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Northeast
Change of Plans
The fate of aircraft maker Embraer's proposed Jacksonville operation was thrown into doubt when the Army canceled a contract for a new spy plane.
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Published on 3/1/2006
Northeast Florida Players - March 2006
Ron Stanley, Ed Burr, Kirk Goodman, Peter Bragan Jr., Alan Twaits, Hugh M. Durden, G. Harry Durity, Julius Genachowski, Laura Lasko.
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Published on 3/1/2006
No-Shows
Percentage of middle school students absent more than 21 days.
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Published on 3/1/2006
Wal-Mart Backlash
When Putnam County commissioners voted 5-0 to rezone a 235-acre potato field near Crescent City to make way for an 800,000-sq.-ft. Wal-Mart distribution center, they expected locals to hail the announcement.
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Published on 3/1/2006
More Affordable Plans
Mayor John Peyton and Chief Judge Donald Moran agreed to plans for a drastically scaled back version of the new Duval County Courthouse.
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Published on 2/1/2006
Northeast Florida Players - Feb. 2006
Gary Jones, Mallory Cooper, Scott A. Whalen, Charles Divita III, Lad Daniels, Jennifer Carroll.
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Published on 2/1/2006
Northeast Florida Business Briefs - Feb. 2006
Baker County, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Nassau County, Palatka, Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County.
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Published on 2/1/2006
Scraping By
Percentage of residents in northeast Florida counties living below the federal poverty line:<
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Published on 2/1/2006
UNF's New Nursing Program
The University of North Florida's School of Nursing is starting a nurse anesthetist program to be headed by nurse anesthesia educator John P. McDonough.
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Published on 2/1/2006
More Affordable Plans
Mayor John Peyton and Chief Judge Donald Moran agreed to plans for a drastically scaled back version of the new Duval County Courthouse.
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Published on 2/1/2006
Delayed Justice
The only picture Shelton Chappell has of his mother is a 1964 photograph of her body on a mortuary slab, his father staring at her mournfully.
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Published on 2/1/2006
Northeast Florida Business Briefs - Jan. 2006
Baker County, Chiefland, Clay County, Mayport, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County.
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Published on 1/1/2006
Finding Fault
Clay County Auditor Mike Price issued a scathing indictment of county government's role in the unauthorized dumping of private waste in county landfills.
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Published on 1/1/2006
High-Water Mark
The Jacksonville Port Authority set new port records for cargo tonnage, cruise passengers and operating revenue.
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Published on 1/1/2006
Northeast Florida Players - Jan. 2006
George Ebbs, Jerry W. Davis, John Culbreth. Mary K. "Kitty" Phillips, George Kinghorn, Jane Craven, Michael Newman.
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Published on 1/1/2006
Hitting the Books
High school graduation rates for select northeast Florida counties for the 2004-05 school year.
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Published on 1/1/2006
Bridging the Divide
In a region where seemingly all major roads lead to Jacksonville, the Shands Bridge is something of an exception -- a narrow, two-lane span across the St. Johns River that joins Clay and St. Johns counties.
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Published on 1/1/2006
Northeast Florida Business Briefs - Dec. 2005
Clay County, Jacksonville, Nassau County, Ocala, Orange Park, St. Johns County.
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Published on 12/1/2005
Peyton's About-Face
In a stunning reversal, Mayor John Peyton bowed to neighborhood pressure and declared Cecil Field will not be reopened as a Navy air base.
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Published on 12/1/2005
Rebuilding Credibility
Ron Barton has a tough job. The agency he was recently hired to lead, the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission, may be the most controversial institution in the city.
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Published on 12/1/2005
Northeast Florida In the News - Nov. 2005
News from Gainesville, Hamilton County, Jacksonville, St. Johns County
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Published on 11/1/2005
River Trouble
Back in July, 45-year-old Candace Scott decided to join friends for an afternoon Jet Ski across the St. Johns River. Four days later, she was dead -- her life ended by flesh-eating bacteria.
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Published on 11/1/2005
Northeast Florida In the News - Oct. 2005
News from Alachua, Clay County, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Nassau County.
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Published on 10/1/2005
Northeast Florida In the News - Sept. 2005
News from Alachua, Alachua County, Archer, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Lake City, Orange Park, Ponte Vedra Beach.
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Published on 9/1/2005
Quiet Influence
Despite spending 12 years building the second-largest public health department in Florida, Duval County Health Department Director Dr. Jeffrey Goldhagen was little-known outside local civic circles.
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Published on 9/1/2005
