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Gville billboard ads may not help sales
By SIMON PERSICO | July 20, 2009In rustic, muted tones, they beckon weary travelers headed from Georgia to spend a night in Gainesville.
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Chinese leaders learn from rural development
By ROBERTA O. ROBERTS | July 20, 2009Thirteen leaders from the People's Republic of China, a North Central Florida health clinic and the U.S. Department of State may seem like a mixed bunch, but the groups united Monday for a common purpose.
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Jewelry, art draws residents to psychic fair
By NEICHOY | July 20, 2009Clothing, jewelry and spiritual connections were all up for grabs at Saturday's psychic fair held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesville.
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New leader selected for Board of Governors
By THOMAS STEWART | July 20, 2009The Board of Governors, which oversees the state's 11 universities, chose a new leader Friday.
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Man arrested after gives fake name
By KATIE EMMETS | July 20, 2009After giving a fake name to a Gainesville Police Department officer, a man was arrested when he was discovered to have marijuana and two outstanding arrest warrants.
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Traffic delays may last until 2011
By LINDSEY DURANT | July 15, 2009Drivers can expect traffic delays across central Gainesville to end no earlier than September 2011, according to a state official.
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Swine flu spreads in Gainesville
By THOMAS STEWART | July 15, 2009As confirmed and probable swine flu cases continue to mount across the state, the total exceeding 2,000, UF students have not been immune.
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Gala to fundraise for triple negative breast cancer
By JESSICA CHAPMAN | July 15, 2009Mary Lou Miller wanted to help her daughter through cervical cancer.
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City named fifth meanest to homeless
By ROBERTA O. ROBERTS | July 15, 2009Gainesville is the fifth meanest city in the nation toward the homeless for the second time in a row, according to a recent report.
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Mediums to host psychic fair
By JENNA EZELL | July 15, 2009Mediums offering messages from lost loved ones, acupuncture physicians touting instant acupressure facelifts and licensed therapists administering shoulder massages will all be available under one roof this Saturday.
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CEO pitches plans for Shands
By LAUREN BAKER | July 15, 2009After a marked absence from a May meeting to address the closure of Shands at AGH, Shands CEO Timothy Goldfarb addressed concerns about the future of community health care at a special Wednesday meeting.
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Iranians in Gainesville look home with concern
By BRITTANY DAVIS | July 15, 2009She arrived in Tehran the day after Neda Soltani was shot dead in the streets, a murder that added fuel to the most heated days of recent Iranian protests.
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Commission reviews landlord fees
By JANA I. HALL | July 13, 2009Gainesville citizen Ramon Trujillo was "tickled pink" at the reception of his comments by Gainesville/s Community Development Committee meeting Monday night.
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Muggings near campus rise
By THOMAS STEWART | July 13, 2009One UF student was robbed at gunpoint and another was kicked in the mouth in two muggings that occured over the weekend, according to police.
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Students donate bicyles to needy
By ROBERTA O. ROBERTS | July 13, 2009For some, a bicycle is convenient. But for others, it can be a stepping stone to a better life.
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Company sues Grooveshark for copyright infringement
By ALEXANDRA LAYOS | July 13, 2009The fat lady may be warming up her vocal cords for Grooveshark.com, a music streaming Web site founded by two former UF students.
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$15M building to house seven UF departments
By ALEX CHACHKEVITCH | July 8, 2009A ceremony Monday will officially kick off construction on a new administrative building on UF's Eastside Campus.
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The Fine Print earns top award
By JESSICA CHAPMAN | July 8, 2009The Fine Print, a progressive magazine designed for UF students, was deemed Best New Publication of the Year by Campus Progress Wednesday at a conference in Washington, D.C.
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Truck hits pedestrian in hit-and-run
By RACHAEL PINO | July 8, 2009The Gainesville Police Department is trying to identify the driver of a dark-colored pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run early Thursday morning.
