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Lakeland Hospital Has High Hopes For New CEO

The Ledger - By ROBIN WILLIAMS ADAMS The Ledger LRMC's board of directors isn't modest in its expectations of what the hospital's next president and chief...

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Saturday, March 20, Local College Results

The Lakeland Leger Sports - Maggard's Walk-off Homer Lifts FSCledger news servicesFlorida Southern's Zach Maggard led off the bottom of the seventh with a...

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Public Prayer: On Perilous Legal Ground

The Lakeland Ledger Opinion - It is hardly surprising that in Polk County it still takes a measure of political courage to suggest that religious diversity is an...

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Plant City Little Leaguer's homers land in Pinecrest record books

TBO Plant City news - Shane Walls claimed a spot in Pinecrest Little League's record books recently with three home runs including two grand slams in a single game.

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Davenport School of the Arts to celebrate 10-year anniversary

Winter Haven News Chief - By KARA PHELPS News Chief staff DAVENPORT - Christina Edmonds, an art and photography teacher at Davenport School of the Arts, sat on a table...

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Life cycle of a milk jug Plastic is given a second life with booming recycling industry

Winter Haven News Chief Living - By CATHY KOPLEN News Chief correspondent The milk is gone and the responsible consumer places the plastic jug in a recycling bin for the...

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Downtown Antique Fair and Flea Market

Bartow Chamber of Commerce - Visit beautiful downtown Bartow and peruse the fine antiques and collectibles vendors are offering for sale. This event occurs on the second...

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Wright-Designed Building Hailed at FSC

The Ledger - By SHOSHANA WALTER THE LEDGER LAKELAND When architect Frank Lloyd Wright first designed his Usonian homes in the midst of the Great Depression, they were intended to be the epitome of middle class...

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Sitdown: Mayweather vs. Mosley: Recap

Rapping Sports with Rick B - The bad thing about the HBO showing of Sitdown: Mayweather vs. Mosley is the show was short, just under 10 minutes. But it did its job: it...

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Fourth and Fifth Starters Key Pieces for Tigers

The Lakeland Leger Sports - By PATRICK ZIER LEDGER CORRESPONDENT LAKELAND When you lose a division championship by one game, you can probably come up with hundreds of ways you could have won it if you let yourself dwell...

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Ni a Surprise Starter In Win Over Phillies

The Lakeland Leger Sports - By RYAN T. BOYD Ledger Correspondent LAKELAND Fu-Te Ni was surprised when he received the news he was the Detroit Tigers' starting...

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Boeing Speeding Up Production of Jet Models

the Lakeland Ledger Business - Boeing Co. will speed up production plans for its 777 and 747 models in anticipation of greater demand from commercial airlines. Both are...

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Sen. Bill Nelson Campaigns in Lakeland for Lori Edwards

The Ledger - Ledger Staff Report LAKELAND U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, is spending much of the day in Lakeland today campaigning for Polk County Supervisor of...

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Women in bikinis grapple tonight in salute to strawberry heritage

TBO Plant City news - Bikini-clad women trying to throw each other into a vat of strawberries and whipped cream will be part of a monthly professional wrestling card...

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Molester Accept Deal To Serve 25 Years

The Lakeland Ledger East Polk News - By SHOSHANA WALTER THE LEDGER LAKELAND Marika Gainer won't have to face him in court. Jimmy Wheeler, the man charged with...

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