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UF sophomore Carmen Peterson dies in bicycle accident
By KIM WILMATH | Apr. 8, 2008A UF student died early Tuesday evening after she was hit by a car while riding her bike.
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Gainesville may charge property owners fee to support fire rescue
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Apr. 7, 2008Tax breaks to Florida homeowners might mean a new fire assessment fee for Gainesville property owners.
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Drag show celebrates Pride Awareness Month
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Apr. 7, 2008Decked in their drag-queen best, local amateurs and professionals shook their stuff Monday night for a crowd of about 100 in honor of Pride Awareness Month.
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Questions over dog’s death remain for Sheriff Sadie Darnell
By JESSICA PONN | Apr. 7, 2008"You need to be fired."
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SFCC's Annual Spring Arts Festival hurt by rain
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Apr. 6, 2008Bursts of heavy rain may have slowed the people flooding into downtown Gainesville for the SFCC Spring Arts Festival Saturday and Sunday, but it didn't stop them.
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Alachua County focuses on sexual assault awareness in high schools in time for prom
By WILL PAFFORD | Apr. 6, 2008Combining rape prevention lessons with free tuxedo rental and manicures, the Alachua County Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center spent last week bringing the "Respect Your Date Contest" to local high schools.
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'A-Bomb' on briefcase leads to FSU bomb scare
By KATIE SANDERS | Apr. 6, 2008A briefcase labeled with an explosive nickname sent part of Florida State University's campus into emergency mode Thursday afternoon, but FSU officials said the scare proved to be nothing more than a good test of its emergency resources.
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GPD's high-tech room dedicated to Corey Dahlem
By JESSICA PONN | Apr. 6, 2008The only time Gainesville Police Lt. Corey Dahlem was ever reprimanded at work was when the life-long Seminoles fan got caught on the job watching a Gators sports game with his colleagues.
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City delays decision on one-stop homeless center
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Apr. 3, 2008After acknowledging imperfections with the proposed site for the city's one-stop homeless center, commissioners voted Thursday not to rule it out but to evaluate other locations as well.
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One year later, family remembers Corey Dahlem
By DREW HARWELL | Apr. 3, 2008Sally Dahlem doesn't have to cry when she talks about her husband anymore.
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Residents discuss traffic, neighborhood quality with city commissioners
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Apr. 2, 2008Citizens of Southwest Gainesville had few complaints Wednesday night at the third of four district City Commission meetings.
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Man arrested for bomb supplies at Orlando airport has local ties
By DREW HARWELL | Apr. 2, 2008A man who was arrested Tuesday at the Orlando International Airport on charges that he stowed the components of a pipe bomb in his luggage told investigators he had purchased the pieces in Gainesville, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday.
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Einstein's Notes sued for copying lectures, material
By KATIE SANDERS | Apr. 1, 2008Einstein's Notes is facing a lawsuit for allegedly selling notes from a UF professor's lectures without permission.
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Bicyclists speak about safety at forum
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | Apr. 1, 2008Gainesville residents and local police officers discussed the need to educate motorists about the rights of bicyclists and pedestrians on the road at a public forum Tuesday night.
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Sheriff candidate begins campaign against Darnell
By JESSICA PONN | Apr. 1, 2008Though the next election for the position of Alachua County sheriff is still months away, the candidate challenging current Sheriff Sadie Darnell is starting his campaign sooner rather than later.
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Tripp appointed to Board of Governers
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Apr. 1, 2008Norman Tripp, chairman of Florida Atlantic University's Board of Trustees and a South Florida lawyer, was appointed to Florida's Board of Governors, the State University System's highest governing body, on Tuesday.
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UF garden has unusual number of plots avaliable
By JESSICA PONN | Apr. 1, 2008It's the perfect time of year to plant peppers, tomatoes, zucchini and squash, but Gainesville residents are not taking full advantage of their gardening opportunities, according to Susan Vince, treasurer of the UF Organic Garden Cooperative.
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Truck drivers to protest rising diesel prices
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Mar. 31, 2008As diesel gas prices surpass $4 a gallon, independent truck drivers across the country, united by the Internet and word of mouth, may choose to take a stand today.
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Gainesville pollen levels have students sniffling
By NGOZI CHUKU | Mar. 31, 2008Since she returned from her Spring Break in Sarasota, Laura Longobardi has not breathed easy.
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Bill may bring bachelor's degrees to community colleges
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Mar. 31, 2008Florida's community colleges could begin offering bachelor's degrees under a new proposal with strong legislative support. The proposal would also create a Florida College System to oversee the community colleges, both two-year and four-year institutions.
