Even though I agree with Johnathan Lott's column about the DREAM Act, I have to dispute his use of the term "illegal."
A fault in underground distribution lines caused power loss for about 7,000 residences and businesses in the area surrounding the intersection of East University Avenue and Waldo Road Friday, according to Gainesville Regional Utilities spokesman Dan Clark. Clark said faults on underground lines are rare because compared to above-ground lines, they are safer from storms and trees bumping into them.
The Santa Fe College softball team claimed both games in its doubleheader for the fifth consecutive time Saturday, this time against Palm Beach Community College.
It was a short stay in Gainesville for Allan Chaney.
For the past 50 years our country has all but ignored Cuba's existence. We've placed a trade embargo on the island nation, only harming our own farmers and other exporters, and we've gone as far to place travel restrictions on the country, punishing Cuban-Americans and hindering our travel industry.
The Gators went nine innings before scoring a run in their first game Saturday. In the first inning of their next game, Francesca Enea put 2 runs on the board with one swing.
The University of Florida is getting better and better these days in large part due to the increase in the scholastic aptitude of its incoming freshman classes.
Editor's Note: This is the first of a three-part series profiling Gainesville's diverse religious community.
The Gators picked up their 10th oral commitment of the 2010 recruiting class Friday, adding to the quick start the team has already made toward building next year's class.
Six games.
A Gainesville man was arrested Friday after he was accused of beating his girlfriend and trapping her in their apartment.
How fitting for Sunday's dual match to have been decided in a third set on Court 1 between two of the best players in the nation.
Penises, vaginas and breasts! Oh my!
Perhaps the Gators were too patient in waiting until their third conference road matchup to secure a series win, but that virtue proved useful in the batter's box Sunday.
Alabama knows how difficult it is to defeat the No. 21 UF women's tennis team. After all, the No. 26 Red Tide has lost all 34 meetings between the two, including Friday's 4-1 victory in favor of the Gators.
Though three months have passed, Scott Sakowitz still can't believe it.
Two years after escaping a congested backfield at Southern California, Emmanuel Moody is in familiar territory.
Last week, I came to an unexpected realization: I am a superstitious tool. I've always dismissed superstition as worthless and irrelevant, and now I'm as guilty as morons who still have rabbits' feet dangling from their key chains.
The Gainesville Police Department might not be able to maintain the same level of service after meeting 5 percent budget cuts demanded by the Gainesville City Commission, GPD spokesman Keith Kameg said.
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