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METRO | POLITICS

Unite dominates SG, kills bills promoting democracy

By Carly Wilson | Nov. 9, 2011

This past summer, when many students were gone studying abroad, doing internships and relaxing at home, the Unite Party was busy pushing through corrupt, tyrannical legislation. One of the most corrupt changes it made was adding the ability to kill any bill based on its "implication," a virtually meaningless term that the minority argued gave Unite the ability to kill bills it didn't like before the Student Senate got to vote on them.

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10-year-old bicyclist taken to hospital after being hit by a car

By Emily Morrow | Nov. 9, 2011

A 10-year-old boy was taken to Shands at UF Wednesday afternoon after being hit by a car while riding his bike.

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Missing man with Alzheimer's reappears next day in North Carolina

By Morgan Watkins | Nov. 8, 2011

A man with Alzheimer's disease who went missing Monday evening from Gainesville was found Tuesday morning hundreds of miles from town in Fayetteville, N.C.

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Despite times, tech companies hiring

By Meredith Rutland | Nov. 8, 2011

Grooveshark will hire about 15 people before New Year's.

Sherwin Rio, a 19-year-old art and criminology sophomore, and seniors Mary Hart, 23, an aerospace engineering major, and Melnard Rio, 21, a civil engineering major, read pew cards with the new Catholic prayers on them.

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Students anticipate changes to Catholic Mass

By Kathleen Birkhimer | Nov. 8, 2011

On Nov. 27, Catholic churches in Gainesville and around the world will adopt a new translation of the Roman Missal, which provides instructions for Mass. The translation will be the biggest change to Mass in recent years.

Though Solantic is moving its headquarters to Tennessee, this Solantic facility on the corner of Northwest 39th Avenue and Northwest 43rd Street is not in danger of closing.

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Solantic health clinics moving corporate headquarters from Florida

By Emily Morrow | Nov. 8, 2011

In a move that Gov. Rick Scott called "disappointing" for the state of Florida, Solantic, Scott's former chain of urgent care clinics, announced it will be moving its corporate headquarters to Tennessee.

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Organization plans to build comfort home for veterans

By Jessica Pincus | Nov. 7, 2011

Next fall, veterans receiving medical treatment in Gainesville will have a free place to stay.

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Probation bracelet helps police track robbery suspects in Georgia

By Morgan Watkins | Nov. 7, 2011

Days after local law enforcement agencies teamed up to investigate three robberies, an anonymous tip and a probation bracelet led to the arrest of two men who now face extradition from Georgia.

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Teachers use website to ask for school supplies donations

Nov. 6, 2011

Melissa Julien's pre-kindergarten classroom in Gainesville's Myra Terwilliger Elementary School has five wooden tables, three dry-erase white boards and nine paper goldfish taped to the floor. Her special-needs students paint at the tables, write on the boards and sit on the fish when they line up for lunch.

Marisol Diaz, 17, a student at South Dade Senior High School, studies and does homework for her International Baccalaureate program classes.

METRO | K-12 EDUCATION

High school student stuggles with new Bright Futures requirements

By Erin Jester | Nov. 6, 2011

Marisol Diaz is hungry to succeed.

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Half marathon encourages healthy living

By David Williams | Nov. 6, 2011

For some, running a half marathon seems nothing short of impossible.

METRO | BUSINESS

Best restaurants for the Homecoming weekend

By Becca Goldring | Nov. 3, 2011

This weekend the Gators will face off against Vanderbilt for the annual homecoming football game and a chance for a homefield victory. One of the most exciting aspects of Homecoming weekend is the return of alumni who eagerly roam University Avenue reliving the unique thrill of a Gator football gameday.

Book Lover's Cafe owners Anne Haisley, 71, and Phil Haisley, 77, pose for a photo Thursday. They have owned the Gainesville cafe, which will be closing its doors in January, since 1989.

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Book Lover's Cafe owners to bid farewell after 20 years

By Katherine Greene | Nov. 3, 2011

It's the last chapter. The climax has come and gone. The characters have filled their roles, and the book is nearly finished.

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Luncheon to be held in honor of local women's liberation icon

By Adrianna Paidas | Nov. 3, 2011

In the 1960s, women at UF had to wear dresses and skirts in public. They also had to be back in their dorms by 10 p.m. and could not be seen kissing men in public.

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Amateur authors weave words for National Novel Writing Month

Nov. 3, 2011

Whenever he has a second of spare time, sophomore Stephen Hanson leaves UF for Terrance County.

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Three local robberies could be connected

By Morgan Watkins | Nov. 3, 2011

When three men tied up a woman in her home on Northwest 38th Street and ransacked it Wednesday, suspicions that previous home-invasion robberies might be connected were solidified for law enforcement officials.