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Alachua County Commissioners debated at an informal meeting Tuesday how to best divvy up more than $1 million set aside for the Community Agency Partnership Program.

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Man arrested for assaulting brother over wrestling cards

By Kat Bein | Jan. 18, 2011

A dispute between two half-brothers over wrestling trading cards led to one brother getting stitches and the other being charged with a felony.

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Candidate speaks out against police merger

Jan. 18, 2011

One City Commission candidate is voicing her opposition to the idea of merging the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and the Gainesville Police Department.

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Mentor program provides scholarships and guidance

By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 17, 2011

Timothy Miles aspires to study electrical engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, but right now he is just trying to turn in his homework on time.

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Taxi fees not fair to students

By Alexander Klausner | Jan. 17, 2011

In the winter of 2009, Ben Meyers needed to get his drunk friend home. As they came out of a midtown bar, they spotted a taxi parked on the street. This would be a great way, Meyers thought, to get a lift for the mile walk back to Fraternity Row.

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Local man arrested for beating his elderly landlady

By Kat Bein | Jan. 17, 2011

A Gainesville man was arrested and charged with felony battery Sunday afternoon for beating an elderly woman in her home.

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This week in Gainesville

By Kat Bein | Jan. 17, 2011

January 21, 1969: Protesters nationwide flush toilets during the last words of Nixon’s inaugural address, but participants on campus are foiled by a strange “coincidence.”

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Health official says autism and vaccinations not linked

By Kaitlynn Floyd | Jan. 17, 2011

The cause of autism remains uncertain after research connecting it to the MMR (Mumps-Measles-Rubella) vaccination has been gradually questioned.

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Man makes living selling kids

By Melanie Brkich | Jan. 17, 2011

Charlie Meister, 70, owns about 60 goats at the Greathouse Farm Equestrian Center.

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Cold weather creates problems for local farmers

By Rebecca Danta | Jan. 13, 2011

As temperatures start to creep farther south this winter, Gainesville’s local farmers are also seeing a dip in their profits.

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Police find gun and 27 pounds of marijuana in car

By Kat Bein | Jan. 13, 2011

An illegal resident from Jamaica was taken into custody after Gainesville police found drugs and weapons in his car.

Aaron Devlin, a member of the Gator Longboard Club, performs a skateboarding trick at the new Possum Creek skatepark during the ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday.

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City celebrates opening of renovated park with ceremony

By Elliot Evans | Jan. 13, 2011

About 50 people gathered to celebrate the official city dedication of Possum Creek Park on Thursday afternoon, which included a brief speech from Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe and skateboard demonstrations.

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