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New Florida law aims to curb increase in metal theft
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Aug. 25, 2008It's lightweight, valuable and often right out in the open.
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Taxi stands start services near midtown and downtown bars
Aug. 24, 2008Despite soggy weekend weather, students were out on the town and utilizing Gainesville's new taxi stands.
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Board of Governors requests $65.4 million in raises
By KATIE SANDERS | Aug. 24, 2008The Florida Board of Governors, the State University System's highest governing body, will ask lawmakers to dole out $65.4 million in pay raises for faculty and staff as well as provide $30.3 million for rising utility costs next year.
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Tropical Storm Fay leaves Gainesville with limited damages
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Aug. 24, 2008Leona Anglin didn't even hear the wind from Tropical Storm Fay Thursday night when she got up to answer a telephone call.
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Shands pharmacist fined $1,000 after filling fatal prescription
Aug. 24, 2008The pharmacist who filled a prescription that led to the death of a 3-year-old at Shands at UF will pay a $1,000 fine following a decision from the Florida Board of Pharmacy.
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Child left in critical condition after Friday collision
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Aug. 24, 2008A 3-year-old boy remains in critical condition after a car crash Friday.
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Exotic dancers feel gas prices' pinch
By HAILEY MAC ARTHUR | Aug. 6, 2008Kendra slinked off stage. She counted the bills collected in her lace garter once more. The number was still the same. Five dollars. Disappointment, disbelief and discouragement overcame her.
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Wal–Mart cashier arrested for stealing from store
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | Aug. 6, 2008A Wal-Mart cashier was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stealing more than $1,700 from the Gainesville store on Northwest 13th Street from June through July.
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Board of Governors asks for more than $3.7 billion
By KATIE SANDERS | Aug. 6, 2008Florida's Board of Governors, the State University System's highest governing body, will ask lawmakers to dole out $65.4 million in pay raises for faculty and staff as well as provide $30.3 million for rising utility costs next year.
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Board of Governors to request $65.4 million to keep faculty members
By KRISTEN HUFF | Aug. 6, 2008Today, the Florida Board of Governors, the State University System's highest governing body, will try to stop the flow of what has been dubbed "the brain drain" in the state university system.
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Homeless people and advocates to host presentations on experiences
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | Aug. 6, 2008Candy Ganyo wants you to know she's not a prostitute, drug addict or alcoholic.
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Gainesville T–shirt company battles Polo Ralph Lauren on trademark dispute
By APRIL DUDASH | Aug. 6, 2008Nick Moskowitz is fighting to make his mark in the T-shirt industry.
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Neighborhood parking permits now offered online
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | Aug. 4, 2008Parking in Gainesville just got a little easier.
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16 guns found in UF student's car during DUI arrest
By APRIL DUDASH | Aug. 4, 2008Gainesville Police officers pulled over a UF student this weekend after they suspected him of driving under the influence.
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Iraqi students stop in Gainesville during trip to U.S.
By APRIL DUDASH | Aug. 4, 2008It was more than an overseas field trip.
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Local man arrested for spying on woman via webcam
Aug. 4, 2008A Gainesville man was arrested Thursday for secretly installing software on a woman's computer that allowed him to capture video of the woman and her friends via a webcam.
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Woman arrested for fraud in The Oaks Mall Dillards
By APRIL DUDASH | July 30, 2008Gainesville Police arrested Orlando resident Elena G. Koltchina, 38, at The Oaks Mall Tuesday for switching sales tags on items and returning them to Dillard's department store for more than they were worth.
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New textbook requirements cause controversy for local bookstores
By KRISTEN HUFF | July 30, 2008Some local bookstores think that when it comes to solving the problem of textbook affordability, the Florida Legislature is not on the right page.
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High Springs to host annual Springs Celebration Saturday
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | July 30, 2008Live bluegrass music, sizzling barbecue and natural springs await county residents this weekend at the second annual Springs Celebration in High Springs.
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New Gainesville resort to pamper pets
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | July 30, 2008Imagine lounging across a plush bed in a private, climate-controlled room, lazily watching a favorite movie on a flat-screen TV and waiting for a fresh supply of doggie ice cream.
