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Florida’s warm climate makes it a haven for nonnative Muscovy ducks and Egyptian geese, not to mention feral chickens. As ...

Lee County commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to become the 40th Florida county to stop adding fluoride to drinking ...

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Lakeland, has been appointed as chair of the U.S. House Science, Space and Technology Environment Subcommittee.