Florida Morning: Jim Norman might still face fines; will UF get greater autonomy?

By: Matt Dixon (matt.dixon@jacksonville.com, @Mdixon55)   

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Jacksonville, Florida Weather :: 66F PARTLY CLOUDY

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Garden Q & A: Staghorn fern can grow rapidly, but they’re not cold hardy

I have a huge staghorn fern that is getting too big for me to protect during the winter. Can I divide it and share it with friends?

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Eleven Principles for Creating Great Community Places

Sometimes instead of dreaming of big ticket and expensive public financed projects for downtown revitalization, it's better to take a step back and attempt to understand the basics of what makes a space great. With this in mind, Project For Public Spaces (PPS) has identified 11 key elements in transforming public spaces into vibrant community places, whether they're parks, plazas, public squares, streets, sidewalks or the myriad other outdoor and indoor spaces that have public uses in common. What will it take for a community like Jacksonville to finally listen?

Law & Disorder: Head-on collision on I-10 in Suwannee leaves 10 hurt

A Jacksonville man traveling the wrong way on Interstate 10 early Sunday collided head-on with a prisoner transport van, sending himself and nine in the van to hospitals.

Two passengers in the van, Di Do, 41, of Crossville, Tenn., and Kevin J. Vance, 45, whose residence was not listed, were taken to Shands at the University of Florida in critical condition, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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Amy Rankin: Public-private deals must be two-way street

The most popular thing out there for governments right now is to champion public-private partnerships (P3’s).

And what government wouldn’t want to do that when they can realize cost savings of 20 percent to 50 percent? To date, it seems that Mayor Alvin Brown’s focus on P3’s has been promoting parades and his mentors program. But is he leaving money on the table by not including any public dollars in these efforts?

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Autopsy planned for SC college football player

Manning pushes through door Patriots failed to lock

You knew the moment that sure-handed receiver Wes Welker dropped Tom Brady's pass with nobody around him and four minutes left in Super Bowl XLVI, it was going to end in heartbreak for the New England Patriots. Again.

We've seen this movie so many times before. Any time teams leave Eli Manning with a chance to beat them in the homestretch of the fourth quarter, the New York Giants quarterback usually finds a way to do it.

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Super Bowl Ads: What’s Your Favorite?

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Chances are unless you are a die hard Giants fan, you'll be asking your coworkers if they say that ad rather than that pass.

Pastor Imprisoned for Sex Crimes Against Children is Preaching Again

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Former Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church pastor Darrell Gilyard was just released from prison in December.