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by Chuck Welch September 11, 2016Updated September 1, 2022

Talking with Gary White, area residents share personal stories about September 11, 2001
Correspondent Brenda Joyce Patterson reflects on cultural literacy and the role of the library.
Tom Palmer, still covering Polk County Government, notes that the county’s $1.3 billion 2017 budget will debut at a public hearing Monday night at 6 p.m. in the County Commission chambers in Bartow. Palmer drops a spoiler though, “The proposed budget does not include any increase in the property tax rate or the amount charged for fire protection or garbage collection and disposal.”
Tori Walker reports on the Lakeland Cardboard Boat Challenge and Lakes Festival. For the uninitiated, with the right engineering and construction, cardboard can float.

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