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Woman, 1-year-old granddaughter saved from burning vehicle
By Shannon Kaestle | Oct. 1, 2014Flames shot into the sky Tuesday night as Burnise Watson watched her car burn.
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UF alumni calendar Yom Kippur typo atoned for
By Shannon Kaestle | Jan. 7, 2014The holidays are coming early for Jewish UF alumni.
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Newberry Watermelon Festival continues juicy tradition
By Shannon Kaestle | May 20, 2013NEWBERRY — The sound of a machete chopping watermelons mixed with the melodies of popular country songs. Little girls strutted across the field new pink and green dresses, and festival-goers wore a glisten of of sweat and juice on their faces.
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Florida expects above-active hurricane season
By Shannon Kaestle | Apr. 23, 2013Hurricane season starts June 1, but people in hurricane-prone areas should start preparing now.
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UF physics professor Peter Hirschfeld attracts attention
By Shannon Kaestle | Apr. 9, 2013Peter Hirschfeld is the new UF Teacher-Scholar of the Year for 2012-2013. Hirschfeld, a 55-year-old physics professor, was chosen for his performance in teaching and scholarly activities.
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Dogs undergo chemo at UF animal hospital
By Shannon Kaestle | Mar. 21, 2013Chemotherapy has left Anora virtually unaffected, but it isn’t a surprise.
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Project Makeover revamps Idylwild Elementary
By Shannon Kaestle | Feb. 25, 2013A sense of excitement hung in the air as Idylwild Elementary School students filed into the school’s cafeteria Monday morning.
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UF making moves to offer new African-American studies major
By Shannon Kaestle | Feb. 21, 2013UF is on its way to establishing a new major.
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Donations from police officer’s funeral go to Humane Society
By Shannon Kaestle | Jan. 23, 2013Marcia Wolf-Deffense lost her husband earlier this month, but she didn’t want people to send flowers.
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Shiver Me Timbers
By Shannon Kaestle | July 31, 2013Michael Campbell, a 35-year-old employee of Daughtry Tree Service, LLC, sits on a fallen tree at 1615 NW 7th Ave. on Tuesday. Employee Ryan Jerry, 26, said it likely fell because excessive rain had weakened its roots.
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Green Acres
By Shannon Kaestle | July 15, 2013Larry Rogers, 75, exits a refrigerated storage room on his Alachua County farm Friday. Rogers locally sells beans, cucumbers, strawberries, onions, tomatoes and other produce from his farm.
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Stitches of hope
By Shannon Kaestle | July 1, 2013A quilt hangs in the J. Wayne Reitz Union on Monday, July 1, as part of a campus-wide reading initiative, The Common Reading Program.
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The president speaks
By Shannon Kaestle | July 1, 2013David Silverman, president of American Atheists, speaks during the unveiling of an Atheist monument outside the Bradford County Courthouse on Saturday, June 29, 2013 in Starke, Fla.
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Democracy or theocracy
By Shannon Kaestle | July 1, 2013Crowds gather in front of the Bradford County Courthouse on Saturday, June 29, for the unveiling of an atheist monument near a monument of the Ten Commandments in Starke, Fla.
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Courting the courthouse
By Shannon Kaestle | July 1, 2013Jeanette Madea, Ph. D., coordinator for Center for Inquiry in Fort Lauderdale, speaks to a crowd during the unveiling of an atheist monument outside the Bradford County Courthouse on Saturday, June 29, 2013 in Starke, Fla.
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Serve nobody
By Shannon Kaestle | July 1, 2013Edwin Kagin, J.D., National Legal Director of American Atheists, speaks at the Bradford County Courthouse on Saturday during a dedication ceremony for an atheist monument.
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Monitoring media
By Shannon Kaestle | July 1, 2013Crowds listen to speakers in front of the Bradford County Courthouse on Saturday, June 29, for the unveiling of an atheist monument near a monument of the Ten Commandments in Starke, Fla.
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First atheist monument on public property unveiled
By Shannon Kaestle | July 1, 2013Chandler Allen, 10, of Orlando, was the first to sit on the newly revealed atheist monument outside the Bradford County Courthouse.
