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October 17, 2002


Self magazine calls the city the second-most unhappy place in America. It's true. The folks in Lakeland aren't smiling. About the article. Story

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Toni L. Sandys]

  Lakeland's lament

'Swept Away' -- but not soon enough
You may never see the new Madonna movie, Swept Away, directed by her British husband, Guy Ritchie, at least until it's a video at Blockbuster. The movie, a remake of the 1974 comedy, Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August, took in less than $400,000 when it opened in a few major cities last weekend, which may drastically curtail further distribution.

Genealogy: Heavy seas accompany a search of ship lists
Seeking your original immigrant's name on a passenger ship list can be as pleasureable an experience as sticking bamboo shoots under your fingernails.

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