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Salazar focuses on city's energy needs
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Jan. 23, 2008Editor's Note: Christopher Salazar could not be reached for a photograph.
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Donovan proud of past term
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Jan. 23, 2008As the only candidate running for re-election on the Gainesville City Commission District 3 ballot, Jack Donovan is proud of what he has accomplished in his three-year term.
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Women's group questions city candidates
By APRIL DUDASH | Jan. 23, 2008Women for Wise Growth held a public forum Wednesday evening and questioned Gainesville City Commission candidates on their ideas for energy conservation, development in East Gainesville and homelessness.
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Grundy runs on public-safety platform
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Jan. 23, 2008To Armando Grundy, taking care of his southwest Gainesville voting district means not spending public funds on downtown development projects.
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Academics contribute more to Democratic candidates
By DREW HARWELL | Jan. 23, 2008UF students and faculty have given more than $15,000 so far to candidates for the 2008 presidential election, with about 70 percent of the funds going to Democrats.
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SFCC professor runs for city seat
By DREW HARWELL | Jan. 22, 2008English professors have gone on to write best-selling novels. Biology professors have cured diseases. But can someone who teaches about government actually run one?
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Mott prepared to prove she is best for District 2
By DREW HARWELL | Jan. 22, 2008Running a city is not much different from running a business. Both have money to spend, programs to organize and most importantly, people to please.
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Construction to delay RTS routes 20, 21
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Jan. 22, 2008Occasional lane closures on Southwest 62nd Boulevard could delay traffic, including Regional Transit System bus routes 20 and 21, for the next month.
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Candidate goes door-to-door for city seat
By DREW HARWELL | Jan. 22, 2008Public appeal, city knowledge and a love of politics are virtues that boost the chances for local government hopefuls.
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Local lawyer vies for city seat
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Jan. 21, 2008As a land-use lawyer, Thomas Hawkins Jr. believes most of Gainesville's problems revolve around growth management.
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King honored in Gainesville march
By LINDSEY ROBINSON | Jan. 21, 2008Gainesville residents were encouraged to spend their long weekend flexing their political muscles at this year's Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday March.
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Former SG official runs for city seat
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Jan. 21, 2008Though his term as UF Student Senate president ended in October, Robert Agrusa is not done with politics.
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Koi owners fish for first in local show
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | Jan. 21, 2008Florida fish enthusiasts gathered for the 2008 Gainesville Koi Club show at the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens on Saturday.
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Panhandling down but not out
By WILL PAFFORD | Jan. 17, 2008Street-side panhandling in Gainesville has dropped off significantly since it was banned by the Gainesville City Commission in July, according to the Gainesville Police Department.
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City postpones approval of one-stop homeless center
By ILEANA MORALES | Jan. 17, 2008Gainesville's City Plan Board postponed the decision whether to approve plans for a one-stop center for the homeless in northeast Gainesville on Thursday.
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Forum raises concerns about girls in juvenile system
By JESSICA PONN | Jan. 17, 2008Leaders in the fight for juvenile justice met Thursday morning to present new research about the experiences of girls in Florida's justice system.
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Construction keeps Southwest Depot Ave. closed
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Jan. 17, 2008The maze of traffic cones and orange netting along Southwest Depot Avenue will continue to close the road off to traffic through Monday, according to Gina Hawkins, City of Gainesville Public Works Department spokeswoman.
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Early voting influential
By APRIL DUDASH | Jan. 17, 2008Absentee ballots and early voting have given local registered voters the chance to skip the winding lines at bustling poll stations.
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Mayor looks to 2008
Jan. 17, 2008Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan began the fourth annual State of the City address Wednesday by thanking the City Commission and the citizens of Gainesville for their passion and teamwork in 2007.
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Homeless shelter possible
By JENNIFER EASTMAN | Jan. 16, 2008The Gainesville City Commission will meet tonight to discuss plans for a one-stop homeless center in Alachua County.
