{"id":62319,"date":"2026-02-07T18:37:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T23:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=62319"},"modified":"2026-02-07T18:37:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T23:37:55","slug":"wow-i-wasnt-expecting-this-type-of-comment-from-a-taxpayer-funded-public-servant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/02\/07\/wow-i-wasnt-expecting-this-type-of-comment-from-a-taxpayer-funded-public-servant\/","title":{"rendered":"Wow, I wasn\u2019t expecting this type of comment from a taxpayer-funded public servant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Editorial<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Bill Braswell is an elected Polk County Commissioner<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"746464\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"207\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bill-Braswell.webp?resize=160%2C207\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60813 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #746464; 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