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Florida Museum’s Randell Center completes Pineland tree planting program

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Randell Research Center in Pineland recently completed a two-year program to plant more than 800 native trees.
Volunteers donated nearly $40,000 in labor costs to plant more than 30 species of trees at the state-owned Pineland archaeological site and at the Lee County-owned Gill House property, both [...]

Filed under In Focus on Friday, April 25, 2008.

Students speak out against local drinking and driving

Drunken mistake No. 41 is going home with a Seminole — but at least you didn’t drive.
Posters around Gainesville listing similar drunken mistakes, including buying shots for the whole bar, are part of a local anti-drinking and driving campaign to remind students that although people do stupid things while drinking, nothing is worse than choosing [...]

Filed under In Focus on Monday, April 14, 2008.

Research proves snuff is still very dangerous stuff

High school- and college-age smokers who look to smokeless tobacco as a stepping-stone to quitting are in for a rude awakening—this “lesser of two evils” will still cause cancer and other significant health risks.
Dr. Scott Tomar, department chairman and professor of community dentistry at the University of Florida’s College of Dentistry, and University of Missouri [...]

Filed under In Focus on Tuesday, April 1, 2008.