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Kane Barr is a transgender man who prioritizes LGBTQ issues in politics. He uses his experiences to educate LGBTQ youth now.
Read More »The Transgender Man: Kane Barr Votes For the Voiceless
Open Track Nights At Gainesville Raceway Provide Safe Lanes For Street Racing
A community bound by burnt rubber, track resin and pure passion comes to the Gainesville Raceway’s open drag racing nights for a safe place to rev their engines. The Gainesville Raceway is best known for hosting the Amalie Motor Oil National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Gatornationals, one of the nation’s …
Read More »3 Dead Including Suspected Gunman After Shooting At Jacksonville Gaming Tournament
The shooting happened during a Madden NFL competition at a video game bar in downtown Jacksonville. A male suspect killed at least two people before taking his own life. Eleven others are injured.
Read More »After Florida Rampage, Some Owners Are Destroying Their Guns
In response to the killings of 17 people at a Parkland school by a 19-year-old with an AR-15, some gun owners across the country are waging personal protests against mass shootings by destroying their own guns.
Read More »UF Terminates Athletic Training Undergraduate Program, Begins Process For New Doctoral Program
The University of Florida will accept its last undergraduate athletic training students in summer 2019, as it terminates the Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training program. The Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology in the College of Health & Human Performance is transitioning to a post-professional clinical doctoral degree.
Read More »Gainesville Encouraging Concussion Testing For Child Football Players
Gainesville's Pop Warner youth football and cheerleading program has teamed up with Athlete Brain, a University of Florida student organization that analyzes the kids' brain activity outside of practice through baseline concussion testing.
Read More »First Amendment Professor On Richard Spencer’s Right To Speak
Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida talks about the upcoming Richard Spencer event and the value of allowing such a discussion to take place on the UF campus.
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 »NFL Affiliated Youth Flag Football League Comes To Gainesville
National Flag Football, the largest youth flag football organization in the country, created a new league in Gainesville.
Read More »Hold Your Horses: Ocala Expects $2 Million Economic Boost From Worldwide Equestrian Event
The Ocala Jockey Club is hosting its International Three-Day Event, making the city more competitive in horse eventing.
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