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Officer cleared in shooting of local teen
By KATIE EMMETS | July 22, 2009The killing of a Gainesville man by an Alachua County Sheriff's deputy was ruled justifiable by a grand jury Tuesday.
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Professor swing dances for leukemia society
By BRITTNEY BURGETT | July 22, 2009A Santa Fe College professor hopes to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society this Saturday in memory of his father.
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Local ska band to play final show
By STEPHANIE SHACTER | July 22, 2009Monday/s band practice was a downer for Tony Farah.
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Levin drops enrollment
By SHAY BRODERICK | July 22, 2009KC Hagan took the Law School Admission Test last month in hopes of being accepted to the University of Florida Levin College of Law.
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Pub offers rare brew
By ROBERTA O. ROBERTS | July 22, 2009A bewitching new brew has shown up on University Avenue.
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Minimum wage increases to $7.25 per hour
By RAVIKA RAMESHWAR | July 22, 2009Floridian minimum wage workers can expect a few extra pennies in their pockets starting Friday.
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Union demands High Springs police chief resign
By PATRICK ANNESTY | July 22, 2009High Springs Police Chief James Troiano will not resign, despite union demands, he said Wednesday.
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Candidates named for police chief
By KATIE EMMETS | July 22, 2009A list of finalists to replace Gainesville Police Chief Norman Botsford was released Monday.
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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.
