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- 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.
Source: The Ledger