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A lawsuit filed Friday challenges the constitutionality of part of a new state law that requires a coveted medical-marijuana license to go to a black farmer.
Read More »Marijuana Law Challenged Over Black Farmer License
North Central Florida Farmers Recovering Amid Crop Loss From Irma
As Hurricane Irma swept across Florida last week, its floodwaters and winds dealt blows to the state's farms, including Gainesville's Family Garden, which lost an estimated 30 percent of its crops.
Read More »UF Housing Director Spent Thousands In Furniture Store, Employee Says
The senior director of the University of Florida's housing department is accused of using $180,608 in university money on himself.
Read More »FEMA Workers Spreading Word About Assistance After Irma
FEMA personnel from around the U.S. have descended upon Florida to assist residents with aid after Hurricane Irma tore through the state. WUFT News rode along with FEMA workers in Duval County as they visited with residents and informed them of their options.
Read More »Florida Voices: Vietnam Veterans | David Willkomm, Army, 1970 to 1971
David Willkomm served toward the end of the American ground-based conflict in Vietnam, and by then, he witnessed a sad breakdown of G.I. morale within his unit. Drug use, racial tension, and alcoholism were all too common, according to Willkomm, who later became a counselor at the Gainesville Veterans Affairs …
Read More »Florida Voices: Vietnam Veterans | Ray Harris, MACV-SOG, 1969 to 1970
Raymond Harris’ service was unlike that of any other veteran interviewed for this series. He was a member of a unit called MACV-SOG, or Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Special Operations Group. His job was “running recon,” gathering intelligence about North Vietnamese military operations, often behind enemy lines. Harris later …
Read More »Florida Voices: Vietnam Veterans | Lewis Alston, Marine Corps, 1969 to 1970
Lewis Alston’s military career was over by age 19. His time as a reconnaissance scout in the U.S. Marine Corps ended after he was wounded, but he faced what turned out to be a 15-year struggle to leave “a dark place — very, very dark.” He’s battled the effects of …
Read More »Florida Voices: Vietnam Veterans | David Gold, Army, 1969
David Gold will admit he lacked direction in 1968, so when he was drafted into the Army, it was a little more welcome than it was for most. After excelling in training, he found himself in the middle of the Battle of Hamburger Hill as a member of 101st Airborne Division. …
Read More »Florida Voices: Vietnam Veterans | Jim Lynch, Army, 1967 to 1969
Jim Lynch witnessed nearly two years of the American military’s involvement in Vietnam through the lens of his camera. As an Army photographer, he went all over country — often with his feet dangling out of a helicopter — shooting photos and telling stories for the Army. When he moved …
Read More »Florida Voices: Vietnam Veterans | Forest Hope, Marine Corps, 1966 to 1968
Forest Hope hasn’t had a nightmare about his 18 months in Vietnam for the past 35 years, but he said that doesn’t mean he’s done processing what he experienced there. He served in the Marine Corps and stationed in Vietnam from late 1966 until mid-1968. Today, he is the president …
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