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Trump says he’s open to witnesses

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WASHINGTON — The US Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s  impeachment trial with Republicans abandoning plans to fit opening arguments into two days but solidly rejecting for now Democratic

Arbor Day honoree is FDOT landscape pro

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At the Clubhouse on Isabella on Friday, the Lake City Garden Club hosted an Arbor Day reception to honor Ken Cheek, the District 2 landscape architect of the Florida Department of Transportation.

Genetic information bill gets quick backing

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Incoming House Speaker Chris Sprowls had little trouble Thursday convincing members of a House health-care panel to approve legislation that would prohibit life-insurance, long-term care insurance

DeSantis: Continue ‘bold’ plans

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Governor Ron DeSantis formally started the 2020 legislative session Tuesday by urging lawmakers to boost pay for many public-school teachers, continue addressing Everglades restoration and water qu

A final farewell to Mr. Mont

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A celebration of life for James H. Montgomery was held Saturday at First Presbyterian Church of Lake City, the same church his father was called to serve more than 90 years before.