In Which Billy Eats Some Crow About The Ledger

In a rather harsh article that came out almost exactly one year ago, I declared: “Within two years, maybe sooner, expect The Ledger to compete with Lakeland Local full-time as an online-only magazine.” I was responding to The Ledger’s decision to dump salary, errr, lay off a number of long-term, experienced employees–including a couple of [...]

Blueberries, Transparency and, of course, Baseball for Week 17

On Lakeland Local for Week 17: The Illusion of Transparency in Gifts to Legislators was Kemp Brinson’s take on a column published by St. Pete Times columnist Howard Troxler on April 23rd. Citrus Building Sold to TLC Church was the first local report of the sale. Kevin Bouffard had the story the next day. A [...]

Beautiful Weather, Baseball and BackChannel Make Week 16 Triathlon

It looks like the Lakeland Local was out enjoying the weather this week. Week 16 coverage was a lot of triathlon and baseball and just a bit more. If you found yourself out biking and running, take a few moments today to relax and read Sugar-Coated Reforms: A Budgetary Rant, The Labels Came to Lakeland, [...]

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