Every year, more than 52,000 Mormon missionaries descend upon the world. This is a part two in a four-part series that follows two such messengers.
The program, created about three years ago, promotes health awareness and provides services for Alachua County government employees, as well as their spouses and children.
Stacey Brown, 20, was murdered in a friends apartment by two armed intruders Monday night. Police are searching for a 1990s-model white Honda in connection with the suspects.
Pedestrians helped out after one driver hit two cars, knocked down a power line and flipped his SUV on its side at Northwest 15th Street and Northwest Fifth Avenue at about 4:40 p.m. Tuesday.
AC Stokes, director of LGBT Affairs at UF, speaks about President Obama's recent appointment of a transgendered person, a historic first.
This is in response to Kenneth Maness’ letter in Tuesday’s Alligator asserting that “doctors are the real problem with health care in America.” His broadside contributes nothing to the serious debate about American health care reform. Further, he demonstrates the epitome of ignorance about a health care system that involves countless parties: doctors, patients, insurance carriers, malpractice attorneys and dozens of state and federal government agencies, each of whom contribute to how health care is provided and consumed in America and each of whom impact the cost of that care.
On New Year’s Day, the estate tax, an essential part of the U.S. tax system for almost 100 years, disappeared because Congress failed to act in December.
NEW ORLEANS — It didn’t end with a Heisman Trophy or a BCS national championship.
RALEIGH, N.C. — With Florida down by two points and only two seconds remaining in overtime, Chandler Parsons pulled down a rebound off a missed free throw, took one dribble and let the ball fly just before the final buzzer sounded.
As expected, the Urban Meyer situation dominated the talk leading up to Florida’s Sugar Bowl matchup against Cincinnati.
ST. PETERSBURG — The Gators’ 51-24 victory over Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl on Friday marked the end of an era for the nation’s most celebrated senior class and ushered in a period of uncertainty heading into the 2010 season.
The football season might have ended for the Gators, but my favorite time of the year is quickly approaching.
NEW ORLEANS — Florida said goodbye to the winningest class in school history, the greatest player in school history and its defensive coordinator with a 51-24 win against Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl.
Freshman Jennifer George walked off the court with a smile after sinking two free throws that put her team up seven points with 2:37 left in the game.
Gainesville police are searching for a man who robbed local lingerie shop French Addiction, 819 W University Ave., at gunpoint Saturday night.
A Gainesville man was arrested for domestic battery after police say he threatened to kill a woman when fighting over laundry and a granola bar at about 8 p.m. Saturday.
The real problem with health care in America: American doctors are exhibiting astronomical, unjustified, uncontrollable greed.
It’s that time again.
Residents of troubled nations like Afghanistan, Somalia and Iraq face daily struggles that can sometimes mean life or limb. So it would stand to reason that an extra pat down at the airport would seem inconsequential, even trivial, to someone with such an intimate knowledge of what real hassles are.
The state has recently been suffering losses in domestic migration, losing 9,000 Florida residents in 2008 and 31,000 in 2009 due to out-migration.
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