“I think Americans are in a place right now where we are perhaps, perhaps, more willing – at least I think our listeners are more willing – to learn from others experiences and the situations that people find themselves in in corners of the world; may be quite relevant to us now.”
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Jim Ross, editor for the Ocala Star Banner talks with WUFT-FM's Dana Hill about how he selected the essays for his book called “In Season: Stories of Discovery, Loss, Home, and Places in Between.”
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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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At a time of low unemployment for African Americans, educated, well-connected professionals are starting new lives in cities such as Charlotte, N.C.
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The nation's disability rolls swelled during the Great Recession. But more disabled people are now finding work, and employers are more willing to make allowances, thanks to the tight job market.
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Business leaders worry that tough laws against undocumented workers will discourage legal immigrants from coming to the state to work. Iowa's low jobless rate has left businesses struggling to hire.
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For years after the Great Recession, employers were reluctant to boost wages. Now a tight labor market is giving workers the leverage they need to demand a larger slice of the nation's economic pie.
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During a joint meeting Thursday between the Alachua County Commission and the School Board of Alachua County, the district announced its intention to again start using Prairie View Elementary.
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Firefighters joined forces with local agencies in the Bahamas to provide additional aid.
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A number widely acknowledged by media outlets and elected officials regarding the homeless population in the Bahamas is found to be inaccurate. That and more in 90 seconds.
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Hundreds of people gathered at the park to honor those lost on 9/11.
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The 9/11 Moving Tribute is displayed in Ocala this week. That and more in 90 seconds.
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The Latest on stabbings at a business in Tallahassee, Florida: 1:05 p.m. Authorities in Florida’s …
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A City of Gainesville Fire Rescue team departed early Saturday morning to provide additional aid …
Read More »Thousands of employees in school districts, state colleges and state universities had access to student Social Security numbers and did not need that access to do their jobs.
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A quick scroll through Gainesville Pet Finder shows picture after picture of cats and dogs, usually multiple posts a day. Shore said the number of posts only increases after a hurricane or major storm.
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President Donald Trump fires National Security Advisor John Bolton. That and more in 90 seconds.
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In the past two years, state auditors have found that at least one-third of education employees who had access to student Social Security numbers did not need them.
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The one closer to South Florida could bring rain to parts of the state later this week.
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The house judiciary committee are planning to put Trump Impeachment Procedures to a vote on Thursday. That and more in 90 seconds.
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Jury selection begins today for woman who is accused of trespassing President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »About 40 former inmates, their loved ones and prison reform advocates protested this weekend outside Lowell Correctional Institution in Ocala — the state's largest women's prison.
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The City of Gainesville's Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department will host its second community meeting on the proposed design for the building on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the center, located at 1701 NE 8th Ave.
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People traveled from hours across Florida to symbolically speak out against a recent prison attack.
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Travis Atria says, "Essentially, these songs sound better than they ever have before. This is the ideal version of the album."
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Neighborhoods have been destroyed and families forever impacted after Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas for almost 30 hours as a Category 5 hurricane. Emergency relief and long-term assistance are needed.
Read More »Individuals are helping, as are big cruise lines. Here are some of their inspiring stories.
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Hurricane Dorian is still making it's way through North and South Carolina. That and more in 90 seconds.
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Florida emergency management efforts shifted Thursday from storm preparation to providing assistance as Hurricane Dorian, after devastating the Bahamas and skirting Florida’s East Coast, threatened to cause heavy damage in the Carolinas.
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Hurricane Dorian becomes a Category 3 and forces over 1 million people from the Carolina coast to evacuate. That and more in 90 seconds.
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It's the third year that the city will close this stretch during games.
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Statewide relief efforts have begun to help the Bahamas, though getting supplies to Marsh Harbour and other hard-hit areas by air remains a challenge.
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After bringing intensely destructive winds and deadly flooding to the Bahamas, Dorian is "ambling" to the north-northwest, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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The storm overnight and today is brushing along Florida's Atlantic Coast in places like Daytona Beach, St. Augustine and Jacksonville.
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St. Johns County School District schools will be closed on Thursday.
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Dorian is the strongest storm to ever make landfall in the Bahamas as category 5 storm, leaving at least five people dead and hundreds of homes destroyed.
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Dorian is the strongest hurricane in the world so far this year. These images show the damages to the Bahamas in the wake of the category 5 hurricane.
Read More »The latest prediction has the storm today moving slightly north but not significantly until Wednesday.
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Those who own horses and livestock are at risk of losing animals in the storm.
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Flagler County is under a hurricane warning as Hurricane Dorian approaches Florida’s east coast. Sheriff Rick Staly said the county will issue a curfew in Evacuation Zones A, B and F, as well as flood-prone areas at 7 pm on Tuesday.
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Florida officials said Monday that 72 nursing homes and assisted living facilities and seven hospitals …
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