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Daily Archives: March 14, 2012
Substance abuse awareness groups wary of generic narcotics
By Front Page Edition on March 14th, 2012 | Last updated: October 24, 2012 at 10:17 am
By Chip Skambis – WUFT-FM Though Florida’s amping up its efforts to shut down pill mills prescription drug abuse may become more of problem starting next year. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis spoke with the Director of non-profit organization Narconon, Mary Reester, about [...]
Santorum snowballs in southern primaries
By Front Page Edition on March 14th, 2012 | Last updated: October 24, 2012 at 10:19 am
By Chip Skambis – WUFT-FM Rick Santorum picked up two more primary wins last night in Alabama and Mississippi, surprising Newt Gingrich who had heavily campaigned in the area. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis spoke with University of South Florida Political Science [...]
New website encourages techies to get fit
By Front Page Edition on March 14th, 2012 | Last updated: October 24, 2012 at 10:34 am
By Kelsey Diaz – WUFT-FM Technology is often to blame for people sitting down. They sit while surfing the web. They sit while they’re playing video games. They sit if they work with computers. Now a local doctoral student is [...]
Breast cancer prevention through empowerment and education
By Front Page Edition on March 14th, 2012 | Last updated: October 31, 2012 at 11:47 am
By Dina Lewis – WUFT-FM In Alachua County, 30.8% of black women who are 40 years of age and older have received a mammogram in the past year. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Dina Lewis reports on how the Well Florida Council is [...]
Florida Senate to tackle redistricting in special session
By Michael Cadigan on March 14th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 4:35 pm
Florida lawmakers are in special session today, with the Senate reworking district lines. University of Florida Law Professor Joseph Little says redistricting is a difficult process because it has to satisfy many different provisions in the Constitution. The special session [...]
Gainesville to raise awareness for farmworkers
By Jessica Alpern on March 14th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 4:35 pm
The city of Gainesville is joining a nationwide project to raise awareness on the issues farmworkers face. Interfaith for Immigrant Justice Organizer Kim Hunter says farmworkers work under very dangerous conditions. Hunter hopes to educate residents on the importance of [...]
Another drug trafficking suspect in Marion County custody
By Lauren Rautenkranz on March 14th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 4:35 pm
One more suspect in a large Marion County pill trafficking bust has been placed under arrest. WUFT-FM’s Lauren Rautenkranz says Operation “Blue Forest” brought an oxycodone operation near the Ocala National Forest to a halt.
Operation “Blue Forest” ends with 43 arrest warrants
By WUFT News on March 14th, 2012 | Last updated: March 30, 2013 at 1:37 pm
Multi-agency drug enforcement action has resulted in arrest warrants for 43 suspects. On March 12-13 the Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team, Multi Agency Drug Enforcement Team, Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Fifth Judicial Circuit of the State Attorney’s Office [...]
