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august 16
- Only in Polk: Update on South Lakeland bridge project
- 3 Republican candidates aim to keep 17th Congressional district red
- 2 Dems look to turn large, rural District 17 blue again
- Around Polk County
- Sedio's single lifts Lakeland past Daytona in 10 innings
- More than 20 school districts move forward with 'Guardians'
- Rays shut down Yankees 6-1
- Editorial: As Lincoln advised, this, too, shall pass
- Today's editorial cartoon (Aug. 16, 2018)
- A Polk Perspective: Polk State’s students, programs celebrate successful year
- Stossel: Bernie is a big deal, and that's worrisome
- Schultz: Trump's questionable 'mojo' in Ohio
- Letter: Gualtieri's decision was a major mistake
- Will: Poor Portland progressives: So much to protest, so little time
- Letter: Amendment 8 is a dirty trick on voters
- Letter: County-owned facility should be open to residents
- Another Viewpoint: Trump hurts himself in fight with Kochs
- Florida Lottery results for Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018
- Dear Abby: Woman's old sweetheart still can't win her dad's approval
- New cases brings measles count to 3 in Florida's Gulf Coast
- Hurricane Center: New area to watch in the tropics for possible development
- Lakeland man charged with vehicular homicide in fatal street racing crash on US 98
- 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin dies of cancer at 76
- Winter Haven pedestrian, 32, struck and killed by milk truck
- Photos: Remembering Aretha Franklin, 1942-2018
- Lost exams found; 200 students won't have to retake tests
- Bodies of pregnant Shanann Watts, 2 daughters found in Colorado; husband Christopher Watts jailed on suspicion of killing his family
- FLORIDA TIDES
- Big catches: Photos of prize fish caught around Polk and the Bay
- US newspapers to Trump: We're not 'enemies of the people'
- 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin also leaves a powerful civil rights legacy
- Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl entangled in 2 sex-abuse scandals
- Veterans events
- Gardening calendar
- Plenty of palms for our gardens
- An incredible, edible tree
- Plant to Ponder: Guzmania hybrids
- Light up a room
- Photos: CareerSource POLK Awards Banquet
- Walmart shares surge 10 percent after strong earnings report
- J.C. Penney plunges to historic low
- CEO pay jumps to $19 million annually
- Polk's Best Places to Work named
- 70 years after Ruth's death, fans still flock to grave
- Titans, Saints use new ways to keep NFL players cool in camp
- Kickoff Classics feature playoff-worthy games
- Davis Cup gets facelift for 2019
- Photos: The Ledger's Super 16 prep football players
- Rays survive 9th-inning scare, win 3-1
- Sewer break drains into Lake Parker
- Scott invested in company linked to high speed rail
- State promises to reimburse motorists after SunPass toll troubles
- Greene, Levine hammer each other in Democratic fight
- Around Tampa Bay
- 'Really cool feeling': Snedeker shoots 59 at Wyndham