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Editorial: The Times has worked to enrich the community for 75 years
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The Times building at 345 Green St. in Gainesville. - photo by Shannon Casas
On Jan. 26, 1947, the first issue of what was then called The Gainesville Daily Times came off the press. Today, 75 years later, the legacy started by Charles and Lessie Smithgall continues in a world that needs watchdogs and facts maybe now more than ever.