Senator Book is the 2018 recipient of the L’Oreal Paris/Glamour Magazine “Heroes Among Us” Award, presented at the Glamour Magazine annual Women of the Year Summit and Awards Ceremony in New York City on Monday, November 12, 2018.
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I grew up in a large suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, where my family was one of three Jewish households in the area. We are Reform Jews. At most, we attended temple five times a year, only when we had to. We celebrated Christmas because we liked Santa and tinseled …
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The Chemours Company proposed a special permit in September to mine on 886 acres of land.
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New documents reveal that a key piece of evidence was the school security video.
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This story was originally produced for WUFT-FM: The city commission approved $2 million for Wild …
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A donor recently pledged to match up to $400,000 in donations to the center’s $1.6 million capital campaign.
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Bob Quinn so believes in the power of organic farming that he once sent some …
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The county ordinance will go into effect throughout the rest of Alachua County on Oct. 22.
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Calling it one of the largest youth-led “strikes” ever, The New York Times reported that over 100,000 people attended rallies in Berlin, Melbourne and London.
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Rep. Chris Latvala, a Clearwater Republican who chairs the House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, said his panel has been asked by House leaders to find about $500 million in potential cuts as part of a broader budget exercise. But that exercise also could help determine if a teacher-pay package would be viable.
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The U.S. and Canada have seen bird numbers drop by 3 billion in 48 years, according to a Cornell lab study.
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By Melissa Ross, Brendan Rivers & Bill Bortzfield Long before rising seas permanently swamp homes, millions of Americans living in coastal communities will likely face more frequent and disruptive high-tide flooding — and the effects will ripple through the local economy. As the flooding increases over time, coastal residents will be forced to make difficult and costly choices. And if home values decline, an eroding property tax base would jeopardize funding for local services and infrastructure, such as roads, schools, and
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By Brendan Rivers In the Tampa Bay area, Pinellas County is teaching real estate agents how to field questions about flooding — an increasingly common concern when homebuyers talk to Realtors. “They really are the boots on the ground for all of the floodplain managers everywhere,” said Lisa Foster, the county’s floodplain administrator. She developed the Real Estate Flood Disclosure training program, a first of its kind in Florida. Realtors are eager, she said, to take the classes on everything
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By Brendan Rivers Sea level rise and other effects of climate change are now adding to the list of challenges facing some of Florida’s smallest residents: rare birds. On the St. Marys River in Northeast Florida, just a stone’s throw from the Georgia border in Yulee, the nonprofit White Oak Conservation Foundation is breeding and researching wildlife. You were introduced to some of its residents if you watched the last season of Game of Thrones — though you wouldn’t have
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By Heather Schatz After last year’s Hurricane Michael decimated parts of the Florida Panhandle, North Florida’s building codes are getting renewed scrutiny. Increasingly, all Florida residents need homes that can stand up to the strongest storms, and they increasingly want those homes to come with environmentally sustainable features and building methods. Enter Palm Beach Gardens-based Green Dwellings. Karen Adams is the custom home builder’s CEO. Melissa Ross: What goes into Green Dwellings? Karen Adams: The homes are unique in that
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While Ron Fielding was online, he found his beloved boat for sale and told good friend Mike Oler about it. What happened next was a surprise.
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Read the judge's full ruling from Monday here.
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A drought in High Springs, Florida impacts farmers. That and more in 90 seconds.
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Waldo residents have recently reported numerous encounters with bears.
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Every chair of Florida's health care policy groups sat on a panel at the Universtiy of Florida on Monday to discuss health care costs and access. This event is the first of its kind at UF.
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DeSantis, whose support from Trump is widely credited for his win in the 2018 gubernatorial race, will attend the Villages event with the president, Meredith Beatrice, a DeSantis spokeswoman, confirmed Wednesday morning.
Read More »News broke earlier this year of plans to cease medical services at the ACORN Clinic in Brooker. Dental services are still offered.
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Some Florida teachers are now allowed to carry firearms on campus. That and more in 90 seconds.
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Starting Tuesday, there will be a fence that outlines the camp for the purpose of preventing new people from moving in.
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The permit, if approved, would allow Nestlé to pump about 1.2 million gallons of water a day from Ginnie Springs. The spring is already classified as impaired, and local environmentalists argue that the permit would further damage the recovering waterway and surrounding community.
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Across Florida, people struggle to find accessible dental care. Here's what Dr. Frank Catalanotto, the former dean of the UF College of Dentistry and a current professor, is doing to change that.
Read More »Florida's ban on texting while driving has expanded to prohibit motorists from using handheld wireless devices while driving through school and work zones, according to a law that takes effect today.
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Twelve forgotten U.S. Veterans honored with funeral service in Sarasota, Florida. That and more in News In 90.
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Lawmakers may soon hear from the whistleblower that led to the impeachment inquiry of President Trump. That and more in 90 seconds. Morning News in 90, September 30, 2019
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In July, the Florida Board of Education mandated five hours of mental health instruction within the school year. The state became the third in the nation to require it.
Read More »As of Saturday, visitors can explore a 2.5-mile walking trail.
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Seven hundred fifteen acres that was once slated to be a residential area in Alachua County instead opened on Saturday – National Public Lands Day – as Four Creeks Nature Preserve.
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The manager's position is among the city's most important and highest paid, with Lee Feldman's recent predecessors earning annual salaries of just over $200,000.
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The new railroad overpass will route vehicles over the railroad tracks from Walnut Street to Church Street to reduce traffic congestion and lower emergency vehicle response times. To build at this location, Florida’s Department of Transportation had to purchase land that had been occupied by the eight businesses and five homes.
Read More »The abnormally dry conditions can actually be traced to Hurricane Dorian dodging the state.
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Each candidate was interviewed one-by-one in front of the public. If a majority vote between the seven commissioners can be reached, they will announce their pick Friday.
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13-year-old Diego died after being attacked by two students. That and more in 90 seconds.
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Carl Dickey was leaving his Dania beach house before he saved a one-year-old boy. That and more in 90 seconds.
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Lonely shopping carts litter the sidewalks far from their intended place in Gainesville.8
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Santa Fe High School is the last in the district to add the classes. The courses are part of Alachua County Public Schools’ initiative to increase racial equity and education in the classroom.
Read More »At one school, Gainesville police stood in to be with those whose fathers could not be there.
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The ruling by a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal came in a case in which the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office believed that one of its deputies, Jefferson Eugene Davis, posed a threat after he suspected infidelity by his longtime girlfriend.
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At 7:15 a.m., about 300 fathers or father figures sat down in the school’s cafeteria to have breakfast with their children on “Dads Take Your Child to School Day.”
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Belleview High School has a few unwanted guest. That and more in 90 seconds.
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This time, more than 80 animals were found in unsanitary conditions.
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Tropical Storm Karen is expected to make landfall following a 6.0 earthquake in Puerto Rico. That and more in 90 seconds.
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Trump spoke on several topics today in New York, NY as world leaders gathered for the United Nations general assembly. That and more in 90 seconds.
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On Monday, Alachua County Public Schools launched an initiative to prevent bullying. The program will run through Friday, Aug. 27.
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The Florida Public Service Commission is responsible for constructing a new "storm protection" law that could expand underground powerlines for the hurricane-prone Sunshine State.
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