News 2008-07-27 Andanh.com

Deputies confiscate counterfeit merchandise at local hotel Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:53:50 -0400
It’s not every day Alachua County deputies drive to the jail with Kate Spade, Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton in their backseat.

City and county Equal Opportunity Offices host 4th annual expo Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:57:05 -0400
Both the city and county Equal Opportunity Offices have planned a day full of vendors, exhibits and support groups to celebrate the anniversary of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities.

GPD summer programs strive to end local gang violence Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:57:15 -0400
Are Gainesville summer programs decreasing tension among neighborhood gangs? Depends whom you ask.

Gas thefts on the rise in Alachua County Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:57:19 -0400
Locking your gas cap could become as important as locking your car doors.

What is Haiti? Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:57:11 -0400
Sarah Hsu, Alligator Staff Feature photo

Senators move to impeach absent student body treasurer Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:20:26 -0400
If some members of UF’s Student Senate get their way, Paul Drayton’s decision to take a business internship in the Big Apple this summer could spell the end of his career as Student Body treasurer.

Southwest Rec presents $16 million renovation plan at Student Senate meeting Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:58:49 -0400
It’s not often students can power a room just by working up a sweat, but that’s one of the goals David Bowles, director of Recreational Sports, has in mind for renovations to Southwest Recreation Center.

UF cautious about positive investment returns Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:56:28 -0400
UF administrators were warned to be prudent in their plans to use money from the university’s endowment funds despite positive investment returns this year.

UF faculty and staff to get small raises Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:26:52 -0400
UF President Bernie Machen announced a plan Friday to give faculty and staff small pay raises for the first time in two years.

Calathes gears up for European championships Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:55:35 -0400
You know what they say, everything is bigger in...Serbia.

Tebow looks to improve on Heisman-winning season Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:39:52 -0400
HOOVER, Ala. – Tim Tebow's success in his first season as a starter was well documented as he became the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy amid a record-breaking campaign. But nestled in all his mind-boggling stats was a number that doesn't sit well: four.

A new year for champion LSU Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:56:47 -0400
HOOVER, Ala. – Les Miles wants to make it clear that his team, the reigning national champion LSU Tigers, will not be thinking of the 2008 season as a continuation of the 2007 campaign.

Trautwein ready to get back on the field Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:54:04 -0400
HOOVER, Ala. – The Gators' offensive line is supposed to be one of the team's best units this year.

ESPN pushes back TitleTown announcement Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:49:38 -0400
UF fans are going to have to wait a little longer to find out if Gainesville will be named "TitleTown USA."

Scrum and strum: UF grad juggles rugby and music Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:58:40 -0400
Haylee “Ugh” Slaughter likes where she is in life.

“The Dark Knight” no joke Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:54:13 -0400
The new Batman movie will leave no one wondering, “Why so serious?”

Avenue CD stash: Watermelons, wizards and dance Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:53:38 -0400
It is time to once again review some of the albums that have been stacking up and spilling over in the office. In the month since my last rapid–fire review, the CDs have multiplied like gremlins in a swimming pool. Fortunately, the music seems less dismal than in the past endeavor.

Constructive summer on tap for The Hold Steady Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:57:38 -0400
Life isn’t fair, and you need not tell this to The Hold Steady. In any justice–esteeming society, 2006’s critically adored “Boys and Girls in America,” an album crammed with hook–filled sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll throwbacks, would have landed the band the fanatical arena, following its unofficial designation as the scraggly incarnation of The E Street Band. Instead, they got a few nods in year–end polls and a billing on last year’s Lollapalooza poster that was only slightly more visible than The Fratellis.

Paul Drayton's Plan B Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:12:19 -0400

Deregulation led to economic hangover Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:53:43 -0400
The fact that most of us don’t hold a mortgage, work a full–time job or have kids to support makes it pretty easy to ignore the current economic crisis. It doesn’t help that for all but a few of us, economics is more boring than an episode of “Book TV” on C–SPAN 3 featuring an interview with Alan Greenspan.

Give CHOICES program chance to succeed Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:58:32 -0400
In his July 22 column, Joshua Simmons illogically reasoned that low enrollment numbers in the CHOICES program could only mean that the program is “exactly the wrong model of health care” for Alachua County’s working poor. What Mr. Simmons has failed to consider is that low enrollment numbers may be a symptom of other problems, such as citizens simply being unaware of the program. Many social programs take a few years to get off the ground. This seems to be the case with CHOICES.

Alligator coverage of Sen. Michel one–sided Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:58:31 -0400
I’m writing in response to Victoria Winkler’s article about the Student Senate’s decision to expunge Sen. Matt Michel’s absences, which appeared in the July 17 edition of the Alligator.

Alligator misunderstands “time horizon” Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:58:32 -0400
It appears that the Alligator editorial board has had some difficulty in understanding the difference between a “timetable” and a “general time horizon.” I would like to make an attempt to clarify these terms.

in memory Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:25:00 EST
Funeral ceremonies honor Grace Chen

Special Olympics golfers show skills Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:54:00 EST
Neither the threat of rain nor the clamoring thunder could keep away 14 athletes with the Special Olympics, who came to participate Saturday in the third annual Area Games competition for golf at the SouthWood Golf Club.

Final services held for Grace Chen Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:36:00 EST
At Grace's funeral, a pianist played the tune to "Amazing Grace" while a choir sang the words in Mandarin and English

Opportunist U. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:10:00 EST
Inonly the latest example of why Florida's state university system is widely considered among the most politicized in the nation, Florida International University has announced that House Speaker Marco Rubio, R-West Miami, will be a "visiting distinguished service professor" from July through May.

sports Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:53:00 EST
Special Olympic golf competition

FSU's '09 football class gets three new commitments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:06:00 EST
The 2008 college football season might not start for more than a month, but that doesn't mean the Florida State program can't have good days in the meantime.

Commissioner Thomas looks to lift MEAC profile Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:05:00 EST
NORFOLK, Va. — For most of the two hours or so that the MEAC football kickoff luncheon lasted, Dennis Thomas quietly sat on the stage. He seemed to be admiring his work.

List of names grows long for Florida Supreme Court justices Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:37:00 EST
Florida's next two Supreme Court justices will come from among 49 lawyers and judges — a list heavy on appeals judges and Tallahassee residents.

ewen's best Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:25:00 EST
See Mike Ewen's favorite July photos

Choices we don't make, and ones we do Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:08:00 EST
My second cousin wrote that poem recently, which makes my heart hurt to read.

Tallahassee mother's house built with the environment in mind Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:34:00 EST
In a few short weeks, Tallahassee resident Karen Ray is going to move into her first home. But it's not just any home. It's a place that will save her money on heating, air and water bills. It's the first building built by Big Bend Habitat for Humanity that is considered a totally green home — meaning it's better for the environment. "Not only does it makes your utility bills less expensive, it creates a smaller carbon footprint," said Bill Stone, Big Bend Habitat for Humanity's construction superintendent. "The idea is to make it a healthy house for the homeowner and the community." To Ray, who works in the copy center at the Capitol, the home is an answer to a prayer. Once she moves in, the $250 utility bills that she currently pays will be a thing of the past. That bill will be replaced with a bill that will come from the green home — worth about $50 a month in the winter or summer, Ray said. "I am so excited it's ridiculous," she said. "I feel like I'm walking in answered prayer right now. It's all I can do not to cry every day." Return to Tallahassee.com for more details.

Gerald Ensley: Dogs bring comfort to those who need it Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:24:00 EST
Woodrow, Roscoe and Molly — a basset hound, a mixed-breed Lab and a boxer — padded happily into the main room of Pyramid Studios on Monday. They were swarmed by the hundred or so developmentally challenged adults who come daily to create art.

Blizzard lauded for 3-point prowess Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:24:00 EST
On the phone from Wilmington, N.C., Brett Blizzard chuckled as he imagined his mother searching the Web on his behalf.

'Noles make summer strides Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:06:00 EST
The real test for the summer workout program that concludes this week is a little more than two weeks away. That is when Florida State football players report to the practice field for the start of preseason camp.

Sports festival returns to Tallahassee Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:42:00 EST
The Southeast Sports Festival runs Friday through Sunday in Tallahassee. The multisport festival, which is held every even year, is modeled after the Olympic games where amateurs from varying sports show their athletic acumen.

Schools to benefit from $5M in grants Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:10:00 EST
School administrators are thrilled Leon County Schools have been awarded $5 million in grants for eight schools, which will now get a boost in after-school tutoring, enrichment activities, family literacy and health and fitness.

She's got the touch Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:25:00 EST
Travis is 16 years old, deaf and missing an eye.

Letters to the editor Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:25:00 EST
Concentrating on the 'easily fooled' can hurt

County commissioners delay awarding $7.3 million road paving contract Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:49:00 EST
Paving Leon County roads using chips of granite might make them durable, but is it going to cost too much money?

GOP urges voters to unite for McCain Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:30:00 EST
SHALIMAR — Top leaders of the Florida Republican Party spent Saturday on an unprecedented barnstorming mission across the Panhandle, bluntly pleading for conservative voters to put aside past preferences and unite behind Sen. John McCain in November.

Zing! Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:22:00 EST
If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?

Giveaway gives kids 'fair chance' Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:07:00 EST
Train rides, face painting, a rock-climbing wall, music and food were just some of the ingredients that made up New Mount Zion AME Church's fifth annual Come Together Day at Griffin Middle School.

Mortgage brokers face tough scrutiny Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:28:00 EST
Inrecent days, considerable attention has been given to the licensing of mortgage brokers in Florida. This was prompted by an article, appearing in The Miami Herald, which implied that the Office of Financial Regulation has been lax in its issuance of mortgage brokers' licenses.

Good presidents, good managers Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:28:00 EST
One of the wisest men I ever knew in Washington was the late James H. Rowe Jr. He came out of Montana, went to Harvard Law School and was recruited by Felix Frankfurter for a job on FDR's White House staff. In later years, he became a counselor to Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey and other Democrats of that generation.

A win-win response to higher gas prices Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:28:00 EST
Faced with record-high gas prices and the November elections, not a day goes by without a politician's pitch to provide consumers with some relief — be it to permit offshore drilling, crack down on speculators, curb inventories in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve or grant a gas tax holiday. Yet each of these policies would have a negligible impact on gas prices.

A monster is captured, but hypocrisy still on the loose Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:27:00 EST
He looks like a cross between Santa Claus and a New Age guru, and he calls himself an alternative healer. But Radovan Karadzic, who was arrested in Serbia on Monday, stands accused of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.

Mall merchants await rebound in retail traffic Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:06:00 EST
In recent weeks, speculation about the future of Tallahassee Mall has been swirling around the area. Rumors have the mall "closing soon" and "in April." The reality is there are no plans to close the 1 million-plus square feet of retail space under the giant roof at the corner of John Knox Road and North Monroe Street.

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