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Celebrators look to stay safe as they party on the 4th
Miren Schinco doesn't have to be told about the dangers of fireworks.read more 
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Georgia factory problems level off
ATLANTA - Georgia's factories continue to struggle but with faint signs of a near-term improvement, according to an economic survey released this week.read more 
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Orlando teen stops in Jacksonville on his walk to Washington for homelessness
David Ashby slept in some woods off U.S. 1 Thursday night. Friday night, he stayed at the I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless in Jacksonville.read more 
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College of Coastal Georgia bans tobacco on campus, overhauls gym in health initiative
BRUNSWICK - Good health is as important as a quality education.read more 
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Rants and raves
Enough is enough. I oppose any hike in the property taxes. We already pay more than enough in taxes ... The state just raised fees on driver's licenses, registrations and many other things by almost 100 percent. The federal government ... wants to tax employer-provided health care, which will raise our taxes, and if Obama gets his way we will be taxed for universal health care in the near future, and it goes on and on. Now you want to raise my property tax 12 percent. Are you people crazy? Where are we supposed to get the money to pay for all these fees and increased taxes? This must end.read more 
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McIntosh finishes used police car shopping spree
For less than the cost of a new police cruiser, the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office has added 11 used ones to its fleet.read more 
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One dead after wreck on bridge
A man trying to help the driver of a broken-down vehicle was killed Friday night in a wreck that jammed traffic on downtown Jacksonville's Fuller Warren Bridge for hours, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.read more 
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New book on the dogs of Riverside and Avondale is bittersweet event
There's Otis, the basset hound, who sings along to Judy Garland. Cosmo, the golden retriever, who raised a litter of kittens. A lab named William Blackstone Buddy, who caught a thief and identified the suspect for police.read more 
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Area government closings for the Fourth of July
Government closings for the Fourth of Julyread more 
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Exchange Club's goal is to prevent child abuse
Imagine 1,530 large U.S. flags waving in the breeze, scattered through Metropolitan Park.read more 
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Boy, 6, chooses charity instead of birthday presents
Instead of birthday presents, Wallace Grissett of Riverside asked for cash donations to help feed and clothe poor children.read more 
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Hurricane season's arrival - ultimate test for JEA lineman
Fully juiced, Jacksonville's power lines carry more than 10 times the current of Old Sparky, the notorious execution chair.read more 
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Cold Noses Pets of the Week
Each Saturday, the Times-Union's pet blog, Cold Noses, is featuring pets available for adoption at area shelters. For more information, go to jacksonville.com, search term: Cold Noses.read more 
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Fatal wreck blocks lanes on Fuller Warren
A man trying to help the driver of a broken-down vehicle was killed Friday night in a wreck that jammed traffic on downtown Jacksonville's Fuller Warren Bridge for hours, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. The man was a passenger in a Ford Expedition called to the bridge on Interstate 95 by a woman whose Oldsmobile had lost power, said Lt. Bill Leeper, a highway patrol spokesman. The woman and the people trying to help her were parked in a breakdown lane in the southbound lanes, he said. read more 
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Rain leads older driver to hit younger pedestrians
Two teenagers hit by a 92-year-old driver in Baker County are in the hospital in stable condition. The two boys — Malik Lee, 13, and James Nelson, 16 — were walking in the rain on County Road 139 around 8 o'clock Thursday evening when Sanderson resident Eugene Ford came upon them in his 1990 Oldsmobile. Unable to see them in the rain, the driver hit both boys before his car came to rest on the shoulder of the road. The pedestrians, both from Glen St. Mary, were taken to Shands Jacksonville with serious injuries. 
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