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Some Marion County residents are up in arms over what could be their new neighbor. A company is applying for a special use permit to open a commercial gun range near Black Sink Prairie in Citra. The Marion County zoning board was scheduled to meet Monday night (April 26th) to …
Read More »Gainesville Mayor Talks Green With Vic Micolucci
As Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan’s time as mayor winds down she reflected on the many “green” initiatives in progress in the city with WUFT-FM’s Vic Micolucci. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/VicHanrahanQA.mp3]
Read More »Florida Lawmakers Plan To Tackle Pill Mill Industry
With more and more illegal pain clinics or “pill mills” popping up every day, the state of Florida has become a haven for prescription drug abuse. Savannah Herring spoke with Chief of Pain Management Services at the University of Florida Gary Reisfield about just how quickly the problem is growing …
Read More »Political Science Professor Weighs In On President Obama’s First State Of The Union Address
The day after President Barack Obama gave his first State of the Union address to the nation in Washington, he spoke to a crowd of about three thousand people in Tampa. Among those at the event was University of South Florida Political Science Professor Susan MacManus. Kaitlyn Ash had the …
Read More »Gainesville Mayor Gives Final State Of The City Address
Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan delivered her 2010 “State of the City” address on Wednesday morning at the Hippodrome State Theatre. During her speech she offered her summary of the city’s progress over the past year and discussed her vision for the next year and beyond. She talked with WUFT-FM’s Junior …
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