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Charter School Vote: Lakeland High School Trips on Rule
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- Polk Mass Transit: Good Effort On Buses
- Jack Myers, City of Lakeland: Bait And Switch
- Public Deeds: Gigs and Garlands
- County-Charter Term Limits: Supreme Court Rules For Voters
- Gay Marriage: President Lays Path To Equality
- Higher Education Task Force: Study With A Purpose
- Mortgage Fraud: Suggest Settlement Ideas
- Undocumented Student: Support Polk Student Leader
- Gov. Rick Scott's Email: Open Email Project Sets Example
- Polk Impact-Fee Moratorium: Two Years, Nothing To Show
- Charter School Vote: Don't Rush Lakeland High
- Lakeland Code Citation: Stop Govt. Meddling In Church
- Florida Supreme Court: Update Redistricting Process
- Florida Medicaid Lawsuit: State Stuck Counties With Mess
- Senate Districts Split City: Winter Haven Rolls Over On Districts
- Florida I-75 Crash Inquiry: FHP Didn't Learn From Polk Pileup
- University-Tuition Veto: Increase Florida's Revenue
- USF Polytechnic Staff: Genshaft Fails Employees
- State-Worker Drug Tests: Privacy Over Politics
- BP Oil Well Blowout: Arrest Is First Step Toward Truth
- Social Security, Medicare: Report Shows Need For Decisions
- Florida Pre-K Education: First And Last
- Oil Well Blowout: Deepwater Horizon Damage
- Florida Welfare Drug Screening: Immoral, Ineffective, Costly
- Florida Polytechnic University: Time to Take Action
- Official Misbehavior: What Were They Thinking?
- John DeGrove, Pioneer: Protect Florida's Future
- Affordable Health Care: Prescription For Saving
- Rehab-Bill Veto: Wasteful Prison Spending
- Presidential Nomination: Reform Primary Process
- Governor's Polytechnic Decision: Meet With Students, Faculty
- Open-Meeting Obstruction: Educate School Board
- Florida Wildlife Awareness: Clear As Smoke
- George Zimmerman: Path To Truth
- Energy Independence: Power Into Future
- Energy Independence: Progress On Power
- Mortgage Settlement: Untangle Strings With Legal Aid
- Broadband Initiative: Spread Internet Across Polk
- Governor, Energy Bill: Put Power In Florida's Economy
- Strip-Searching Ruling: Case Of Supreme Laziness
- Oil-Price Speculators: Root Out Gas Gaming
- County Medicaid Challenge: Multimillion-Dollar Mess
- College Education: Push For Prosperity
- College-Test Cheating: Verify Test Takers
- Winter Haven, Polk Sheriff: Police-Training Deal Helpful
- Florida A&M Inquiry: Public Wins With Open Hearings
- Airline Bankruptcy: Learn From Direct Air
- Criminal Justice Commission: Work For Fairness
- University Funding Cut: Legislature Lets Down Students
- Ryan Budget Proposal: Without Revenue, Failure
- Texting While Driving: Florida Sends Wrong Message
- Public Deeds: Gigs and Garlands
- Florida Senate Redistricting: Reject Map Over New Split in Polk
- University Governance: Supreme Clarity Needed
- Florida No. 1 in Tornadoes: State Of Weather
- Shooting of Teenager: Case Called For Serious Investigation
- Aquifer Test: Let Nature Take Care Of Water
- Voter-Identification Laws: Heavy-Handed Elections
- Florida Legal Aid: Access to Justice
- Polytechnic Bill: Stand Up for Florida's Universities
- Unpaid Medicaid Bills: State Passes Buck(s)
- Ruling on Worker Pay: Precedent Goes Against Fla.
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- Fukushima Disaster: Reflect on Nuclear Power
- Credit Card Debt: Polk Makes Progress
- Offshore Oil Drilling: Avoid Reckless Repeat
- Albritton Bill on Citrus Department: Changes Will Help Citrus
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Florida Supreme Court Ruling: Sunshine in Lakeland District
- No Tolerance On Hazing
- Censorship Move Will Backfire
- Energy Independence: U.S. Progress, Global Prices
- North Florida Dam: Release Ocklawaha River
- Designed to Fail
- Public Deeds: Gigs and Garlands
- Stargel Bill on Athletics: Lakeland High Relief Act
- Proposal a Giant Step Backward
- Insider Trading: Congress Needs Full Solution
- U.S. Senate Confirmation: Fill Crucial Seats
- Texting While Driving: Legislature Should Act
- Black History Month: Celebration And Challenge
- Higher-Education Value: Apply Business Sense
- Public Deeds: Gigs & Garlands
- Polytechnic Control: Florida Political University
- No Child Left Behind: Florida Moves Ahead
- Florida Foreclosure Bill: Don't Rush Home Cases
- Florida Senate Budget: State Act of Starvation
- Campaign Contributions: Running With Super PACs
- Pretrial Detention: Save Needless Jail Costs
- Florida Senate Budget, USF: Reason Over Zealotry
- Lakeland Senate Districts: Supreme Court Clarity
- Florida's Use Tax: Collect Online Sales Tax
- Illegal Immigrants' Children: U.S. Citizens Deserve Fair Tuition
- Energy Safety, Supply: Same Political Drill
- USF Senate Funding: Reject Alexander's Revenge
- Banks' Housing Role: Right Serious Wrongs
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