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Yesterday | Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

Natural solution to water pollution

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 12:22 a.m. While the goal of Gainesville's $24 million Sheetflow Restoration Project is to clean up the polluted Alachua Sink, the added amenity of opening up another gateway to Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park has nature enthusiasts excited.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

Alachua Co. deputies spinning, sliding to a safer drive

Technology developed by a Santa Fe College graduate and his European road rally enthusiast friend is now being used to teach Alachua County deputies how to deal with high speed chase scenarios.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

Lessons on the price of freedom

Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. The annual Veterans Day program, which featured 81 local veterans as guests, went off without a hitch Tuesday at Alachua Elementary School, except for a strong wind that threatened to topple a large American flag on the stage.

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Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

Group to protest treatment by police

Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 12:50 a.m. A newly formed group is holding an event today at 5 p.m. for people to speak out against what they perceive is police brutality.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

H1N1 inoculations begin in Alachua Co. schools next week

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 4:13 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 4:13 p.m. Alachua County students will begin receiving the H1N1 vaccine next week as part of the countywide immunization effort.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

WJXT-TV

Some Say Brutality Led To Officer Attack

Some men and women are claiming police brutality led to a Gainesville police officer being kicked, punched and beaten earlier this month after he used a Taser on someone at a block party that got out of hand.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

A day of difference and learning

Published: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:27 p.m. At first glance, it may have looked like students at Alachua Elementary were just having fun outside the classroom Friday.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Ocala Business Journal

IRS seeking 128 Marion Co. taxpayers to pay them money

TOTAL Alachua - 129 - $648 - $83,579 Columbia - 23 - $2,038 - $46,872 Union - 11 - $379 - $4,172 Bradford - 6 - NA - NA Clay - 42 - $1,246 - $52,349 Putnam - 34 - $717 - $24,363 Marion - 128 - $2,630 - $336,641 Levy - 14 - $452 - $6,328 Gilchrist - 4 Dixie - 4 Lafayette - 1 Suwannee - 11 - $2,978 - $29,784 Average and sum reported only for counties ...

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

Watering rules take effect this Sunday

With the start of Eastern Standard Time this Sunday, once-a-week lawn watering will be mandated for most of Alachua County.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

Alachua homeowners to be surveyed on fire risks

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 7:45 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 7:45 a.m. About 1,500 Alachua County homeowners will soon be getting a letter from a company hired to determine view wildfire risks.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

Citrus County Chronicle

Citrus, area counties, begin solid-waste talks

Government leaders from Citrus and six nearby counties began meeting this week with garbage on their minds.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Chiefland Citizen

Drug bust over in seconds

Six months of planning and drug buys went up like a puff of smoke on Friday when more than 40 officers from seven state and federal agencies raided three homes in Chiefland.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

FOX30Online

Alachua teen approached at bus stop

Deputies are stressing the importance of child safety after a 13-year-old girl was approached at a bus stop.

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Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

The end of an era: Shands AGH closes on Sunday

Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 6:41 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 6:41 p.m. The staff is busy packing boxes.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

County, High Springs still at odds over cat sanctuary, fire services

Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 11:12 p.m. It was not quite a scene out of the television mob show "The Sopranos," but the commissioners from Alachua County and High Springs had a sit down Monday night to try to reach agreement on two long-running disputes.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

Friends of Library kicks off book sale Saturday

Published: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 12:42 a.m. The Friends of the Library kicks off its semi-annual book sale Saturday, offering over 300,000 books and other donated items at bargain prices.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

WALB-TV Albany

Farmers need hay

Hay farmers checked out the latest technology and equipment to harvest their crop at this year's Expo.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

WRUF-AM Gainesville

School lunches need reforms

According to an Institute of Medicine report, school lunch standards are lacking....... because schools aren't restricting the number of calories in cafeteria food.

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Mon Oct 19, 2009

WRUF-AM Gainesville

Alachua Public County Schools on Top

Alachua County Public Schools are on top of the state for Advance Placement scores.

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

Sixteen will seek pair of 8th Circuit judgeships

Published: Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 11:34 p.m. Sixteen attorneys primarily from North Central Florida have applied to fill two judicial vacancies in the 8th Circuit.

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