Mike Howie
Mike Howie has been the copy editor at Keys Weekly since January 2017. Before that, he spent 38 years as a reporter and editor for a daily newspaper in Illinois. He has been a teacher at the elementary, secondary and university levels. He can't swim.
MUSIC MAN: A SIT-DOWN WITH MARATHON’S LATE NIGHT LEGEND FREDDIE BYE
For more than 40 years, Freddie Bye has been the soundtrack of late night in Marathon.
He’s worked construction and fished commercially. He’s toured with...
CITIZEN’S POLICE ACADEMY LIFTS THE VEIL ON SHERIFF’S OFFICE OPERATIONS
I shot two people a couple of weeks ago in Marathon. I also ticketed the city manager for speeding, toured the jail on Plantation...
VIDEO GAMES FOR COPS: CRITICAL SIMULATIONS HELP TRAIN MCSO FOR VERY REAL SCENARIOS
By Mike Howie
A young man sits in an empty playground, wearing headphones over the hood of his sweatshirt, his hands in the pocket of...
IN THEIR WORDS: MARATHON’S JOHN BARTUS USES PANDEMIC DOWNTIME TO RECORD ALBUM OF ‘PERSONAL’ SONGS
Spend any time in the Middle Keys and you’ll hear John Bartus singing and playing guitar — or piano. His “Perpetual Island Tour” has...
HOWIE: I GOT THE PUBLIX VACCINE AND IT WAS A BIG MOMENT
I am not a morning person.
But last week, I set my alarm and wandered into the living room in the dark.
5:50 a.m.
The night before,...
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KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: THE SCISSORS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
It was just a pair of scissors, tiny and...
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MARATHON NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: THOMAS WOHLERS
No matter how many individuals appear in the pages...
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PETERSON FAMILY FOUNDATION HELPS SPREAD MORE ‘JOY’ WITH GENEROUS DONATION
By E.G. Merkel
Distance is not a factor when common...
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APRIL 28 LECTURE HIGHLIGHTS ‘SPORTFISHING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD’
The Matecumbe Historical Trust will hold a free presentation...
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THE WEIGHT LOSS EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT, BUT NO ONE’S FULLY EXPLAINING
You’ve seen it. The sudden transformations. The dramatic before-and-afters....
