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He uses marijuana for post-traumatic stress disorder and the injuries he sustained on mission Desert Storm.
Read More »Marion County Teacher, Veteran Appeals Termination For Medical Marijuana Use
Moment That Love, Life Was Lost After Tragic Crash: ‘She Did Not Make It, OK?’
This story reveals new details about what happened that night and in the months since the deadly crash on Jan. 9.
Read More »Florida Schools’ Athletic Programs Prepare To Return For Fall
Florida high schools, state universities and colleges are implementing alternate methods that will keep the staff, students and student-athletes safe during the pandemic if games and practices are scheduled during the school year.
Read More »Yoho’s Confrontation with Ocasio-Cortez Leads To Democratic Women Calling Out ‘Abuse From Men’
A day after rejecting an offer of contrition from Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., who represents the Gainesville area, for his language during this week's Capitol steps confrontation, Ocasio-Cortez and more than a dozen colleagues cast the incident as all-too-common behavior by men, including Trump and other Republicans.
Read More »Anti-Racism Books See Spike In Readership Locally, Nationwide
Desmond Reid, a Black independent bookstore owner, is hopeful.
Read More »Florida Moves Ahead With More Electric-Vehicle Plans: Will Investment Pass By Poor, Minority Communities?
Will the next generation of clean cars and trucks drive past Florida’s poorest neighborhoods or minority communities?
Read More »Gainesville Considers Development Moratorium To Protect Black Communities
The commission decided to continue the moratorium and equitable development discussion during the first general policy meeting in August.
Read More »Florida School District Curriculum Reports Show Gaps In Black History Education
Talk about turning in a late homework assignment: Florida’s school districts have known about the July 1 deadline for nearly a year, when the department ordered the reports.
Read More »In Race For Congress, Florida’s ‘Gator Bait’ Cheer And Its Links To Racism Become An Issue
Congressional candidate Judson Sapp distributed more than 1,000 Gator Bait signs across the district.
Read More »Orlando Protest Movement Marches Forward; City Dodges Destruction Seen Elsewhere
The May-June mass demonstrations in Central Florida were the largest in decades.
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