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Site provides e–cards to notify partners of STDs
By DEANA CASIMANO | Nov. 9, 2008People send e-cards for birthdays, holidays or to express a simple "thinking of you."
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Police investigate deadly plane crash
By KATIE EMMETS | Nov. 9, 2008Investigators are looking into the cause of a plane crash that killed three Key West residents east of the Gainesville Regional Airport early Friday morning.
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Longest motorcycle parade to be held on Sunday
By FAITH REAVES | Nov. 6, 2008Gainesville's roads will be dominated by the roar of motorcycles Sunday as participants of the eighth annual Bikers on Parade for the USA attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest parade of motorcycles.
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Downtown Festival & Art Show to open Saturday
By CURT DEVINE | Nov. 6, 2008Downtown Gainesville will be animated with a wave of paintings, crafts and art enthusiasts this weekend.
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Commission expands rights for domestic partnerships
By KATIE EMMETS | Nov. 6, 2008After voting unanimously to increase domestic partnership rights at a meeting Thursday night, Gainesville City Commissioners questioned the wording of the ballot initiative that would eliminate local anti-discrimination protections for gay and transgender people.
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City asks UF’s help in fire services
Nov. 6, 2008With UF and Gainesville struggling with budget cuts, city commissioners decided Thursday to send a letter to UF President Bernie Machen requesting a partnership to seek state funds for fire service.
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Memorial service held for SFC student
By KATIE EMMETS | Nov. 5, 2008An SFC student who died following a car accident in Jacksonville early Saturday morning was remembered Wednesday at a memorial service at the First United Methodist Church of Ocala.
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Some students encounter voting problems
Nov. 5, 2008For some students who registered to vote with a nonpartisan group on campus, the election isn't over.
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Man arrested after nine burglaries
By KATIE EMMETS | Nov. 5, 2008A man was arrested Monday in connection with a string of nine burglaries in the Duck Pond area near downtown Gainesville.
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Obama wins presidency after historic election
Nov. 4, 2008After months of traveling, campaigning and debating, Sen. Barack Obama of Chicago, Ill., was chosen as the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday night.
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SFC student dies in car crash
By KATIE EMMETS | Nov. 4, 2008The Santa Fe College flag was at half-mast Tuesday in memory of a student who died Saturday morning before the UF-Georgia game following a car accident in Jacksonville.
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County commissioners win re–election
By FAITH REAVES | Nov. 4, 2008Three Alachua County Commissioners will keep their seats from 2008 to 2012 after running for re-election.
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Gainesville sees high voter turnout
Nov. 4, 2008Although some voters met with problems on Election Day, officials said long lines and faulty ballots weren't the norm around Gainesville.
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Local restaurants reward voters with free food, drinks
By GUYANA HAND | Nov. 3, 2008Sporting an "I Voted" sticker will earn you more than recognition as a Gainesville voter today.
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Offices receive envelopes of white powder
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Nov. 3, 2008The Gainesville Sun, Florida House of Representatives and nine Marion County public offices received envelopes Monday containing an unidentified white powder that turned out to be flour.
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Arrests made during UF–Georgia game fall
By KATIE EMMETS | Nov. 3, 2008While the Gators' winning score at the UF-Georgia game was higher than last year, the number of arrests made by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office decreased.
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Political groups recycle campaign signs to help city reach goal
By ANA GONI–LESSAN | Nov. 3, 2008The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has asked presidential campaigns in the state to recycle their campaign signs after the election.
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GPD arrests driver found with two stolen guns, marijuana in car
By KATIE EMMETS | Nov. 3, 2008Two stolen handguns and 7 grams of marijuana found in the vehicle of an erratic driver led to an arrest Sunday morning.
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County offers flu shots at select Election Day poll locations
By LAUREN COTO | Nov. 3, 2008On Election Day, elderly voters have the opportunity to get flu shots at three voting locations with the help of the Alachua County Health Department and the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections.
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Student political groups make final rally for Election Day
By FAITH REAVES | Nov. 3, 2008After marathon campaigning and record-breaking early voting, Election Day has arrived. Despite exhaustion expressed by members of UF's student political organizations, there's still one more day of work left.
