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Clarke, the superintendent of Alachua County Public Schools, submitted her letter of resignation hours before the midweek Veterans Day holiday.
Read More »Alachua County Schools Superintendent Karen Clarke Plans Resignation For 2021
The Point, Nov. 10, 2020: Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery Celebrates Its 10th Year
The natural burial ground is located between Micanopy and Windsor.
Read More »Federal Court To Hear Antitrust Fight Between Florida Health Insurers
A federal appeals court next week will wade into a battle about whether Florida Blue, the state’s largest health insurer, violated antitrust laws by preventing agents from selling policies for a rival insurance company.
Read More »The Point, Nov. 9, 2020: The Story Of Chris Nikic, Ironman Triathlete
On Saturday, he was the first person with Down syndrome to race in an Ironman triathlon.
Read More »‘Far From Over’: Trump Refuses To Concede As Biden’s Margin Of Victory Widens
Trump was at his golf course in Virginia when a slew of networks announced Joe Biden had won the race for the presidency. Trump vowed he would go to court, but presented no evidence of fraud.
Read More »Biden Wins Presidency, According To AP, Edging Trump In Turbulent Race
With Pennsylvania in Joe Biden's column, the former vice president gains the 270 electoral votes needed to be elected.
Read More »President-Elect Joe Biden: Stumbles, Tragedies And, Now, Delayed Triumph
He becomes the oldest president-elect and brings with him a history-making vice president-elect in Kamala Harris, the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to serve in the nation's second-highest office.
Read More »Shy Trump Voters And Caller ID: Why The Polls Got (And Keep Getting) It Wrong
The 2020 election – historic for its high turnout in the middle of a pandemic and extraordinary political divisiveness – might also be famous for the inaccuracy of pollsters.
Read More »Gusty Winds And Heavy Rain From Eta Likely Into Early Next Week
Days of occasional heavy rainfall may increase the risk of flooding over saturated South Florida late this upcoming weekend into early next week ahead...
Read More »The Point, Nov. 6, 2020: Weekend Recount Planned For Alachua County Growth Management Area Amendment
The winning margin of 50.07% — or just 175 votes — triggered a recount.
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