Tag Archives: Q&A

The election season may be over, but there are still ways that Floridians can make their voices heard in Washington, D.C.

Blue or red, donkey or elephant, Democrat or Republican — Tuesday voters nationwide will be making decisions for local, state and national elections.

A duo of Shands' Musicians in Residence kickoff Arts + Health Month with a concert Thursday night at the Thomas Center.

For some, Columbus Day is little more than a three-day weekend on the edge of a calendar page, but we give you some information you may not have known behind the holiday.

Police have ended the call for volunteers to participate in the search for UF student Christian Aguilar who has been missing for more than two weeks. The volunteer check-in post at the Florida Farm Bureau in Gainesville, which has been organizing search teams this week, will close at 5 p.m. …

A recent journal from the American Cancer Society shows cancer is now the main killer of Hispanics, surpassing heart disease. Dr. Jose G. Trevino of the University of Florida Shands Cancer Center discusses the cause of cancer death for Hispanics.

Just under 24 hours after the visit by First Lady Michelle Obama was officially announced, WUFT chatted with John Reiskind, chair of the Alachua County Democratic Party, about the significance of Mrs. Obama’s visit to the community and what impacts it could have for the President’s campaign.

There was a small bounce for each Romney and Obama after their respective party conventions, however that effect has already begun to wane, says Susan McManus, a professor at the University of South Florida.

When the London summer Olympics began at the end of July, we spoke with a University of Florida alum who works as an attorney in London about how residents viewed the summer games.  Damien Yare talked with WUFT-FM’s Tom Krynski for an update on our conversation about what he expected: …

For some residents, paying attention to what their local governments do isn’t high on their priority list.  Others are watching the government more closely, especially when it comes to certain issues.  In Alachua County, commissioners and staffers are reaching out to the community this summer, to be part of what …