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Mahalia White, University of North Florida. | Contributed, Wendy Jade Solomon, Fresh Take Florida

Florida’s finest: College grads share their inspiring stories

Graduates from Northeast Florida and around the state tell about overcoming challenges to achieve their dreams.…

By Jared Teitel - Fresh Take Florida, Valentina Sandoval - Fresh Take Florida and Lauren Brensel - Fresh Take Florida

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To pilots, especially ones in mortal danger, air traffic controllers are voices at the end of a lifeline. | Illustration by Sydney Johnson, Fresh Take Florida

When private pilots falter, air controllers are saviors of skies

On the ground, air traffic controllers are average people, exposed to the threat of emotional trauma in one of the…

By Lauren Brensel - Fresh Take Florida

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University of Florida students walk through Turlington Plaza on April 9, 2024. | Lee Ann Anderson, Fresh Take Florida

New college survey probes students’ political views

The voluntary survey is loaded with ideological political questions, including: Is it hard to be friends with people who voted…

By Lauren Brensel - Fresh Take Florida and Amanda Friedman - Fresh Take Florida

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Eastside High School is in the Alachua County School District in Gainesville. | Fresh Take Florida

December 1, 2023

Alachua school district returns LGBTQ book to shelves

The school district determined that a complaint about the book came from a woman who did not live in the…

By Lauren Brensel - Fresh Take Florida