{"id":87875,"date":"2026-11-11T23:51:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T04:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=87875"},"modified":"2026-11-11T23:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T04:51:14","slug":"sheriff-grady-judd-polk-county-animal-control-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/11\/11\/sheriff-grady-judd-polk-county-animal-control-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheriff Grady Judd &#038; Polk County Animal Control Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Editorial<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In simple terms, when you comment on a government post, your comment should relate to the subject of that post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some government officials have used \u201coff-topic\u201d comments as a reason to remove or restrict public participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, Sheriff Grady Judd has just opened the door for us to discuss animal welfare and his management of Polk County Animal Control!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"765f53\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #765f53;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"762\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1352c492-8560-4ec3-8fc7-72045ad404aa-1024x762.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87878 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1352c492-8560-4ec3-8fc7-72045ad404aa-1024x762.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1352c492-8560-4ec3-8fc7-72045ad404aa-300x223.webp 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1352c492-8560-4ec3-8fc7-72045ad404aa-767x571.webp 767w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1352c492-8560-4ec3-8fc7-72045ad404aa-1536x1143.webp 1536w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1352c492-8560-4ec3-8fc7-72045ad404aa.webp 2048w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">This is an ON-TOPIC opportunity!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go at it! 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