 6, 2009A former UF engineering employee was arrested Sept. 29 after police say he molested a 9-year-old girl last year.
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New equal opportunity director elected
By JIMMIE PAUL | Oct. 6, 2009Welcome aboard. Gainesville has a new equal opportunity
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Former soldier meditates with inmates
By VANESSA DIMAGGIO | Oct. 6, 2009As they walk into the stark gray room at the Lowell Correctional Institution in Ocala, K.C. Walpole greets each inmate with the grace of a mentor and the sternness of a soldier. Dressed in all black, his head shaved smooth and his broad shoulders fit into perfect posture.
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Planet found in other solar system
By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 5, 2009Pluto may have been demoted from its ranking as a planet, but a new one is stepping up to take its place - albeit in another solar system.
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Man goes without shoes for more than seven months
By DALIA SABBAGH | Oct. 5, 2009Kevin O'Keefe owns nine pairs of shoes, but he hasn't worn any of them in more than seven months.
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93-year-old celebrates birthday by donating about 2,000 books
By TIMOTHY TAYLOR | Oct. 5, 2009Stetson Kennedy, folklorist, human rights activist, environmentalist and author, celebrated his birthday this year by giving instead of receiving.
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Dove World Outreach Center protests festival
Oct. 4, 200912:30 p.m.: Across from Fran Ingram lies a pile of white signs that read, "Homo leads to Hell" and "God loves you, but…"
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About 4,500 attend local Pride Parade
By Jared Misner | Oct. 4, 2009University Avenue was quiet with only the sound of the sporadic train of speeding cars breaking the silence of an unusually warm October afternoon-until 1:09 p.m.
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Festival gives out more than 100 international beers
By MARIA PIQUET | Oct. 4, 2009A 20-foot inflatable Red Stag bottle stood out among throngs of blue, white, gold and green canopies to show newcomers where to go.
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Fire Rescue gives tips to kids for Halloween safety
By ALISON SCHWARTZ | Oct. 4, 2009It took Pat Dean about an hour to get ready Saturday night.
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City to share tips for fire prevention week
By RENEE MONTALTO | Oct. 4, 2009Gainesville's version of National Fire Prevention Week kicked off Sunday as a way to show people how to keep homes safe and avoid burns.
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Pit Bull Awareness Day brings owners together
By Laura Montalto | Oct. 4, 2009Pit bulls and people were in abundance on Sunday at the West End Animal Hospital on Newberry Road.
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Hippodrome's costume sale draws large crowds
By RENEE MONTALTO | Oct. 4, 2009The costumes ranged in price from 5 cents to $500,000 - non-negotiable - at the Hippodrome State Theatre's costume sale Saturday and Sunday.
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Florida Best Buddies sees lack of community support
By KRISTEN BOWE | Oct. 4, 2009Stand in a grocery store freezer - 140 points. Steal candy from a child - 40 points.
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East Gainesville annexation could up residents' taxes
By PATRICK ANNESTY | Oct. 4, 2009City officials addressed the concerns of people living within a 1,200-acre stretch of land that may be annexed at a meeting Saturday.
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Fox plans 'Texts From Last Night' show
By ASHLEY HORN | Oct. 1, 2009"Remember that text you shouldn't have sent last night? We do."
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Local band to perform on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'
By ANNIE BOGGS | Oct. 1, 2009Local band The Ettes will make an appearance on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" tonight.
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Turlington missionary raps about faith, struggles
By ALISON SCHWARTZ | Oct. 1, 2009One year ago, Miko Sy was working at a Big Four accounting firm, raking in $65,000 a year and enjoying extravagant business trips on his boss's tab.
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Local female artists to perform at 'Girls Night Out'
By MARIA PIQUET | Oct. 1, 2009Tonight is ladies' night.
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Friction, time critical for proper handwashing
By Bridget Higginbotham | Oct. 1, 2009It's that life lesson that came right after potty training: how to wash your hands.
