LONDON | Former Beatle Paul McCartney will star in a musical tribute to Britain’s queen to mark her Diamond Jubilee. The pop superstar will headline the concert to be held in front of Buckingham Palace. The concert will honor the monarch’s 60 years on the throne. Published February 7, 2012
BARTOW | Bartow police are at the scene of an accident involving two trucks at the intersection of U.S. 98 and State Road 60. Published February 7, 2012
Fritz Elmhorst, a truck driver from Lakeland, is one of some 2,500 expected to participate in this year's Polk Senior Games, which kick off Feb. 25 with opening ceremonies and a track meet at Lake Region High School. Published February 7, 2012
Named one of the 40 most influential women younger than 40 in Silicon Valley in 2007, Jill Braff made a career digitizing games and social engagement for today's ever-changing high-tech devices. Published February 7, 2012
The City Commission voted 4-0 Monday on two land-use ordinances that clear the path for a proposed $20 million recreational facility at a 350-acre-property at Old Dixie Highway and the Polk Parkway. Published February 7, 2012
DEAR CAROLYN: I'm madly in love with my caring, funny and stable boyfriend of over a year. We've been relatively drama-free, despite being long-distance the entire time. We were good friends before dating, so knew quite a bit about each other going into it, skeletons included. There's no doubt that without the foundation of friendship, our... Published February 7, 2012
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 17.10 points to close at 12,845.13. The Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped 0.57 of a point to 1,344.33. The Nasdaq composite fell 3.67 points to 2,901.99. Published February 7, 2012
I attended a seminar last week about changes to the Florida Memory Project (www.floridamemory.com). The new look is visually engaging and marks out areas to explore. Searching works quite well for likely search terms such as "Lakeland," "Bartow," "Winter Haven," and "Polk County." You can narrow your search to specific collections too. Published February 7, 2012
The politicians in Tallahassee are champing at the bit to "reform" higher education in Florida. More scientists and fewer anthropologists. A new online university. New medical, law and dental schools. The micromanagement keeps on happening. Published February 7, 2012
I agree with the writer who is fed up with all the hokey nines in advertising. The worst cases are the prices at gas pumps. It might have made a little sense when gasoline was less than 20 cents per gallon, but it certainly doesn't now. Published February 7, 2012
I felt a strong need to respond to Frank Maura's letter ["Republican ‘Bible'," Jan. 29] in which he stated that Republican values are not Christian values. He correctly states Christ's philosophy of "blessed are the poor," and Christ's commands to help the least among us. Then he proceeds to incorrectly imply that Jesus would support the... Published February 7, 2012
In the Sunday, Jan. 29 edition of "The Ledger," there are at least two accident-related stories — one, a multi-vehicle, incident in Gainesville with 10 fatalities; the other, a single-vehicle accident in Lakeland resulting in serious injury to the lone operator. Published February 7, 2012
Businesses claim lower taxes result in more employees and investment. That's capitalism and trickle-down economics. If this is true, why did we end up in a recession in the middle of the biggest tax cuts in U.S. history, yet collectively businesses are sitting on more cash than ever before? I ran across the following story that seems to bring it... Published February 7, 2012