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Soft economy speeds newspaper decline, job cuts
AP Internet WriterThe newspaper industry's downward spiral is accelerating as the weak U.S. economy depresses already-tumbling advertising revenue and forces more rounds of job cuts and other trims. The developments of recent weeks come in a season when newspapers...Tags: Labor Day, News Media, Mass Media, Vehicles, Advertising
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The Daily Drive
University of Florida/ Archbishop McCarthy graduateA monumental decision was placed before me about a year ago: Stay home with my mom and go to FAU, or take a giant leap and move to central Florida to live with my dad and commute to Gainesville to attend UF. Now, my dad lives in Florahome, which is in... -
Song, natural beauty draw visitors to Suwannee
Associated PressFANNING SPRINGS, Fla.—Drawn by an old familiar song, growing numbers of travelers are seeking out the tea-colored waters of the Suwannee River. And galvanized by the song, environmentalists and legislators are fighting to keep the stream unspoiled...Tags: Academic Progress, Tourism and Leisure, Natural Resources, Wildlife, Water Restrictions
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Gainesville Sun and Ocala Star-Banner merge
The Associated PressThe Gainesville Sun and Ocala Star-Banner have announced they will merge news operations. News and copy desk functions, design, layout and pagination for the two papers will be done in Gainesville. Both papers will retain their individual identities...Tags: Ocala
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Volusia fern grower nominated for re-election as president of Florida farm group
Sentinel Staff WriterVolusia County fern grower John L. Hoblick has been nominated for re-election as president of the Florida Farm Bureau, the Gainesville-based statewide trade group said today. The group's board also nominated Rick Roth, who operates a vegetable and...Tags: Farms, Volusia County, Government, Local Elections, Elections
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NJ has some of highest- and lowest-income places
Associated Press WriterIf the name "New Jersey" conjures up images of leafy suburbs that house very high-income families, you're right. And if you associate the state with high poverty, you're right, too. As usual, the Garden State, a study in contrasts, registered some...Tags: Population, Demographics, Poverty, Population and Census, Hunterdon County
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Rainfall numbers from Tropical Storm Fay
Fay's downpours The storm brought heavy rainfall to some areas. ++++++++++++++++++++ || Location || Inches || || Melbourne || 26.6 || || Cape Canaveral || 24.3 || || Kennedy Space Center || 22.2 || || Fort Pierce || 14.2 || || Stuart || 14.1 || ||...Tags: Tropical Storms, Kennedy Space Center, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Tampa, Petroleum Industry
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Unaffordable: Economy shatters private-school dreams
Sentinel Staff WriterAn unstable economy is forcing thousands of children to leave Florida's private schools for a public education or lessons taught by Mom and Dad at home. About 14,000 students were taken out of private schools last school year -- part of an exodus of more...Tags: Audubon Park, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Financial Aid, University of Florida
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Orlando to be only Florida city with two heart-transplant programs
Sentinel Staff WriterCentral Florida's two largest hospital chains - Orlando Health and Florida Hospital - have both been given the green light to start heart-transplant programs. The state announced today that it has approved both chains' requests, making Orlando the only...Tags: Orlando Health, Orlando, Hospitals and Clinics, Florida Hospital, Health Treatments
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Tropical Storm Fay stationary over Daytona Beach
Sentinel Staff WriterFay wobbled over Florida like a slow top Wednesday while it rained its way into legend. Deluges equal to months of average rainfall gave catfish a chance to swim in Port St. Lucie yards and on the runway of Melbourne International Airport. Palm Bay...Tags: Hurricane Preparedness, Progress Energy Incorporated, Ocala, Beach Vacations, Weather Warnings
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Florida farmers, ranchers to meet at October conference in Orlando
Sentinel Staff WriterHundreds of farmers and ranchers from across the state will convene Oct. 8-10 at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando for the Florida Farm Bureau Federation's 67th annual meeting. The Florida Farm Bureau Federation is the state's largest general-interest...Tags: Farms, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Orlando, Government, National Government
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