John Bartus

Now that it’s about time for my annual turn-signal reminder column, recent events on our main traffic artery here in the Keys have prompted...

There’s no place in the world like the Florida Keys, and there are few better places in which to ply one’s trade if one...

Many of us spend more time complaining about things that aren’t so good rather than celebrating the things that are really good in this...

I still remember that fateful day during a recent Holiday Shopping Season like it just happened in the not-too-distant past. Visitors from some backward...

Thirteen months ago, Hurricane Irma whacked the Florida Keys. For many, it has been a struggle to rebuild and get back to some semblance...

This past week marked the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Irma’s destructive path through the Middle and Lower Florida Keys. Homes and businesses were destroyed,...

For those who travel frequently and keep up with changes in hotel accommodations, this column may come as no surprise. Innkeepers from the lowliest...

Leaving behind the theme of the last couple of columns, I’m devoting this one to some of the greatest music I’ve ever heard. Keeping...

Make America white again Pity the poor white nationalist. For years, they had to live in caves and under rocks, rightfully ashamed to show their true...

(Not THAT kind of party…) The recent headlines in national politics have got me thinking (yet again) about political parties in general. Our first president,...