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january 15
- Several offices closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- On the agenda for meetings in Polk County this week
- Upcoming political events in Polk County
- 'Soft' opening soon for massive Seven Wetlands Park in Lakeland
- Polk School Board candidates address Progressive Democratic Caucus
- Lakeland City Commission cool on spring charter election
- 5 Questions: Pete McNally, director of Polk Emergency Management, prepares for retirement
- 'Totally unplugged': Historic encampment brings economic, cultural impact to Polk
- Trump says program to protect 'Dreamers' is 'probably dead'
- 1 dead, 14 injured after casino shuttle boat catches fire in Tampa Bay area
- Earthquake in Peru destroys dozens of homes, kills 1 man
- Plane dangles off cliff after skidding off runway in Turkey
- Missile-alert mistake feeds doubts about a real emergency
- MINNESOTA MIRACLE
- Today's editorial cartoon (Jan. 15, 2018)
- Editorial: Gigs and garlands
- Harsanyi: Stop scaremongering. The press is freer than ever
- A Polk Perspective: This MLK Day, we still have the scent of Jim Crow
- Harrop: For at moment, Trump talks sense on immigration
- Chapman: Sessions gives a boost to legalizing pot
- Letter: Let's avoid the gigabit debacle
- Letter: Ignore critics; 2017 was a good year
- Letter: We can do more for clean air
- More firms are now offering 'pawternity' benefits
- Events calendar
- Talking dogs
- Seattle schools roll out lessons on gender
- Pregnant teen who sued over abortion leaves federal custody
- Trump defends himself anew against accusations that he is racist
- MLK Day marked by Trump criticism, pledges to fight racism
- Casino company: Boat that caught fire had no past problems; 1 woman dies
- Red tide reemerges along Florida's southwest coast
- 2 women turn selves in following release of video showing shoplifting suspects at Winter Haven Walmart
- Bartow police: Senior citizen attacked, shot & robbed during early morning walk with friend
- Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan dead at 46
- Florida Legislature has many hurricane issues to consider
- 6-year-old Central Florida boy dies of rabies contracted from a bat
- Publix recalls Mary B's biscuit products
- Health events
- A suggestion for the DMV
- Fifth Third recognized for community reinvestment
- Midstance dead lift strengthens glutes and lower back
- Hot workouts
- Crews struggle to clear California highway after mudslides
- Bucs search for a backup QB top priority
- A mock WNBA draft chosen by panel of league's coaches, GMs
- Kizzire's slow start in golf is picking up speed
- Day 2 at the Australian Open: Federer, Djokovic on court
- How closing Sam's Club stores affects small business
- Colo. man runs race with nurse who saved him
- Fla. man walking on Kan. interstate hit, killed
- Pinellas sheriff: Inmate found dead in county jail
- 2 women killed in hit and run in Ocala
- Report: Giants acquire Andrew McCutchen in trade with Pirates
- Stefon Diggs erased decades of Minnesota heartache
- Home underdogs again, Eagles embrace their role
- Jaguars' Jalen Ramsey tells fans 'we're going to Super Bowl'
- Sheriff to speak on human trafficking
- Titans fire coach Mike Mularkey after playoff win
- Lake Wales man dies in single-car crash
- Across the Mideast, Palestinians brace for Trump aid cuts
- Twin bombings in Baghdad kill 38, shatter post-IS calm
- Haines City routs Immokalee at Shootout for 3rd straight win
- In Chile, pope met with protests, passion and skepticism