Images of the Day

Brett Favre, center right, and his brother Scott Favre, center left, leave funeral services for their father, Irvin Favre.

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Jeff Myrthil, right, Nick Morrow, left, and Noel Hart, behind the glass, bring one of the 4,000-pound hoops into the O'Connell Center main arena before beginning to lay down the basketball floor.

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Junior Deacon Mallory Avery, 16, lights a candle symbolizing Christ that is surrounded by four Advent candles symbolizing peace, joy, hope and love during a candlelight service Christmas Eve at First Christian Church. To some people, the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ sometimes seems trumped by the retail nature of the holiday.

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After arriving in Gainesville some 20 years ago, Arupa Freeman began to volunteer at St. Francis House. In September 2002, Freeman founded the HOME van with nothing more than a few sacks of food and a group of friends. Here, she stands amid a homeless camp in the woods of southeast Gainesville.

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EHS swimmers were coached this year by Bernie Guenther, a former University of Florida swimmer.

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Jana Middeleton reads to Jim Hess from the children's book, "Liza Lou," during a break from packing books Tuesday for the Storybook Holiday Project.

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