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Hear 'Vietnam Veterans: Florida Voices' on WUFT-FM throughout September, with full-text transcriptions of each veteran's story appearing on WUFT.org.
Read More »Introducing the Audio Trailer for ‘Florida Voices: Vietnam Veterans’
Find Out Florida: Comparing How Long You Wait in Emergency Rooms
On Find Out Florida at WUFT.org today, explore the answer to this audience question: “Our hospitals advertise how short the waiting times are in their emergency rooms. How long do people actually wait?”
Read More »Find Out Florida: What’s the Latest on Sleepy Creek Lands’ Water Permit?
In The Point podcast this week, Luke Sullivan reports on the letters sent from war zones to loved ones back home, and Arnae Holcomb answers a question for Find Out Florida about the current status of the Sleepy Creek Ranch permitting process. Subscribe in iTunes or Google Play.
Read More »Find Out Florida: Will Lochloosa Lake Water Levels Ever Return?
How can the water levels in Lochloosa Lake rise up to normal levels? Only nature knows.
Read More »Find Out Florida: What’s With Alachua County’s Stormwater Assessment Fee?
The new Alachua County stormwater assessment fee applies to property owners outside of the Gainesville city limits. It will raise an estimated $1.3 million to create projects that restore clean water and prevent flooding.
Read More »Find Out Florida: What Does It Cost To Maintain The Rodman Dam?
This week in The Point podcast, WUFT News answers the question of what the Rodman Dam costs each year to operate. It's about $150,000, less than some environmentalists have said as justification for its removal.
Read More »Life On Death Row: Michael Lambrix Has Thrice Avoided Execution
Michael Lambrix has been on death row for 33 years. He was convicted in 1984 for two first-degree murders. He's dodged execution three times.
Read More »The Point Podcast: Going Inside Gainesville’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary
On The Point podcast this week: the opening of Gainesville's first medical marijuana dispensary, the selection of Karen Clarke as Alachua County's next superintendent, and the controversial usage of Social Security Numbers to identify public school students in Florida.
Read More »The Point Podcast: A Raise for Florida’s Correctional Officers?
Check iTunes or Google Play this week for our new podcast episode of The Point, telling stories about Airbnb and taxes, a love of Gainesville, and prison guards.
Read More »The Point Podcast: Ocala’s Plan To Tackle The Opioid Crisis
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