I founded LkldNow in 2015 with a vision to create a local news organization that serves the public and fosters community connections. What started as a one-man volunteer operation has slowly grown into a small but mighty newsroom and a primary source for local news. But LkldNow can continue only if you find value in our work and help support it. Every gift helps — especially right now! Thanks to our matching funds from local partners as well as the national NewsMatch program, every donation made between now and the end of the year will be doubled!
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Barry Friedman
When Lakeland city commissioners decided last week to move a 26-foot Confederate monument from Munn Park to Veterans Park, they specified that the costs would need to be paid via private donations rather than city funds. A GoFundMe campaign was set up and had $25 toward a $150,000 goal tonight.
Source: GoFundMe: City of Lakeland
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Barry Friedman founded Lkldnow.com in 2015 as the culmination of a career in print and digital journalism. Since 1982, he has used the tools of reporting, editing and content curation to help people in Lakeland understand their community better.
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Anyone contributing to the monument removal should move out of Lakeland.
Remember the Lor* is watching YOU desecrate the dead… when you contribute to the removal of the ONLY historic item in Munn Park! Do not destroy American Veterans memory! Add to the park with contributions to another person of stature from the City of Lakeland!