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Program makes prom reality for less fortunate girls
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Jan. 13, 2008Thirty miles outside of Gainesville, in the back right corner of Storage Unit 91, lay every high school girl's dream.
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18-year-old Alachua Co. inmate dies in apparent suicide
By DREW HARWELL | Jan. 13, 2008An 18-year-old Alachua County Jail inmate was found choked with a bed sheet tied around his neck Friday afternoon in an apparent suicide, according to the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.
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Two Gainesville cattle escape, lead police on chase
By KATIE EMMETS | Jan. 13, 2008When Kelly Sweet heard the gunshots firing and the helicopter circling outside of her bedroom window, she thought a murderer was on the loose. Then she and her roommates heard the mooing.
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City candidate stresses change
By DREW HARWELL | Jan. 10, 2008As Gainesville's late-January city elections inch closer, one underdog candidate is hoping his military experience and zeal for change will win him a city commission seat.
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Suspect in child-sex case found dead
By JESSICA PONN | Jan. 10, 2008A Marion County elementary school teacher accused of engaging in sexual activity with a child younger than 12 years old was found dead Wednesday afternoon in his mother's shed, according to the Levy County Sheriff's Office.
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Cafe celebrates grand opening
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Jan. 10, 2008Prizes and ,1.50 lattes will likely draw crowds to Coffee Culture today for the store's grand opening at its new location.
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Plans for East Gainesville factor in endorsements
By APRIL DUDASH | Jan. 9, 2008A group of local black leaders and organizations made endorsements Monday night for the upcoming Gainesville City Commission elections.
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GPD cracks down on underage drinking
By KATIE EMMETS | Jan. 9, 2008The Gainesville Police Department is warning underage drinkers that there will be no more warnings.
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Alachua coalition for the homeless receives federal grants
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Jan. 8, 2008Gainesville and Alachua County's 10-year plan to end homelessness, which is in its third year, will be assisted by more than ,800,000 worth of federal grants.
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Students campaign despite Florida's weakened primaries
By DREW HARWELL | Jan. 8, 2008With the Florida primaries only a few weeks away, volunteer campaigners across campus have been working hard to popularize their favorite presidential candidate.
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Solutions to homelessness issues discussed at public forum
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Jan. 8, 2008City commission candidates met at a public forum Tuesday night to give their input on Gainesville's homelessness problem.
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Black group questions city leaders on pressing issues
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Jan. 7, 2008At a forum Monday night, a group made up of local black leaders and business owners questioned Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan and city commissioners on how effectively they have been serving the black community.
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Founder of UF College of Medicine remembered
By ILEANA MORALES | Jan. 7, 2008Every time Dr. Richard P. Schmidt brought fresh strawberries to his synagogue, the fragrance filled the building. The smell of strawberries will be missed but never forgotten, Rabbi David Kaiman said.
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Kidnapping just a hoax
By JESSICA PONN | Jan. 7, 2008A Gainesville man who reported that he had been kidnapped from a Shands at UF parking garage Thursday night admitted Monday that the incident never occurred.
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Shands employee OK after parking-garage kidnapping
By KATIE EMMETS | Jan. 6, 2008A Shands employee was kidnapped from a UF parking garage Thursday night, placed in the trunk of a car and dropped off uninjured at a local Wal-Mart later that night, according to a University Police Department news release.
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Students, bookstores prepare for semester rush
By ALYSSA LaRENZIE | Jan. 6, 2008Lines are getting longer, and wallets are getting emptier.
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Wright gets 10 yrs. in officer?s death
By JESSICA PONN | Jan. 6, 2008Head hung, hands clasped loosely on the table in front of him, Austin John Wright?s hazel eyes peered down at his lap. He waited anxiously for the hearing to begin, knowing that in a matter of hours, he might be trading in his neatly pressed slacks for a jumpsuit and a pair of handcuffs.
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St. Francis House founder fed homeless when others refused
By KORI FREDERICK | Dec. 4, 2007Most people probably don't remember a time when the homeless in Gainesville were turned away from churches and left with nothing. A time before multiple student and community groups advocated for the homeless. Carmen Caudron remembers.
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Some felons may soon get behind the wheels of taxis, limos
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Dec. 4, 2007People convicted of certain felonies can already tow your car, and soon they may be able to drive your taxi or limo as well.
