Hays Blinckmann

Hays Blinckmann is an oil painter, author of the novel “In The Salt,” lover of all things German including husband, children and Bundesliga. She spends her free time developing a font for sarcasm, testing foreign wines and failing miserably at home cooking.

Changing Title X will affect the healthcare of women in the Keys

The clock is ticking down to May 3, when changes to the almost five-decade-old Title X program will see dramatic revamping and decreased health...

Octo-mom Gives Birth: Ground-breaking research at FKCC

It was a once-in-a-lifetime moment for research diver Lucja Rice, faculty with the Diving Business & Technology department at the Florida Keys Community College....

First they came for straws, then plastic bags: state legislation going after local laws

It’s funny, almost. Florida legislators and Key West city officials are using the exact same argument on opposite sides of the issue to prove...

Lady Parts On Fire

It’s a blinding, searing pain that can immobilize the strongest of women, the dreaded Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). Nowadays, it’s hard to find a...

Thank heavens things have changed

By Hays Blinckmann and Sarah Thomas We came across a historical artifact: The “Good Wife’s Guide,” rumored to have been published in the May 13,...

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