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Billy Townsend:

Billy Townsend has lived and worked as a newspaper reporter and editor in Lakeland since 1999. He came to The Tampa Tribune as Polk County reporter in July 2006. He's married with three children in the Polk County public school system. Email

Ted Hoffman:

Ted Hoffman, an award-winning newspaper writer, editor, critic and columnist for 30 years on both coasts, but not at the same time, lives in Lakeland with his wife and son. An anthologized fiction writer and former stand-up comedian, he spends his free time knitting toupees for bald eagles. Email

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• New Lakeland USF Campus To Get Technical
• CSX Winter Haven: The Mother Of All Rail Yards
• CSX: Collected Online Reporting
• The Power Contract That's Eating Lakeland
• Polk Says No To Bay Transit Authority
• Congestion On Polk County Roads
• Circuit Judge's Discretion Is On Trial
• Putnam Emerges As GOP's Top Aggressor
• 110-Mile Tollway Could Reshape Rural Central Florida
• Storm Is Long Gone, But The Damage Isn't | More Photos
• Lakeland Growth | Video | Map |
• Why Did Polk's Top Elementary School Slip?
• Polk Deputy Gunned Down

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