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Painted guns resembling toys pose threat to officers
By WILL PAFFORD | Feb. 7, 2008Editor's Note: As per a request from the person who made the Hello Kitty rifle, we have taken down the image.
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UF sweethearts compete on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire"
By KATIE SANDERS | Feb. 7, 2008A pair of UF college sweethearts, now engaged, hopes to kick their marriage off with a big wedding celebration and a million bucks.
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Gainesville mayor takes the stage at a ballet performance.
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Feb. 7, 2008Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan will take to the stage tonight as she narrates "A Sense of Place" for a Martha Graham Dance Company ballet performance at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. The text is a compilation of letters between choreographer Martha Graham and composer Aaron Copland as they worked on "Appalachian Spring," a piece that attempts to capture the American spirit.
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Man arrested in connection with January fire
By WILL PAFFORD | Feb. 7, 2008South Carolina police arrested a man early Thursday morning who was wanted for questioning by the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.
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GPD: Guns increasingly frequent in violent crimes
By JESSICA PONN | Feb. 6, 2008A UF student got a firsthand look into the recent trend of rising gun use early Sunday morning when he was robbed in a downtown club.
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Budget cuts will hinder non-profit organization funding
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Feb. 6, 2008As the Alachua County Commission begins planning for the 2009 fiscal year budget, local agencies are starting to come to terms with the impact of impending budget cuts.
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Gainesville grocery stores add choice to 'paper or plastic'
By Michael Black | Feb. 6, 2008Paper or plastic - or cloth?
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Local businesses lose revenue due to power outage
By YUDISLAIDY FERNANDEZ | Feb. 5, 2008A car crashed into a utility pole on Southwest 34th Street just south of Archer Road, in front of Back Yard Burgers on Tuesday evening.
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Students watch Super Tuesday with high energy
Feb. 5, 2008The people who were cheered on Tuesday were unlike the pad-clad players of Sunday's Super Bowl and the bead-wearing revelers of Tuesday's Mardi Gras celebration.
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Outreach meetings give voice to citizens
Feb. 5, 2008For some people, participating in City Commission meetings can be intimidating or inconvenient, so city officials decided to bring the meeting to them, City Manager Russ Blackburn said.
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Deligate Decisions
By JESSICA PONN | Feb. 4, 2008Today 22 states will hold primary elections or caucuses, but the delegates at stake won't all be decided the same way.
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Commission votes to push back land ordinance
By SARAH JONES | Feb. 4, 2008The Gainesville City Commission passed a motion Monday night to push back voting on an ordinance that would affect Gainesville's churches.
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Endorsements do not directly affect votes
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Feb. 4, 2008Oprah Winfrey and Chuck Norris can make all the presidential endorsements they want, but it probably won't have a direct effect on votes.
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Gainesville pet rescue opens at new location
By ALEXANDRA BIZARES | Feb. 4, 2008Gainesville Pet Rescue's new location on Archer Road aims to increase pet adoptions and keep Alachua County Animal Services a "no-kill" shelter.
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Coldest weather of season most likely over
By JESSICA PONN | Feb. 4, 2008While winter will not officially end until late March, the coldest weather of the season has likely passed.
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Tasers prove an asset for GPD
By JESSICA PONN | Feb. 4, 2008As fists flew and bodies lunged downtown Thursday night, Gainesville Police Department officer Courtnay Roberts aimed his Taser for the first time.
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Alachaua County at-risk programs receive $1M grant
Feb. 3, 2008Alachua County was awarded nearly $1 million Friday to help treat children and adults with mental illnesses or substance-abuse problems.
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Holistic Health Fair raises money for Gainesville charities
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Feb. 3, 2008After numerous experiences getting her "energy" read at psychic fairs, Maria Minno was inspired to hold a fair that exhibited her interests.
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MobileCoup offers cell phone coupons
By ALEXANDRA BIZARES | Jan. 31, 2008A new Web site allows both students and Gainesville residents to choose coupons from about 35 local restaurants and businesses and immediately receive them as text messages. Users redeem the coupon by showing the message on their phone as they would with a paper coupon.
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Local budgets may feel effects of Amendment 1
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Jan. 31, 2008It could be months before the passage of Amendment 1 starts to impact the housing market and local budgets, but meanwhile, many are left to wonder exactly what that impact will be.
