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Group protests activist's detainment
By KATIE EMMETS | Jan. 7, 2009After 87 days in jail without a trial, friends and supporters of a local political activist are getting restless.
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GPD makes safety plans for post–game parties
By KATIE EMMETS | Jan. 7, 2009After the BCS named the Gators SEC champs, the Gainesville Police Department began preparations to keep people safe for the post-game parties.
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Soldiers support Gators in Iraq
By THOMAS STEWART | Jan. 7, 2009For 14 months, their Swamp was the sandy desert of war-torn Iraq.
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Essay sends woman to inauguration
By MORGAN COLLINS | Jan. 6, 2009A local woman is the first of 10 essay contest winners to receive a ticket to the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.
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UF roads get work done over break
By THOMAS STEWART | Jan. 6, 2009Some of UF's roads got a makeover during winter break.
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County Commission debates local nonprofit funding
By MORGAN COLLINS | Jan. 6, 2009The Alachua County Commission reviewed how nonprofit programs designed to reduce poverty receive county funding but agreed to keep funding limits in place at a special meeting Tuesday at the County Administration Building.
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Gainesville sets conservation goals despite poor economy
By LAUREN IRIZARRY | Jan. 6, 2009Despite a dwindling budget, the Gainesville City Commission will still focus on purchasing conservation land and renovating public buildings in the new year.
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West University bars prepare for BCS battle
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Jan. 6, 2009While the Gators clash with the Oklahoma Sooners in Miami, much of the Gator Nation will party on University Avenue.
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Vandals shatter windows of parked cars
By KATIE EMMETS | Jan. 5, 2009Gainesville police officers responded to a Northeast Gainesville neighborhood Sunday morning after receiving several calls from residents reporting their cars damaged.
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Charities see rising requests for aid, fewer donations
By KATHRYN WATSON | Jan. 5, 2009This holiday season brought a catch-22 to local charities: fewer donations and more requests for aid.
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County fire ban may affect celebrations
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Jan. 5, 2009Students hoping to party outdoors after Thursday's championship game shouldn't ward off the coming cold front with a bonfire.
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U.S. Marine charged with molestation of minor
By KATIE EMMETS | Jan. 5, 2009A man in the United States military visiting Gainesville on leave was arrested after being accused of molesting a 12-year-old girl early Saturday morning.
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Alligator gets an upgrade
By THOMAS STEWART | Jan. 5, 2009After a period of uncertainty and low morale last semester that witnessed The Independent Florida Alligator without an applicant for the editor-in-chief position for perhaps the first time in 40 years, the paper is back on its feet.
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Man arrested in Club Decadence for drug possession
By KATIE EMMETS | Jan. 5, 2009A Gainesville man was arrested at a downtown club after police found crack cocaine and two loaded handguns.
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Police seize nearly $10,000 in drug–related robbery
By KATIE EMMETS | Dec. 9, 2008Police confiscated $9,900 in cash after responding to a drug-related armed robbery in a Gainesville apartment complex early Tuesday morning.
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Poll ranks economy as No.1 concern for Floridians
By FAITH REAVES | Dec. 9, 2008With what may feel like a never-ending stream of budget cuts and layoffs, it comes as no surprise that Floridians regard the economy as their greatest concern.
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Armed men in ski masks rob gas station, restaurant
By KATIE EMMETS | Dec. 9, 2008A Gainesville gas station and a restaurant were both robbed on Monday night, police said.
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GPD warns residents about scams
By KATIE EMMETS | Dec. 9, 2008Gainesville residents may be the targets of two scams, according to police.
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Commission funds hot line for food stamp information
By KATHRYN WATSON | Dec. 9, 2008A local hot line providing information about food stamps is in operation after a surge in applications and complaints that local residents were unable to receive answers from the state.
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Arrested man kicks in police–car window
By KATIE EMMETS | Dec. 8, 2008A Gainesville resident being placed under arrest Sunday morning kicked out the side rear window of the police car where he was being held, police reported.
